Lilli Manolis Sherman

Lilli Manolis Sherman Contributing Editor

sustainability

Arizona is 12th State to Support Advanced Plastics Recycling

Arizona has enacted legislation that will enable greater adoption of advanced recycling.  

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Biopolymers

Total Corbion PLA in Engineering Stage for new PLA Plant in Europe

The 50/50 joint venture between Total and Corbion has kicked off the front-end engineering design stage for its new 200-million lb/yr PLA plant in Grandpuits, France.

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Dow Partners with Mura Technology to Scale Game-Changing Advanced Plastics Recycling Technology

Dow’s collaboration to speed up development of Mura’s pioneering Hydro PRS technology that can recycle all forms of plastics.

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Eight Startups Aim to Tackle Plastic Pollution

Rethinking Materials summit includes startups approaching issue through bioplastics and others through circular technologies.

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Polykemi Invests in its Own U.S. Compounding Plant

Gastonia, N.C. is the location for Polykemi’s plant which could start production of compounds as early as 2022.

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Additives

OTC Medicine Bottles Made with Less Plastic

With new barrier technology, GSK Consumer Healthcare aims to have transitioned to more sustainable bottles for its Advil portfolio by 2022.

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Inovyn Launches Website for Bio-Attributed PVC

Inovyn’s Biovyn is said to be the world’s first commercially available bio-attributed PVC.

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BASF Issues Price Increases for Caprolactam, Nylon 6 & Copolymer

Increases reflect tight supply and increased demand.

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Additives

Cimbar Performance Minerals Acquires Tor Minerals

Acquisition expands Cimbar’s offerings in specialty minerals including flame retardants and TiO2.

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Recycling

New Safety Requirements for Granulators, Strand Pelletizers and Dicers

PLASTICS’ Machinery Safety Standards Committee has released a new ANSI/PLASTICS B151.11 standard.  

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Ineos Styrolution, Recycling Technologies and Trinseo Reach Milestone in Plans to Build Commercial PS Recycling Plants

Pilot plant to be built next year in the U.K. using Recycling Technologies’ depolymerization solution.

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Recycling

Pure Loop Expands Service Offering for Customers in North America

  Erema’s subsidiary Pure Loop expands footprint with the delivery of an ISEC evo 302 recycling machine here.

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