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Additives
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Ferro Corporation
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Cleveland, Ohio
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United States
Colours
Ferro adding manufacturing capacity for ultramarine blue and micronized iron oxide pigments
Ferro Corporation is expanding its production facility in Girardota, Colombia, to meet increasing global demand for its Ultramarine Blue and Micronized Iron Oxide pigments.
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Material technology
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Carolina Color
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Orlando,FL
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United States
Colour Masterbatches
Carolina Color adds additional extrusion capacity to Ohio facility
To meet the growing demand for patented G2® and G3® product lines, Carolina Color recently purchased a new extruder from NFM / Welding Engineers, Inc. The TEM Series Extruder uses a co-rotating, intermeshing twin-screw manufactured by NFM/Welding Engineers Inc. under the exclusive North America TEM…
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Material technology
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Carolina Color
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Orlando,FL
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United States
Colour Masterbatches
Advantages of a color masterbatch for molding plastic products
Typically, a masterbatch is available in either a liquid or pellet form and is comprised of a concentrated mixture of pigments, dyes and/or additives to color plastic products. Masterbatch is used in place of fully colored compounded materials largely referred to as pre-color. This option can be…
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Material technology
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Carolina Color
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Orlando, FL
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United States
Patent
Carolina Color to receive patent for G3 solid color pellet technology
Carolina Color Corporation announces that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will issue a patent to Carolina Color on May 15, 2018 for its G3 color pellet technology for plastic processors. G3 has proven to be effective in diverse applications such as Packaging, Housewares, Lawn & Garden and More.
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Material technology
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Penn Color
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Doylestown, PA
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United States
Masterbatches
Penn Color to debut penneffex™ at NPE 2018
Penn Color will be introducing never-before-seen color effects for Packaging at NPE as part of their portfolio of colors and effects by penneffex™, Penn Color’s new Global Design Team.
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Material technology
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Clariant
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Charlotte
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United States
NPE 2018
Clariant showcases support for North America’s plastics industry growth
- Additives, pigments and masterbatches for transportation, packaging, textiles & fibers
- Support to “future-proof” medical applications
- Contributing towards more sustainable engineering plastics
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Material technology
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Penn Color
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Doylestown
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United States
Additives
Penn Color launches line of additives supporting sustainable packaging
For brand owners and packaging converters looking for sustainable packaging solutions, Penn Color, a leading global producer of color and additive masterbatches has launched a line of additives that improve the life cycle inventory (LCI) by allowing for higher levels of recycled PET (RPET) in blow…
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Facts & Figures
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Clariant
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Muttenz
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Switzerland
Global price increase
Clariant to increase prices for masterbatch and compound products containing titanium dioxide, carbon black, pigments, dyes and several additives
Global price increase effective February 1st 2018 or as soon as contracts allow.
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Material technology
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BASF
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Ludwigshafen
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Germany
BASF increases prices of additives for plastics applications
Effective immediately, or as contracts allow, BASF is increasing the prices by 15 percent globally for a majority of products in its additives portfolio for plastic applications.
Price increases will apply to the following product classes:
Price increases will apply to the following product classes:
- Antioxidants
- Light stabilizers, flame retardants and other…
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Additives
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Americhem/Infinity LTL Engineered Compounds
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Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
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United States
Infinity LTL adds capacity with new production line
Americhem, headquartered in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, has announced an expansion to its Swedesboro N.J. based manufacturing plant known as Infinity LTL Engineered Compounds. The expansion includes a new production line, extending the company’s capacity by 1 million pounds per year. This will provide…
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Additives
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Holland Colours
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Richmond, Indiana
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United States
Colours
Frost gives PET bottles the cool look and soft feel of textured glass
Holland Colours is launching Frost, an innovative additive for PET bottles to achieve a high-end, frosted look from bottom to top. Frost has potential applications across a wide-range of consumer products including cosmetics.
Frost can replace spray-on or painted frost effects, offering a cool, icy…
Frost can replace spray-on or painted frost effects, offering a cool, icy…
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