Industry News
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Polyplastics Targets DURANEX® PBT Grades For Autonomous Driving Applications
7/14/2020
As the automotive industry makes a strong shift to electric vehicles, Polyplastics Co., Ltd., a leading global supplier of engineering plastics, sees strong potential for its innovative resin products in Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems (ADAS) parts that enable autonomous driving.
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Braskem Completes Construction Of Polypropylene Production Facility In La Porte, Texas
6/24/2020
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, today announces the construction completion of its newest, world-class polypropylene production facility located in La Porte, Texas.
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Agilyx Agrees To An Exclusive Collaboration With TechnipFMC To Enable New Pathways For Post-Use Polystyrene To Enhance The Circular Economy
6/23/2020
Agilyx Corporation ("Agilyx"), the leader in chemical recycling of post-use plastics back into polymers, chemicals and low carbon fuels, today announced the exclusive collaboration with TechnipFMC to jointly develop a process to purify Agilyx Styrene Oil to high purity styrene
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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.
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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
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Berry Global Announces Innovative Advanced Recycling Technology Project With Mondelēz International
5/29/2020
Berry Global Group, Inc. announced today its collaboration with longtime customer, Mondelēz International to supply packaging containing recycled plastic for Philadelphia, the world’s most popular cream cheese
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Nexa3D Launches New High-Performance Polymer Material xCE-Black For Production Parts And Tools
5/28/2020
Nexa3D, the maker of ultra-fast stereolithography production 3D printers, announced today the immediate availability of its latest additive manufacturing material xCE-Black, a high performance polymer for producing end-use plastic parts and injection molding tools in minutes.
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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
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Celanese Signs Agreement To Supply Ethylene-Based Vinyl Acetate Monomer (VAM) To Wanwei
5/8/2020
Celanese Corporation, a global chemical and specialty materials company, today announces it has recently signed a memorandum of understanding for a long-term commercial agreement with Anhui Wanwei Group Co., Ltd., (Wanwei), based in Chaohu, China, to supply Wanwei with Celanese’s green technology-based, ethylene-based vinyl acetate monomer (VAM) to support approximately 50 percent of the company’s captive product needs in the manufacture of chemicals, fibers, and new material in Anhui Province, China
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Lucite International And Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation Increase The Pace On A Circular Economy For PMMA With Agilyx Corporation
5/5/2020
Lucite International (LI), together with Agilyx Corporation (Agilyx), is working to deliver a significant contribution to the Circular Economy for PMMA (initially in Europe) with the support of LI's parent company, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (MCC).