Industry News
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American Packaging Corporation Joins Circular Great Lakes To Actively Combat Plastic Waste And Pollution
4/9/2021
American Packaging Corporation (APC) today announced it has joined Circular Great Lakes as a corporate activation partner, a regional initiative led by the Council of the Great Lakes Region (CGLR)
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Advanced Recycling Technologies And Collaborative Solutions To Lead The Transition To Circular Economy In Plastics
4/6/2021
Frost & Sullivan's recent analysis, Convergence and Collaboration to Usher Circular Economy in the Plastics and Composites Industry, finds that leading brand owners and original equipment manufacturers in the industry are adopting strategies to integrate sustainability and circularity into their business activities following mounting pressure from consumers and government bodies
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The Recycling Partnership Announces Three Grants To Improve Polypropylene Curbside Recycling For Millions Of Americans
3/31/2021
The Recycling Partnership today announced a second round of grant funding through its Polypropylene Recycling Coalition, distributing nearly $1 million in catalytic grants to advance polypropylene recycling in the U.S. Launched in July 2020, the Polypropylene Recycling Coalition (Coalition) is a cross-industry collaboration supported by steering committee members Keurig Dr Pepper, Braskem, NextGen Consortium, and the Walmart Foundation, along with other members of the polypropylene value chain. Polypropylene, sometimes referred to as No. 5 plastic, is used in an array of food and non-food packaging and is in strong demand as a recycled material
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Green Science Alliance Developed Nano Cellulose Composite With Biomass Polyethylene And Biomass Polyamide (100% Biomass)
3/30/2021
Environmental problem such as climate change caused by human population explosion and activity have become a serious issue. Especially the plastic pollution and microplastic problem in the marine environment is becoming a devastating problem
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Celanese To Expand Acetyl Chain Capacities To Strengthen High Value, Downstream Vinyls Portfolio
3/24/2021
Celanese Corporation, a global chemical and specialty materials company, today announces further investments to strengthen its commitment to being the world’s foremost emulsion polymers and vinyl acetate producer through facility expansions, new unit builds and key debottlenecking projects in Europe and Asia
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Eastman Announces Investment To Upgrade And Expand Extrusion Capabilities For Interlayers Production
3/22/2021
Eastman Chemical Company today announced it is making an investment to upgrade and expand its extrusion capabilities for production of interlayers product lines at its Springfield, Massachusetts, manufacturing facility
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Rosti To Offer Major CO² Reductions With Introduction Of Roctool Technology In Manufacturing Processes
3/16/2021
Rosti Group, the European headquartered technology led plastic moulding company and contract manufacturer, announces investment into Roctool systems. Rosti sits at the centre of the supply chain and has a duty and an opportunity to make a positive environmental impact on the plastics industry
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Sinopec Accelerates Hydrogen Development To Build A Global Leading Clean Energy Chemical Company
3/12/2021
Mr. Ma Yongsheng, President of China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (HKG: 0386, "Sinopec") and an academic at the Chinese Academy of Engineering, proposed the development of the hydrogen industry during the two sessions that were held in Beijing recently. Mr. Ma suggested that more efforts should be made in the areas of top-level design, core technology, R&D, standard systems formulation, and industrial policy support
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Igloo’s ECOCOOL Collection Debuts As The World’s First Hardside Coolers Made With Recycled Plastic
3/10/2021
Today, Igloo debuted ECOCOOL, the world’s first hardside coolers made with recycled plastic
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Amcor Announces New Partnership With Alliance To End Plastic Waste
3/9/2021
Amcor has announced that it is joining the Alliance to End Plastic Waste (the Alliance) at Executive Committee level