Materials

Build Back Better, with a Little Help from Plastics

Apr 05, 2021

Biden’s infrastructure plan is not perfect by any means, but it’s a bold step in the right direction. The plastics industry has much to contribute.

Compostable Corrosion-Inhibiting Stretch Film Comes to Market

Apr 02, 2021

EcoStretch film from Cortec combines commercially compostable resins with Vapor phase Corrosion Inhibitor technology that imparts corrosion protection to metal molds and other equipment.

RecyClass Doubles Recycled Plastics Certification Capacity

Apr 02, 2021

Today, 25 auditors from 21 certification bodies across Europe participate in the program.

Securities Litigation Firm Issues Shareholder Alert on Danimer Scientific

Apr 02, 2021

Block & Leviton LLP referenced a Wall Street Journal article that said that Danimer Scientific’s claims of biodegradability for its Nodax material are “exaggerated and misleading.”

GPD Completes Acquisition of Distrupol

Apr 02, 2021

A UK-based distributor of thermoplastics to Europe’s polymer processing industry, Distrupol will become part of GPD, a global holding company for value-added plastics distribution entities.

Avient Expands Global Portfolio of TPE with Recycled Content

Apr 02, 2021

New grades for the European market formulated using recovered polypropylene, oil, and glass filler can contain more than 80% recycled content.

Corrugated Tubing Technology a Lightweight Alternative to Conventional Automotive Fluid-Delivery Systems

Apr 01, 2021

Corrugated tubing made from Solvay’s Ryton PPS will broaden the range of under-the-hood thermal-management applications.

How Medical-Grade Silicone Is Advancing Reliable Patient Care

Apr 01, 2021

A dispensing system developed by Avantor’s NuSil brand injects pre-sterilized silicone directly into the body, allowing the material to conform to the patient's anatomy and cure into its final form, creating a custom-fit device.

Antimicrobial Compounds Developed for Extruded Film Applications

Apr 01, 2021

Fluon+ EM-20010 from AGC Chemicals Americas is formulated from melt-processable copolymers along with a specialty additive that inhibits growth of COVID-19 as well as other viruses and bacteria.

Weekly Resin Report: Spot Resin Demand Sets Feverish Pace, Despite High Prices

Apr 01, 2021

Larger processors came to tap the spot market to supplement insufficient supplies; others, previously repelled by sticker shock, came back to buy resin, as needed.

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