Lilli Manolis Sherman

Lilli Manolis Sherman Contributing Editor

Additives

Huber to Fully Own Magnifin Non-Halogenated Flame Retardants Business

Huber has signed a definitive agreement with RHI Magnesita to acquire their 50% ownership stake in their 50/50 joint venture

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Biopolymers

Skin-Care Manufacturer to Use SABIC’s Biobased PP

Beiersdorf innovates packaging of its Nivea portfolio of face creams to reduce use of fossil-based virgin PP.

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Elastomers

Biobased Styrenic TPE Chosen by Flooring Company

Ineos Styrolution’s new Styroflex Eco selected by nora by Interface rubber flooring in its endeavors to become a carbon negative enterprise.

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Aramco and SABIC Realign Marketing & Sales, Commercial & Supply Activities

SABIC will focus on petrochemicals and Aramco Trading Company on fuel products.

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Additives

Microcapsules Filled with Liquid Lubricants for Plastics Look Promising

German plastics research institutes’ project underway have developed self-lubricating plastics that achieve up to 85% less wear.

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Arkema Completes Divestment of PMMA

Trinseo now owns the venerable Plexiglass PMMA business

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New PC Helps Molder Cuts Costs for Automotive Lighting Bezels.

Use of SABIC’s super high-flow PC allowed Brazilian molder to lower development costs and produce a thinner automotive front lighting bezel.  

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polyolefins

Unimodal HDPE for Blow Molded Bottles Boasts a 'Step Change' in ESCR

ExxonMobil’s new unimodal HDPE is said to represent a big leap in ESCR performance without compromising other properties.

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SABIC Partners with NUDEC to Launch Renewable PC

The SABIC-NUDEC collaboration targeted to building & construction applications.  

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Medical

Foster and Drake Medical Form Sales Alliance

Alliance creates a one-stop shop for high performance medican polymers in the form of machinable shapes.

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sustainability

NatureWorks and IMA in Strategic Partnership for the Compostable Coffee Pods Market

  The partnership is aimed at accelerating the availability of a turn-key solution for K-Cup compatible compostable coffee pods in North America.

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Materials

Braskem Joins Cyclyx Consortium as Founding Member

As a member of the consortium, Braskem will have access to innovations that aim to deliver waste plastic feedstock for existing and new mechanical and advanced recycling pathways.

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