Envalior announces that its planned expansions at the Jiangyin and Changzhou production sites have been completed, with a new state-of-the-art compounding line built at each location. Both facilities produce sustainable high-performance materials for the automotive, electrical and electronics markets, among other segments. Production Equipment with Reduced Energy Consumption These investments underline the company’s long-term commitment to

At Fakuma 2023, Dreyplas will showcase a variety of options for replacing fluoropolymers caught up in the controversy around PFAS with melt-processable UHMW-PE at booth B1-1004 in hall B1. For Applications that Require High Temperature Resistance UHMW-PE can be used for molded parts as well as for profiles, sheet products, films and coatings in applications

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (hereinafter “MOL”) and Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. (hereinafter “Idemitsu Kosan”) announced the joint start of a demonstration test on the recycling of marine plastic waste. MOL Group company Nihon Tug-Boat Co., Ltd. has installed an automated marine debris collection device called “Seabin” at the Hiroshima Municipal Pier, which is used as a base

Covestro broke ground on its new Thermoplastic Polyurethanes (TPU) production site in Zhuhai, China. The investment had been announced in February. The new site will be built in three phases and is expected to achieve up to a maximum annual production capacity of 120,000 tons of TPU after the final phase of expansion. The mechanical completion of the

On the sideline of the Chemical Recycling Europe Forum 2023, Pyrowave introduces its revolutionary Nanopurification Technology. Applied to plastic waste, this technology operates at the molecular level to remove contaminants from polymers with perfect control on purified resins. It specifically addresses a challenge faced by most plastic waste recyclers including advanced recycling: the presence of

Solvay has announced that its polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) production at Borger, Texas, and its Ryton® PPS ECHO compounding at Kallo-Beveren, Belgium, have obtained independent mass balance (MB) certification under the widely recognized International Sustainability and Carbon Certification PLUS (ISCC PLUS) scheme of accreditation. Meets Sustainability Goals without Compromising Performance These products offer the same technical qualities as comparable

Solvay, one of the leading global suppliers of specialty materials, is set to feature its latest innovations in sustainable polymer solutions, confirming the company’s commitment towards circularity. Enhanced Performance Benefits in E-mobility Applications Brian Baleno, head of Automotive Marketing, announces, “Solvay will launch two new grades of Ryton® polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) Supreme resins, bringing enhanced

TotalEnergies has announced the building of a new mechanical recycling unit for plastic waste at its Grandpuits site southeast of Paris. This new investment follows those announced in June 2023 — the doubling of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production and construction of a biomethane production unit — in line with the Company’s ambition to develop low-carbon

Toray Industries, Inc., announced it signed an agreement with Honda Motor Co., Ltd., to jointly develop a chemical recycling technology for glass-fiber reinforced nylon 6 parts recovered from end-of-life vehicles. The two have begun verifying this technology, which entails depolymerizing with subcritical water and regenerating the materials as caprolactam, a raw monomer. Using Subcritical Water to Depolymerize

Polyplastics Group has announced DURAFIDE® PPS 6150T73, a high-performance material which delivers outstanding heat resistance and exceptional thermal and electric insulation properties, for electric vehicle (EV) lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries. Maintains Insulation Properties in 1,000°C for 30 Minutes DURAFIDE® PPS 6150T73 is Polyplastics’ latest offering for the transformative electric vehicle segment. The material significantly improves thermal and electric insulation properties

Researchers have fabricated an optically active biodegradable nanocomposite film with excellent mechanical properties that can be used as stretchable optical devices like flexible display, flexible organic LED, etc. PVA: Good Film-forming and Mechanical Properties Polymers have become an indispensable part of our daily life. However, different engineering applications demand highly flexible and optically active polymers.

WA company ULUU, and Indonesian company Mina Agar Makmur Cooperative partner to transform seaweed into sustainable plastic. Mina Agar Makmur Cooperative produces dried seaweed and seaweed jelly products. ULUU uses seaweed to produce ocean-derived biomaterials (plastic). Indonesia Connect Roadshow delegates met with Western Australian biotech startup ULUU, and Indonesian company Mina Agar Makmur Cooperative, to