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 ...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..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 ...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 ...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 ...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 ...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 ...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 ...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 ...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 ...