Жовтень 2022

AIMPLAS, the Plastics Technology Centre, emphasizes the importance of continuing to remove plastics from the sea on World Oceans Day, held on 8th June. Accentuating Plastic Waste Removal The presence of litter in seas and oceans is a problem that moves forward in parallel to the industrial economic development of society, which is of increasing…

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Polyplastics Group has announced the introduction of PLASTRON® LFT which are made of specially formulated regenerated cellulose fibers. The eco-friendly PLASTRON® LFT provides weight reduction plus mechanical strength, enabling manufacturers to reduce their carbon footprint and meet today’s sustainability demands. LFT Resins with Balance of Physical Properties Eco-friendly resins that incorporate natural fibers, starch, wood powder, and other…

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Trinseo, a specialty material solutions provider, announced it has decided to pause the sale of its styrenics business. Impact of Ukraine War In November 2021 the Company announced that it had begun work to explore the divestiture of the Business and subsequently launched a formal sales process in the first quarter of 2022. The scope…

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Asahi Kasei joined European Bioplastics (EUBP), an association of companies involved in bioplastics, in June 2022. Founded in Germany in 1993, EUBP has around 70 member companies from the entire bioplastics value chain. Greater Value Creation in the Area of Environment EUBP aims to advance the economic and regulatory framework in Europe to allow for…

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On its path to becoming a climate neutral company, OQ Chemicals is switching to electricity from renewable sources, so-called green power, at its sites worldwide as part of its ‘reduce’ program. To this end, the company has also stopped generating electricity from natural gas in its power plant at the Oberhausen site. Its locations in…

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International TPE compounder HEXPOL TPE has added to their growing portfolio of Thermoplastic Elastomer (TPE) materials containing recycled content. The new Dryflex Circular MWR TPEs contain recyclate coming from post-use maritime ropes. Recycling Ocean Waste For the MWR raw materials, HEXPOL TPE is working with PLASTIX A/S, a Danish plastic recycling company specialising in sorting…

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Corporate environmental strategies have shifted gears from a compliance adherence to a communicative stratum to champion business resilience. To portray accountability, transparency and sustainability from cradle to end-of-life of a product is not restricted to growing demands but also fitting to businesses in terms of minimizing carbon risks, improved productivity, stakeholder loyalty and financial edge. Consequently,…

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SEE, ExxonMobil, and Ahold Delhaize USA have announced their collaboration on an advanced recycling initiative, the first of its kind in the U.S. The project recycles flexible plastics from the food supply chain and remakes them into new, certified circular food-grade packaging. The initiative is expected to begin this summer and scale over time. Food-grade…

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AnQore, OCI and ELIX Polymers have announced that a major European consumer goods manufacturer will use ELIX E-LOOP ABS, a step that will substantially reduce the carbon footprint of its products and contribute to a more sustainable value chain. The ABS is based on Econitrile, a sustainable version of acrylonitrile launched by AnQore, which in turn is produced…

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Toray Industries, Inc., announced that it has decided to boost production capacity by 60% for Lumirror™ biaxially oriented polyester release films for manufacturing multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs). The company will invest ¥8 billion in this upgrade at the Gifu Plant. The new facilities will go online in 2025. Capitalizing on MLCC Market Expansion MLCCs are…

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