Materials

Brentwood Gains Polypropylene Processing Capability via Enexio Deal

Jan 04, 2022

The acquisition also expands the family-owned company's global sales and engineering footprint.

Jan 03, 2022

Clariant’s Global Colorants Business will operate under the Heubach brand, creating a global pigment technology and industry leader.

Here’s Why Today Sucks: It’s National Drinking Straw Day

Jan 03, 2022

On this day in 1888, or thereabouts, Marvin Chester received a patent for the paper drinking straw.

Chinaplas Returns to Shanghai under the Sign of Carbon Neutrality and Digitalization

Jan 03, 2022

The international plastics and rubber exhibition expects to welcome more than 4,000 exhibitors to the event in April.

Governments, Automakers Can No Longer Dodge EV Charger Infrastructure Installation

Jan 03, 2022

Electric vehicle (EV) adoption depends on a charging infrastructure that alleviates car buyers’ drive-range anxiety.

The Year Ahead in Resin Pricing

Dec 29, 2021

Make no mistake: 2022 will be an eventful year, as almost four million tons of new resin capacity come online in the United States while market dynamics and legislative action incentivize recycling.

IM Engineering East Makes Strong Return to New York City

Dec 28, 2021

The show delivers a 7:1 ratio after a two-year hiatus.

Lightweight Bracket Firmly Fixes Driver-Assist Battery

Dec 28, 2021

Continuous-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composite performs under sustained dynamic stress with no risk of short circuit, unlike metal alternatives.

PPE Resins Provide Flame Retardancy, Impact Resistance for EV Batteries

Dec 28, 2021

New grades also deliver dimensional stability and flow properties for module miniaturization.

Hot News in Plastic Packaging Sustainability

Dec 28, 2021

Recycling rates and the future of plastics, flex-pack options in advanced recycling and biodegradables, magnetic inks for recycling, sustainable closures, renewables research.

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