End Markets
Recap of Refocus Sustainability & Recycling Summit
Sustainable materials must meet or exceed the performance of their traditional competitors; could ocean plastic be coming to cars; and more.
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ChevronPhillips to Start Up Two New PE Units; Braskem to Build Large PP Plant
Some of the expected new PE capacity is coming on stream, while plans for what will be the largest PP unit in the Americas are underway.
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Trinseo Expands into Soft-Touch Polymers Through Acquisition
Italy's API has a broad portfolio including TPEs, TPUs, EVA-based compounds, two component PU, as well as bioplastics.
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Plastipak Wins Award for Direct Object Printing Technology
The patented DOP technology for packaging decoration facilitates rapid label changes & saves on logistical costs associated with physical labels.
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PolyOne Expands Color Portfolio; Sells Former Spartech Business
New acquisition strengthens company's position in solid and liquid colorant technologies.
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NAFTA Modernization Supported by North American Plastics Industry
Three major trade groups announce list of priorities for plastics in upcoming negotiations.
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What Is the Right Plastics Joining Process for You? Part 1
Changing demands, advancing technology and a process-neutral approach to plastics joining for under-the-hood automotive parts.
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Life Cycle Assessment of PVC Water and Sewer Pipe
Comprehensive study compares health, safety, performance and sustainability attributes of different pipe materials.
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Thin-Walled Biobased Packaging That’s Injection-Moldable and Commercially Viable
A consortium in The Netherlands has come up with an innovative three-pronged approach.
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Canadian, Mexican and U.S. Plastics Organizations Meet to Modernize NAFTA
The heads of PLASTICS, CPIA and ANIPAC met this week in Mexico City to reexamine the trade deal 24 years after it passed and before President Trump focuses on it.
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