Industry News

  1. Polyplastics Targets PBT And PPS Grades In Sensors For Autonomous Driving Applications 1/12/2021

    The growing trend toward electric vehicles is spurring materials suppliers like Polyplastics Co., Ltd., a leading global supplier of engineering plastics, to position its innovative resin products for use in Advanced Driver-Assistance System(ADAS) parts that enable autonomous driving

  2. StanChem Polymers Announces Acquisition Of Dux 1/6/2021

    StanChem Polymers announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Albi Protective Coatings, has completed the acquisition of Dux Paint and its sister companies, Hawthorne Coating and Hood Products (taken together, "Dux" or the "Company")

  3. Danimer Scientific, A Next Generation Bioplastics Company, Completes Business Combination With Live Oak Acquisition Corp. 12/29/2020

    Meredian Holdings Group, Inc., doing business as Danimer Scientific (“Legacy Danimer”), a next generation bioplastics company focused on the development and production of biodegradable materials, and Danimer Scientific, Inc. (f/k/a Live Oak Acquisition Corp. (“Live Oak”)) announced today that they have completed their previously announced business combination

  4. Berry Global And Repsol To Boost Sustainable Circular Resins In Packaging 12/17/2020

    Berry Global Group, Inc. announced today its agreement with its longtime supplier, Repsol, to supply circular resins. Spanish multi-energy global company Repsol will supply Berry with ISCC Plus certified circular polyolefins from its Repsol Reciclex® range.

  5. Braskem Announces Research Partnership For Sustainable Plastic Production Using CO2 Capture And Utilization Technology 12/14/2020

    Braskem (B3: BRKM3, BRKM5 and BRKM6;NYSE: BAK; LATIBEX: XBRK), the largest polyolefins producer in the Americas and a leading producer of biopolymers in the world, has joined forces with the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) to develop a new route for producing ethylene, a raw material used to make thermoplastic resins.

  6. Continental Structural Plastics’ Advanced Technologies Center Unveils Lightweighting, Battery Enclosure And Materials Innovations 12/9/2020

    Continental Structural Plastics (CSP), along with its parent company Teijin, today unveiled an innovative honeycomb Class A panel technology and an advanced, multi-material EV battery enclosure that can be molded in any number of CSP’s proprietary composite formulations.

  7. Stratasys To Acquire Origin, Bringing New Additive Manufacturing Platform To Polymer Production 12/9/2020

    Stratasys Ltd. announced today it signed an agreement to acquire 3D printing start-up Origin Inc. in a transaction for total consideration of up to $100M, including cash and stock.

  8. Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company And Celanese Corporation Sign MOU To Restructure Korea Engineering Plastics JV 12/9/2020

    Celanese Corporation a global chemical and specialty materials company, and Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc. (MGC; Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Masashi Fujii), today announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) confirming their intent to restructure Korea Engineering Plastics Co. (KEP), a joint venture owned 50% by Celanese, 40% by MGC and 10% by Mitsubishi Corporation.

  9. LyondellBasell And SUEZ Increase Plastics Recycling Capacity 12/7/2020

    LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB) one of the world's largest plastics, chemicals and refining companies and SUEZ (EPA: SEV), a world leader in environmental services, today jointly announced the acquisition of TIVACO, a plastics recycling company located in Blandain, Belgium.

  10. Trinseo Starts Up New TPE Pilot Facility In Hsinchu, Taiwan 12/2/2020

    Trinseo (NYSE: TSE), a global materials solutions provider and manufacturer of plastics, latex binders and synthetic rubber, announced today the inauguration of its Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPE) pilot facility in Hsinchu, Taiwan.