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Packaging

Life Cycle Assessment Describes Advantages of PET Containers Over Glass and Aluminum

Lighter impacts from PET than glass or aluminum across impact categories and disposable container sizes.

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Covestro Expands its Circular Economy Portfolio to All Major Regions

The company’s Baytown, Texas site receives ISCC PLUS certification and the focus is on mass  balanced products using recycled and bio-attributed raw materials.

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Biopolymers

TotalEnergies USA Adds PLA to its North American Portfolio of Resins

Company becomes commercial rep of its TotalEnergies Corbion joint venture, a global leader of bioplastic PLA.  

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Commodity Resins

Heartland Polymers Begins Integrated Production at PDH/PP Complex

The new PDH plant is now providing on-site feedstock for Norh America’s only integrated, single-site commercial PP production.  

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INEOS Styrolution and Agilyx Advance Chemical Recycling Plant Development

Collaboration with Technip Energies said to provide an all-in-one solution for the chemical recycling of polystyrene into high-purity styrene monomer.

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Temperature Control Units on Display at PTXPO

technotrans says climate protection, energy efficiency and customization will be key discussion topics at PTXPO as it displays its protemp flow 6 ultrasonic eco and the teco cs 90t 9.1 TCUs.

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Packaging

Amcor Announces Coatings Research Effort With Nfinite Nanotechnology

Project will test use of nanocoating technology for recyclable and compostable packaging.

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Additives

Orion Boosts Capacity of High-Jetness Specialty Carbon Blacks

Through the debottleneck of a post-treatment plant in Germany, the company has increased production of its high-jetness specialty blacks.

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PTXPO

Mold Designer, Mold Maker and Mold Repair Technician of the Year to be Named

The winners of the annual awards, including the new repair prize, will be announced at PTXPO by the Society of Plastics Engineers’ Mold Technologies Division.

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polyolefins

NOVA Chemicals Sets Bold ESG Aspirations

Included are 30% of PE sales to come from recycled content by 2030 and expansion of its Advanced Sclairtech product portfolio.  

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