2:25 min Additives
PolyOne introduces new additives for biopolymers at Interpack 2008
PolyOne Corporation (NYSE: POL) a leading global provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, announced today the launch of its new anti-fog additive for biopolymers and transparent impact modifier for polylactic acid at Interpack 2008 (PolyOne: Hall 7 Stand ...
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1:40 min PET processing
Orion Global: A prosperous PET Plant
Even during the off-season in Europe there is a highlight to be found in Lithuania, one of the most recent member states of the European Union. The continuous PET resin plant of Orion Global PET, owned by the Indorama group of Thailand and situated in Klaipeda, is producing at more ...
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4:00 min PET materials
Octal to add 500,000 tons per annum of PET capacity
Oman-based Octal Holding and Co. SAOC (www.octal.com) will add 500,000 metric tons per annum (tpa) of production capacity in PET resins by May 2010, making it one of the world's largest polyester producers with 800,000 metric tons of annual capacity.Octal chairman Saad Suhail Bahwan ...
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3:16 min PET recycling systems
Buhler sets new trend in PET sorting technology
The removal of non-PET particles and coloured PET flakes delivers a high quality input material for subsequent recycling processes which in turn results in recycled bottles or films with better colour, fibres with less breakage, reduced product loss from melt filtration, longer ...
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0:44 min Additives
Ciba announces global price increases for pigments and additives for coatings
Ciba will increase prices across its pigment and additive product ranges for coatings applications. Price increases of 5%-20% will be applied immediately or as contracts allow.Siegfried Winkelbeiner, Global Head of Business Line Coatings at Ciba, explains: “In addition to our ongoing ...
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