1:19 min Additives, Materials, Processing & Handling

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 ...
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2:10 min Biobased Material
Bio-based materials

Bio-based chemicals one step closer to commercial breakthrough

Braskem and Haldor Topsoe partner to validate the MOSAIK™ sugar-to-biochemicals solution for production of MEG (monoethylene glycol) in a demonstration plant.The new partnership accelerates the development of the MOSAIK™ solution that forms the basis for a growing portfolio of ...
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1:10 min Additives
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 ...
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0:59 min Biobased Material, Sustainability & Circular Economy, Materials, Processing & Handling
Sustainability

UPM moves forward in sustainable biochemicals business

UPM moves forward with the development of biochemicals business by evaluating the potential of building a biorefinery in the Chemical Park Frankfurt-Höchst in Germany. The new-to-the-world biorefinery would combine novel technologies and utilize sustainable wood raw material in an ...
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2:56 min Food, Barrier materials

Milacron’s first Klear Cans hit store shelves; partnering with S&W Fine Foods International (a Del Monte Pacific Ltd Company)

Milacron Holdings Corp., a leading industrial technology company serving the ...
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1:55 min Colorants
Latest colour trends for plastics

Gabriel-Chemie presents COLOUR VISION N°18

Gabriel-Chemie presents at this year´s Fakuma (International trade fair for plastics ...
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1:38 min Barrier materials
New barrier material will be launched at Fakuma 2017

Red card for oxygen

Only three years after introducing the first PBT (polybutylene terephthalate) grade ...
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1:29 min Materials, Processing & Handling, Additives

Americhem composes its 2018–2019 color trends

Americhem, a global leader in the production of color and additive solutions for polymeric products, has released its 2018–2019 Color Trends comprised of six color palettes united by a musical theme, including: Motown, Techno, Festival, Bossa Nova, Lullaby and Concerto. The color ...
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2:26 min Materials, Processing & Handling, Additives

PURE: The organoleptically tested masterbatch from Gabriel-Chemie

PURE provides complete transparency for masterbatch applications in order to prevent ...
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0:53 min Materials, Processing & Handling, Barrier materials

Solvay partners with Husky to develop Verian™ HBP - an advanced high barrier polyester enabling a new generation of sustainable packaging solutions

Solvay Specialty Polymers, in partnership with Husky Injection Molding Systems, is launching Verian™ High Barrier Polyester (HBP), a recyclable, innovative line of high-performance polymers that will enable a new generation of sustainable packaging solutions for polyethylene ...
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