1:20 min Markets and Management, Management, Materials, Processing & Handling…
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 ...
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2:20 min Global themes, Sustainability & Circular Economy, Materials, Processing & Handling…
Masterbatches

The LifoCycle product range supports material recycling

As part of the circular economy, plastics producers and recyclers are striving to ...
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0:38 min PET films, trays, cups, Sheets & Films, Materials, Processing & Handling…
Film

Ekopet releases new PET grade

A distinguishing feature of EKOPET 64 FG grade is lack of modifying additives in the chemical composition. EKOPET 64 FG is a homopolymer, additionally, the grade is characterized by a low viscosity value.
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1:22 min Materials, Processing & Handling, Additives
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 ...
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0:31 min Management, Africa, Colorants
Change

New distributor for Holland Colours in South Africa

Holland Colours, an independent Dutch manufacturer of colorants and additives for the plastics market, has announced in a recent press release that the company has switched South African distributors from Banbury to Tawazon.
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1:40 min Materials, Processing & Handling, Additives
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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6:57 min TWO:20, Materials, Processing & Handling, Biobased Material…
MULTILAYER BARRIER TECHNOLOGY WITH PEF

PEF as a multilayer barrier technology: a sustainable way to enable long shelf life in PET bottles

Avantium Renewable Polymers, a 100% subsidiary of Avantium, plans to build a ...
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3:30 min THREE:20, Materials, Processing & Handling, PET materials
Purification and Preparation of Post-Consumer PET Packaging

NEO GROUP patents an innovative plastic packaging recycling technology in the EU

The PET resin producer UAB NEO GROUP, currently operating in Klaipèda FEZ in ...
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1:38 min Materials, Processing & Handling

RENOLIT and Photanol: Making Polymers out of Air

Photanol BV and RENOLIT SE form a strategic partnership to develop polymers by using ...
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1:20 min Markets and Management, Management, Materials, Processing & Handling…
PEF

Worley / Avantium: From plants to plastics - bringing a next-generation sustainable plastic to the market

Worley has been awarded a FEED (front-end engineering design) to develop Avantium’s flagship plant that will support the transition to a bio-based economy for plastics. The plant will produce 100% plant-based FDCA (furandicarboxylic acid) – a key building block for many chemicals and ...
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