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Additive Supplier, Film Processor Get Grant to Advance Multilayer Film Recycling

Interface Polymers and Flexipol awarded $1 million+ grant to provide fully recyclable LDPE multilayer packaging.

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3 Types of 3D Printed Tooling for Injection Molding

3D printed tooling for injection molding, including mold inserts, components and end of arm tooling, were on display at the Plastics Technology Expo.

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Chemours Leads Remove2Reclaim Project to Advance Plastic Circularity

Project aims to develop commercial-scale detection and extraction technologies that enable the removal and recovery of TiO2 and polymers for reuse.  

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Shepherd Color has New R&D Manager

Longtime innovative company chemist promoted to R&D manager.  

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sustainability

Orion Aims to Achieve Net-Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050

The company aspires to align its sustainability objectives with the Paris Climate Agreement.  

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Red-Shade Blue Pigment Boasts Maximum Chromaticity

Shepherd Color’s new Max-Croma or MC Blue has the highest red (a*) value and bluest (-b*) masstone values compared to other pigments when matching colors.

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Broad Range of Colorants for Healthcare Applications

Avient’s premier healthcare colorants line, Colorant Chromatics Transcend, formulated to provide ultra-high-heat resistance and performance to medical devices.

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sustainability

Sustainable Lightweight PP Honeycomb Panel with Flax Fiber Composites

Belgium’s EconCore and Flaxco ‘pioneer’ use of flax in place of glass and carbon fiber composites in thermoplastic honeycomb.  

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Carbon Black Free Colorants for Packaging

Chroma Color’s NIR Sortable Black Technology passes APR test protocol for NIR sorting  

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sustainability

BASF and Chinese Compounder Partner to Develop High-Quality Recycled Plastics Compounds

Zhejiang REEF Technology to use BASF’ IrgaCycle sustainable additives in its recycled thermoplastic compound.  

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