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Material technology
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Lehmann&Voss&Co. KG
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Hamburg
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Germany
Masterbatches
Lehmann&Voss: New business line Plastic Additives
New business line Plastic Additives with focus on additives and fillers for compounding and masterbatch industry.
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Business function
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Gabriel-Chemie
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Gumpoldskirchen
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Austria
Management
Gabriel-Chemie celebrates 70th anniversary
On the occasion of its 70th company anniversary, Gabriel-Chemie is demonstrating that tradition and innovation can go together hand in hand. These are the core values which the Austrian masterbatch manufacturer holds especially dear.
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Business function
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Americhem
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Cuyahoga Falls, OH
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United States
Management
Americhem expands global reach through acquisition of Controlled Polymers in Denmark
Americhem has announced that they have acquired Controlled Polymers, a leading global manufacturer of customized compounds and masterbatch for the medical industry. With more than 30 years of experience, Controlled Polymers is located in Denmark and supplies sustainable polymeric solutions to some…
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Global themes
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Lifocolor Farben GmbH & Co. KG
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Lichtenfels
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Germany
Masterbatches
The LifoCycle product range supports material recycling
As part of the circular economy, plastics producers and recyclers are striving to increase the proportion of recycled thermoplastics. With its LifoCycle product range, Lifocolor supports processors who use recyclable products. The special masterbatches ensure that used plastics can be sorted, can be…
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Material technology
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Penn Color
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Doylestown, PA
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United States
Mastebatches
Penn Color’s Penneffex™ sparks inspiration and innovation in consumer goods packaging design
Penn Color’s penneffex™ delivers a high-end, eye-catching finish for FMCG packaged products. With nearly unlimited customization options, the penneffex™ line combines Penn Color’s creativity, expertise in colors and special effects and knowledge in manufacturing processes, to inspire creative brand…
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Material technology
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OneCircle
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Den Helder
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United States
Masterbatches
OneCircle produces first batch of OnePET
OneCircle, the producer of KeyKeg and UniKeg, made some major steps towards the circular economy with the production of the first batch of OnePET® to be used in their kegs and increasing the recycled material content to approximately 45%.
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Material technology
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Clariant
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Muttenz
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Switzerland
Masterbatches
Clariant ColorWorks™ applies IR-detectable black technology to make other dark colors more recyclable
- Family of proprietary masterbatches improves shortcomings of sorting systems
- Opens opportunities for colors like extremely dark blues and greens
- New colorants eliminate the need for carbon black entirely
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Material technology
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Clariant
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Muttenz
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Switzerland
Color Design
Clariant targets Asia with satin effect for high-end personal care packaging
- Trend colors combined with silky look in PET packaging
- Effect lends a feeling of luxury and prestige to products
- Look is developed in stretch blow-molding process
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Material technology
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Ampacet Corporation
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Tarrytown, NY
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United States
New Collection
Ampacet launches Silky Bliss™: Masterbatch provides recyclability, elegant look to rigid PET & rPET
Ampacet, a global masterbatch leader, has introduced the Silky Bliss™ collection, designed to provide an elegant silky surface treatment as well as recyclability to PET and rPET packaging applications.
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Material technology
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Silvergate Plastics
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Wrexham
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United Kingdom
Additives
Silvergate’s 30% recycled content masterbatch now available in a kaleidoscope of colours
Silvergate Plastics is now bringing colour to the lives of millions with its prime performance 30% recycled content masterbatch. The technology, which was originally developed for whites, is now available in any colour across the spectrum.
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Material technology
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PolyOne
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Cleveland, OH
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United States
Oxygen Scavenger
PET haze reduced, recyclability improved, with new AMOSORB™ oxygen scavenger
PolyOne today announced the launch of ColorMatrix™ Amosorb™ 4020G, a non-nylon based, low-haze oxygen scavenger for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) rigid packaging.
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Material technology
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Ampacet
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Tarrytown, NY
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United States
Black Masterbatch
Ampacet introduces REC-NIR-BLACK™ high alcohol for spirits, sanitizer and pharmaceutical applications
Ampacet has introduced REC-NIR-BLACK™ High Alcohol, an extension to the detectable REC-NIR-BLACK™ line of black masterbatches that are near-infrared (NIR) transparent to allow sorting with NIR optical sensors and recycling.
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