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PET processing
Expansion of PET capacity in the USA
The Board of Directors of Indorama Ventures PCL at their meeting dated November 14, 2012, has approved to expand the PET polymers production capacity in the USA by setting up a new plant with a capacity of 540,000 tonnes per year. This expansion, which is expected to be completed in ...
1:00 min
Additives
PolyOne launches 99% bio-based reFlex™ 300 bioplasticizer, helping customers meet future sustainability goals
At the European Bioplastics Conference today, PolyOne Corporation [NYSE:POL] introduced reFlex™ 300 bioplasticizer, the latest addition to the Company’s industry-leading family of Sustainable Solutions. Derived from rapidly renewable feedstocks and certified to contain 99 percent ...
2:34 min
PET materials
Bioplastics not superior
Biodegradable plastic packaging no better than common plastics
Biodegradable plastics used in packaging, which are made from renewable biomass sources, do not prove to offer an overall ecological advantage. The farming and processing of the plants used in packaging cause more ...