Resins

SABIC joins Formula E GenBeta racecar development program, supplying sustainable polymers from Trucircle line for vehicle components.

Market reports forecast near 5 percent CAGR for flexible PE packaging and HDPE pipe. Influences include sustainability, barrier and infrastructure repair.

Husky Technologies won a bioplastics innovation award for its UltraMelt hot-runner system that addresses issues encountered when injection molding bioresins.

Israel’s UBQ Materials Ltd., developer of advanced materials made from everyday waste, has secured more funding and is creating new end-use applications.

Sidel’s StarLITE R bottle is said to offer blow molders a wider processing window for making carbonated soft drink bottles from 100 percent recycled PET.

The University of Houston has received a $4 million grant to expand its research into the recycling and upcycling of polyolefins into useful end products.

Topline MK2 PUR foam metering model is final addition to Hennecke’s Next Generation series of advanced polyurethane foam metering machines.

Food packaging, electronics and aerospace will drive much of the global demand for thermoformable films from 2023 to 2031. Report credits demand in food packaging, aerospace and electronics for growth This is a great time to invest in thermoforming, especially…

Lego has found it’s not easy being green. The Danish toymaker spent years testing PET resin made from recycled bottles as a potential replacement for ABS in its famous building bricks but has now abandoned the effort. Lego pledged in…

Pyrowave process uses microwave energy to precisely break down and purify waste plastics Nanopurification recycling technology, a process developed by Pyrowave Inc. (www.pyrowave.com), of Montreal, was officially rolled out on Sept. 21, at the two-day Chemical Recycling Europe Forum 2023,…

Polyvinyl chloride is widely used in durable building and construction goods, notably pipe, windows, siding, flooring and roofing. PVC manufacturers have long reused regrind and refined their processes to minimize post-industrial (or pre-consumer) scrap.

Pilot project with Circularise monitors carbon emissions throughout value chain SABIC has launched a pilot project with Circularise, a Netherlands-based blockchain software provider, to evaluate the use of the latter’s Smart Questioning technology in tracing the carbon footprint of specific…