1:11 min Additives
Claim

APR statement on the effects of degradable additives on plastics recycling

Steve Alexander, President & CEO of the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR), issued the following statement regarding the effects of degradable additives on mechanical recycling of postconsumer plastics:
1:14 min Additives
Additives

Chroma Color’s NIR Sortable Black Technology passes APR test protocol for NIR Sorting

Chroma Color has developed a specialized formulation path to solving the need for ...
2:70 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Biobased Material
Construction

Avantium reaches Financial Close for its FDCA Flagship Plant

Avantium N.V., a leading technology company in renewable chemistry, announces that it has reached Financial Close for the construction of its FDCA Flagship Plant in Delfzijl, the Netherlands.
7:31 min Biobased Material, Barrier materials, ONE:22
comPETence magazine | ONE:22 | Barrier

PEF as a barrier layer: does it influence the bottle blowing process?

The stretching behavior of PET is well known at converters and brand-owners, leading ...
6:56 min Biobased Material, Sheets & Films
comPETence magazine | ONE:22 | Antiblock masterbatch for oriented PEF films

Partnership between Avantium and Sukano opens door for industrial application of PEF in flexible packaging

PEF has proven to be a resin of high value and performance in barrier films for ...
1:58 min Biobased Material
Biomass PET

Braskem and Sojitz Corporation join hands to bring renewable MEG technology to the market

The companies have created a joint venture, which will become the global leader in the bioMEG market. Once technology development is concluded, the project foresee the construction of three industrial plants in the first stage.
2:37 min Additives
Additives

Standard work in all colors: New Ceresana report concerning the world market for pigments

Ceresana has analyzed the world market for pigments for the seventh time. Worldwide demand for pigments is predicted to rise to about 13.4 million tonnes per year in 2030. The researchers expect the highest growth in the regions Asia Pacific and Africa.
2:90 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, PET materials
Expansion

FrieslandCampina once again investing in sustainable PET line for production facility in Aalter

FrieslandCampina is investing in a third PET line for its production facility in ...
1:40 min Biobased Material
Collaboration

LVMH Beauty joins Avantium’s PEFerence consortium to develop sustainable packaging for Perfumes and Cosmetics

Avantium N.V., a leading technology company in renewable chemistry, announces that world luxury goods leader LVMH Group (Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton) and Avantium have agreed to further explore the potential of Avantium’s 100% plant-based, recyclable polymer PEF (polyethylene ...
1:20 min PET processing
Installation

INEOS Aromatics reduces CO2 emissions and increases capacity with $70 million modernization of PTA facility in Merak, Indonesia

Increases the site capacity by 15% from 500,000 tons to 575,000 tons per annum ...