Additives/Colorants

The $1.44 billion deal includes 46 manufacturing operations and technology centers in 29 countries and approximately 3,500 employees, who will join Avient's Color, Additives and Inks segment.

Next-generation PolyMax 600 Series polypropylene catalysts from Clariant significantly boost plant productivity while simultaneously improving polymer properties. Major polypropylene producer estimates an economic benefit exceeding $8 million...

Polymer Industries’ antimicrobial products are non-porous, can be easily cleaned with household disinfectants, and are stain and scratch resistant.

The additive developed by Tosaf for polyolefin nonwoven fabrics and films will be used in the production of disposable face masks, protective apparel, and similar medical products.

Symbio fiber from South Africa’s Sappi has been selected for the European Biobcompo project, which aims to reduce vehicle CO2 emissions by 8% through the replacement of conventional mineral fillers with bio-based fibers.

Chroma Color has invested more than $1.5 million across its manufacturing sites, upgrading equipment and enhancing lab capabilities. It also announced the transition of production from recently acquired Plastics Color Corp. in Calumet City, IL, to...

The $1.6-billion deal is expected to close by the third quarter of 2020.

ESE World B.V. (Maastricht, Netherlands), which became part of RPC Group a year ago, has carried out the first practical experiment to demonstrate that HDPE can be recycled at least 10 times and further processed under controlled conditions.