Industry News

1. Renovation & Cleanroom Expansion Increase Production Capabilities At Spectrum Plastics Group’s Minneapolis Facility 6/13/2022

   Spectrum Plastics Group, a global solutions provider for development through scaled manufacturing of critical polymer-based components and devices for medical and other demanding markets, has just completed a major renovation and cleanroom expansion at its Minneapolis, MN facility.

2. KBR Announces Investment In Mura Technology To Advance The Plastics Circular Economy 6/1/2022

   KBR, Inc. (NYSE: KBR) is pleased to announce it has entered into an agreement to invest an additional $100 million in Mura Technology ("Mura") bringing KBR's aggregate investment in Mura to 18.5%

3. S&B Selected As Contractor For New Hope Energy’s Advanced Plastics Recycling Unit 5/24/2022

   S&B Engineers and Constructors (S&B) signs a multi-year master service agreement to provide engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services for New Hope Energy’s plastics pyrolysis unit

4. LG Chem Develops Advanced Plastic Product To Prevent Thermal Runaway In EV Batteries 5/16/2022

   LG Chem today announced that it has developed a new plastic product for battery application that is capable of preventing the spread of flame in batteries, delivering the longest fire-resistance performance in the world

5. Polyplastics' New Engineering Plastic Fine Powders Compatible With Wide Range Of Processing Methods 5/12/2022

   Polyplastics Group has introduced a new series of engineering plastic fine powders which are compatible with a broad range of manufacturing methods

6. Flowserve Valves Selected For Waste-To-Product Chemical Recycling Plant In Austria 5/11/2022

   Flowserve Corporation, a leading provider of flow control products and services for the global infrastructure markets, announced today that it was awarded a contract to provide control and ball valves to OMV’s chemical recycling demonstration plant in the city of Schwechat, Austria, located approximately 16 km (10 miles) southeast of Vienna

7. CJ BIO Launches PHACT® Brand Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) Product Line 5/10/2022

   CJ BIO, a division of South Korea-based CJ CheilJedang, has introduced PHACT® Marine Biodegradable Polymers based on its proprietary polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) technology. Being a part of the solution to change the trajectory of the plastic pollution challenge and preserving the planet is the essence of the PHACT brand

8. Premix Signs $79.9M Contract For A New Production Facility In The U.S. 5/9/2022

   The U.S. Department of Defense, working with the Department of Health and Human Services, awarded a $79.9 million contract to Premix, Inc. to establish a plastic compound manufacturing plant in North Carolina

9. EY Joins Alliance To End Plastic Waste, Enhancing Measurement Through Deep Cross-Sector Experience 4/27/2022

   The EY organization has joined the Alliance to End Plastic Waste, alongside more than 90 companies, project collaborators, allies and supporters who are committed to ending plastic waste in the environment

10. Production Of Sigma Stretch VANISH - Powered By SPTek ECLIPSE™ - Expanding To All North American Locations 3/29/2022

    In partnership with Smart Plastic Technologies, Sigma Stretch announced today they are expanding the production of Sigma Stretch VANISH, powered by SPTek ECLIPSE™ bio-assimilation technology, to all five production facilities across North America.