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31. Toray Boosting Torayfan Polypropylene Film Production Capacity At Tsuchiura Plant To Meet Growing Demand For Automotive Capacitors 6/18/2020

    Toray Industries, Inc., announced today that it will lift production capacity for Torayfan oriented polypropylene film for Automotive capacitors by 60% at its Tsuchiura Plant in Ibaraki Prefecture in 2022. The goal is to capitalize on an expanding market for electric vehicles.

32. Revere Plastics Systems Continues Expansion Of Geographic Footprint With Acquisition Of Two Techniplas Plants 6/18/2020

    Revere Plastics Systems, LLC, a leading manufacturer of highly-engineered plastic injection molded parts and assemblies, has acquired the Auburn, Alabama and Ankeny, Iowa facilities of Techniplas, LLC.

33. SDK Group Completes Expansion Of Lines To Produce Vinyl Ester Resin And Synthetic Resin Emulsion In Shanghai 6/15/2020

    Showa Denko (SDK) expanded production lines to produce vinyl ester resin (VE) and synthetic resin emulsion (EM) in the premises of Shanghai Showa Highpolymer Co., Ltd. (SSHP), a Chinese subsidiary of SDK, and has increased production of VE and EM there, aiming to expand the Showa Denko Group’s functional resin business in China.

34. HP Introduces First Of Its Kind Polypropylene Material To Expand 3D Printing Market And Enable New Applications 6/4/2020

    HP today made a set of announcements demonstrating its continued 3D printing and digital manufacturing momentum and industry leadership.

     

35. Expansion Of PET Preform Production In Silafrica Tanzania 6/1/2020

    A PET preform is a test tube-shaped piece of plastic that is made by a process called injection molding, using a plastic called PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate) producing material for liquids and food containers

36. BASF And Red Avenue New Materials Group Collaborate To Produce Certified Compostable Co-Polyester (PBAT) In China 5/28/2020

    BASF and Red Avenue New Materials Group have signed a joint agreement that grants Red Avenue New Materials Group the license to produce and sell certified compostable aliphatic-aromatic co-polyester (PBAT) according to high BASF quality standards.

37. Neste And Covestro Join Forces – Renewable Raw Materials For Plastics Production 5/27/2020

    Neste and Covestro are starting a strategic cooperation in Europe to promote the use of sustainable raw materials in plastics production. Covestro will be supplied with material from renewable sources to replace a significant portion of the fossil raw materials used to date in the manufacture of polycarbonates.

38. Plastic Recycling: Total And Purecycle Technologies Form A Strategic Partnership 5/19/2020

    Total has signed an agreement with PureCycle Technologies to develop a strategic partnership in plastic recycling. As part of the agreement, Total undertakes to purchase part of the output of PureCycle Technologies’ future facility in the United States and to assess the interest of developing a new plant together in Europe

39. Braskem And ALM Announce The Launch Of Polypropylene Powder For Additive Manufacturing 5/18/2020

    Braskem (B3: BRKM3, BRKM5 and BRKM6;NYSE: BAK; LATIBEX: XBRK), the largest polyolefins producer in the Americas and leading producer of biopolymers in the world, and Advanced Laser Materials (ALM) a leader in materials development for additive manufacturing (AM), today announced the availability of polypropylene (PP) powder for Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) industrial 3D printing

40. NOVA Chemicals And Enerkem Collaborate To Close The Loop On Plastics Recycling 5/11/2020

    Two Canadian companies will collaborate on innovative technology to close the loop on recycling and drive a plastics circular economy.