Industry News

  1. QatarEnergy, Chevron Phillips Chemical To Begin Construction On Integrated Polymers Complex In Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar 1/8/2023

    QatarEnergy and Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC announced today they will proceed on construction of a $6B integrated polymers complex in Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar

  2. Braskem Acquires Taulman3D Expanding Its Portfolio Of Materials For Additive Manufacturing Applications 1/4/2023

    Braskem the largest polyolefins producer in the Americas, as well as a market leader and pioneer producer of biopolymers on an industrial scale, today announced the acquisition of taulman3D, a leading 3D filament supplier of nylon, recycled PETG, and PET filaments to aerospace, automotive, healthcare, industrial, government and higher education professionals worldwide

  3. Nexus Circular Secures $150M To Accelerate Momentum Of Advanced Recycling Solution For Plastics 1/3/2023

    Today, Nexus announced it has agreed to terms for an equity raise of $150 million. Cox Enterprises, focused on building the world's most innovative businesses in cleantech and environmental sustainability, led the round and will become the majority owner

  4. Amcor Partners With Licella To Deliver Recycled Content From One Of Australia's First Plastic Advanced Recycling Facilities 12/21/2022

    Amcor (NYSE: AMCR) (ASX:AMC), a global leader in responsible packaging solutions, today announced its Amcor Australia & New Zealand (ANZ) business has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Australian-based technology pioneers, Licella Holdings, to invest in one of Australia's first plastic advanced recycling facilities

  5. Oxford Performance Materials Acquires Ketonex High Performance PAEK Patent Portfolio 12/21/2022

    Oxford Performance Materials, Inc. (OPM; https://oxfordpm.com/) - an industry leader in advanced polymer science, coating technologies and 3D-printed biomedical devices – announced today an agreement to acquire the patent portfolio of England’s Ketonex, Ltd., which is comprised of the world’s highest performance PAEK polymer synthesis technology

  6. SOLIZE India Partners With Toray Engineering D Solutions Co., Ltd For Injection Molding CAE System 3DTIMON™ 12/20/2022

    SOLIZE India Technologies Private Limited, a group company of Japan-headquartered SOLIZE Corporation, announced a partnership with Toray Engineering D Solutions Co., Ltd to address the Indian market for the latter's 3DTIMON™ 3D Injection Molding CAE System

  7. Gunze Launches Eco-Friendly GEOPLAS HCT3 Heat-Shrinkable Film With 30% Recycled Raw Material Worldwide 12/20/2022

    Gunze Limited (Headquarters: Osaka, Japan, President: Toshiyasu Saguchi) [Tokyo:3002] is pleased to announce that the company will launch an eco-friendly “GEOPLAS HCT3” heat-shrinkable film with recycled resin on January 2023

  8. ExxonMobil Starts Operations At Large-Scale Advanced Recycling Facility 12/14/2022

    ExxonMobil today announced successful startup of one of the largest advanced recycling facilities in North America. The facility at the company’s integrated manufacturing complex in Baytown, Texas, uses proprietary technology to break down hard-to-recycle plastics and transform them into raw materials for new products.

  9. CJ Biomaterials Partners With South Korean Industry-University Research Council To Promote Eco-Friendly Material And Accelerate Adoption Of PHA Technology 12/7/2022

    CJ Biomaterials, a division of South Korea-based CJ CheilJedang and leading producer of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA), announced today that it has partnered with the South Korea Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) and the Korea Innovation Foundation (INNOPOLIS) to actively promote the eco-friendly materials industry, including PHA technology

  10. Circular Fashion Meets Sustainable Building Products: The AZEK Company And thredUP Announce Plastic Recycling Partnership 12/6/2022

    The AZEK Company Inc. ("AZEK" or the “Company”), the industry-leading manufacturer of beautiful, low-maintenance and environmentally sustainable outdoor living products, including TimberTech decking, Versatex and AZEK Trim, and StruXure pergolas, and thredUP, one of the largest online resale platforms for women's and kids' apparel, shoes, and accessories, are proud to announce a new recycling partnership to responsibly transform plastic waste into long-lasting, low-maintenance outdoor living products