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PET Processing
PET Material
Barrier Material
Additives & Colorants
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Material technology
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Holland Colours
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Apeldoorn
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Netherlands
Additives
Holland Colours launches holcomer thermostretch additive to support high-speed PET bottle production with premium light barrier properties
Holland Colours announces the introduction of Thermostretch, a new answer to one of the biggest challenges facing PET packaging manufacturers: how to accelerate PET production while maintaining a high level of light barrier protection.
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Material technology
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Holland Colours
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Apeldoorn
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Netherlands
AA scavenger
Holland Colours: Colorants for PET with built-in TasteGuard
Taste consistency can be an issue with PET packaging, which is why Holland Colours offers PET colorants that include TasteGuard.
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Material technology
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Jerry O’Grady, Market Development Specialist, Chroma Color Corporation
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McHenry, IL
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United States
Forecast
Chroma Color: Three plastic masterbatch trends for 2021
Chroma Color Corporation experienced an increased demand for enhanced masterbatch and functional additives during 2020, and we anticipate this “specialized” trend to continue in 2021. Chroma Color expects plastic processors to expand their focus on Color Solutions for Post-Consumer Recycled (PCR)…
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Material technology
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Avient Corporation
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Cleveland, OH
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United States
Additives
Avient to expand color concentrate capabilities in Vietnam
Avient Corporation, a premier provider of specialized and sustainable material solutions and services, will complete an expansion of existing production capabilities for color concentrates at its Binh Duong site in Vietnam by next month. The move will improve speed-to-market and service level for…
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Material technology
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Avient Corporation
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Milan
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Italy
Prognostication
Avient Colorforward™ experts predict pandemic likely to influence color preferences, even in 2022
Avient Corporation, a premier provider of specialized and sustainable material solutions and services, today announced that Avient ColorWorks™ has launched ColorForward™ 2022. This 16th edition of the annual color forecasting guide for the plastics industry marks its debut within Avient, which was…
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Material technology
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Croda
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Snaith, Goole, East Yorkshire
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United Kingdom
Additive Development
Croda awarded Innovate UK funding in ISCF Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging Challenge
Croda’s Smart Materials business will work in collaboration with Queen’s University Belfast to develop a new sustainable slip additive for polyester packaging. The R&D project starts in October 2020 and lasts for 12 months. The aim of this work is to develop a novel polymer additive solution to…
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Material technology
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Schindellegi
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Switzerland
Antiviral Effects
Sukano Masterbatches demonstrate long term antiviral effect*
- The antiviral effect was tested by an external laboratory specialized in microbiological tests against Influenza H1N1 and Feline Coronavirus
- Results showed that over 98 % of the Feline Coronavirus was eliminated within the first two hours
- Tested on both PET and PA applications in various end…
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