Industry News

31. 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.

32. Performance Plastics Ltd – Adds A New High-Speed Press, Collaborative Robot And New Clean Room Environment 11/24/2020

    Performance Plastics Ltd - is pleased to announce the addition of new high-performance equipment and a new clean room environment.

33. Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials Commercializes The World's Strongest Injection Moldable Polymer Compounds 11/10/2020

    As the leading manufacturer of high-performance thermoplastics, Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials, (MCAM) has been perfecting its KyronMAX® platform since 2014. KyronMAX® polymers are now 20% lighter and 20-50% stronger, exhibiting tensile strengths above 61,000 psi (420 MPa) and modulus above 6,300,000 psi (43.5 GPa)

34. BGN Technologies Announces Research Collaboration With ECOIBÉRIA For Biodegradation Of Plastic 11/4/2020

    BGN Technologies, the technology transfer company of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU), announced today that it had signed a research collaboration agreement with ECOIBÉRIA in the field of plastic recycling by bacteria, based on research from the team of Prof. Ariel Kushmaro and Prof. Alex Sivan, both from the Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology and Avram and Stella Goldstein-Goren Department of Biotechnology Engineering at BGU

35. Sound Seal Launches Poly-Coustix® Acoustical Polyester Line 10/27/2020

    Sound Seal, a leading manufacturer of noise control products serving the industrial, architectural, commercial and construction industries, announced today the introduction of Poly-Coustix®, a new line of contemporary polyester acoustical products

36. Gantrade And Tiarco-RST Collaborate To Offer Tiarco-RST Products For Emulsion Polymer Applications 10/27/2020

    Gantrade and Tiarco-RST are pleased to announce a partnership to provide products and technical solutions for emulsion polymer producers and manufacturers of paints, coatings and related emulsion products

37. JasonMould Updates Automatic Plastic Injection Molding Product Line 10/3/2020

    JasonMould, a leading China plastic injection molding manufacturer, today announced that it is updating its line of machines for robotics and automatic plastic injection manufacturing.

38. Polyplastics Introduces New DURANEX(R) PBT Grade With Improved Hydrolysis Resistance And Heat Shock Performance 9/15/2020

    The Polyplastics Group has launched a new grade of DURANEX(R) polybutylene terephthalate(PBT) resin which delivers significant improvements in hydrolysis resistance and heat shock resistance for a range of applications.

39. Thermo Fisher Scientific Further Expands Laboratory Plastics Production To Support COVID-19 Testing, Therapies And Vaccines 9/15/2020

     Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, today announced it is investing more than $140 million to further expand its laboratory plastics consumables production to support significant global demand for COVID-19 testing, as well as development and manufacturing of therapies and vaccines.

40. Braskem Successfully Launches Commercial Production At Its New World Class Polypropylene Production Line In La Porte, Texas 9/10/2020

    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 successful launch of commercial production at its newest, world-class polypropylene production line located in La Porte, Texas