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Biopolymer Producer NatureWorks Names New CEO
Eric Ripple becomes Natureworks CEO and president.
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Demonstration Facility Will Chemically Depolymerize PMMA for Recycling
Trinseo has scheduled the commissioning of chemical recycling operations at its Rho, Italy, facility for the first quarter of 2024.
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Republic Services Opens Polymer Center, First in a Planned Network
New facility will sort HDPE and PP containers into bales by color and type, and shred and hot-wash PET.
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Arburg Opens Subsidiary in Vietnam
The newly established branch in Ho Chi Minh City gives the German maker of injection molding machines 36 locations in 26 countries worldwide.
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Grocery Chain Will Transition to PEF for Store Brand Packaging
Polyethylene furanoate fruit juice bottles will be the first application.
Read MoreGEON Performance Solutions Buys PolymaxTPE
Combined company aims to be global leader in thermoplastic elastomers.
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Coperion Starts Up Test Center for Optimizing Plastics Recycling
Center will host testing of material handling, extrusion, compounding, pelletizing and deodorization.
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Bioplastic Manufacturing Company PlantSwitch Completes Early Growth Funding Round
Nextpoint announced a $2 million investment, part of a $7.7 million raise for PlantSwitch, which uses agricultural waste to manufacture plastic.
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Report on ALPLA Group Plants Affirms Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Benefits of PET, HDPE Recycling
Life cycle analysis of production at four plants in Mexico and Germany was conducted by C7-consult.
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Magic Owner Recognized at SPE Blow Molding Conference
Ferruccio Giaccobbe, owner and general manager of Magic in Italy, received the Lifetime Achievement Award for pioneering all-electric blow molding.
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