Consumer Products

The Chicago-based firm added a century-old Canadian packaging supplier and four European companies to its portfolio in the fourth quarter.

Additive manufacturing helped deliver an intricate design not limited by traditional manufacturing constraints.

Compared with vaunted alternative materials such as paper, plastics save water and trees at a time when potable water is scarce and deforestation is a major concern.

WinCup will send free samples of its phade straw, made from Danimer Scientific’s Nodax PHA, via social media campaign.

At least, that’s the headline of an article in the Harvard Health Letter reporting on the study. But the study itself notes that the findings don’t prove that BPA causes premature death, but simply “adds to concerns about its potential toxicity.”

The partnership will explore pathways for the production of polypropylene using difficult-to-recycle mixed waste plastics.

The €1.1 billion deal is expected to be finalized in mid-2021.

Kraiburg TPE will showcase its latest developments in TPE compounds and material solutions at Chinaplas 2021.

The world’s largest online retailer has banned a number of plastics in private-label food-contact products, despite the fact that decades-long studies have shown these polymers to be safe for humans under real-world conditions.

A key objective of the four-year project is to produce ABS from recycled feedstock for the first time by taking advantage of advanced recycling technologies.