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OCSIAL: Graphene nanotube production opened in Belgrade / Next expansion stage as early as 2025

06.11.2024

By PIE staff  Carbon nanotubes manufacturer Ocsial said it has built a synthesis plant for CNTs in Belgrade, Serbia. The plant currently has a capacity of 60 t/y, but Ocsial plans to double this next year through an expansion. In ...
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Trinseo: Price Increase for Polystyrene and Copolymers in Europe

05.11.2024

Trinseo, a specialty material solutions provider, and its affiliate companies in Europe, announced today a price increase for all polystyrene (PS), ABS and SAN grades. Effective..
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TEKNI-PLEX: Medical-grade bio-based PVC compounds with ISCC-Plus certification

05.11.2024

By PIE correspondent  Tekni-Plex Healthcare, the medical technology unit of US processor Tekni-Plex, has introduced bio-based, medical-grade PVC compounds that utilise resins and plasticisers manufactured with renewable energy and ...
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POLYPLASTICS: POM grades with short cellulose fibre reinforcement in development

04.11.2024

By PIE correspondent  Japanese engineering plastics producer Polyplastics announced the development of new Duracon POM grades that are reinforced with short cellulose fibre rather than glass. Developed within the companys Duracircle ...
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PEARL: Polymer producer opens PU system house in Vietnam / Production in Egypt, India to follow

04.11.2024

By PIE staff  The Pearl Group has built a fifth PU system house, which is located near Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. The rapidly expanding company which emerged from the former PU system house JV with Bayer MaterialScience and later ...
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PLASTIC FANTASTIC: There and Back Again a Deposit's Tale

01.11.2024

By Andru Shively  Readers of Tolkien know all about long, unexpected journeys in his titular tale, Hobbit Bilbo Baggins travelled more than 3,000 km roundtrip by one reckoning. But that pales in comparison with the nearly 16,100-km ...
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AOC: Resin producer to be acquired by Japan's Nippon Paint

01.11.2024

By PIE staff  Japans Nippon Paint Holdings has announced plans to acquire US resin producer AOC for USD 2.3 bn. The seller is a fund of the US investment company Lone Star. Subject to all approvals, the transaction is expected to ...
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MICROPLASTICS: Veolia to test detection tech at Swiss PET recycling plant

31.10.2024

By PIE staff  Waste management group Veolia has announced plans to test a new method for the detection of microplastics at its PET recycling plant in Frauenfeld, Switzerland, operated by subsidiary RecyPET. The technology was ...
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SK CHEMICALS: Korean resin producer launches Ecotria Claro 300 / Material made from recycled plastics for use in extrusion blow moulding

31.10.2024

By PIE correspondent  South Korean resin maker SK Chemicals says it has launched a new copolyester product, Ecotria Claro 300, which is transparent, chemical resistant, and, due to its high viscosity, suitable for extrusion blow ...
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BERRY GLOBAL: Launch of recyclable PP bottles for healthcare applications

30.10.2024

By PIE correspondent  US packaging group Berry Global said it has launched a range of polypropylene bottles for healthcare applications a high-performance and sustainable alternative to coloured PET pill bottles. Berry noted that ...
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