Resins

#SleeveConnect project uses CPET shrink sleeves on colorless, recycled PET bottles that can snap together.

Researchers at Rice University develop a cost-effective, low-emissions method to harvest green hydrogen and high-value graphene from plastic waste.

Polyplastics is the latest supplier to develop a high-heat engineering resin for EVs that protects against the ultra-high heat of thermal runaway in a Li-ion battery. The resin can be used without additional shielding components, reducing weight and EV manufacturing cost and freeing up space.

DuPont’s latest Delrin acetal homopolymer resin has 10 percent greater mechanical properties than previous Delrin 100 workhorse version.

Teknor Apex will introduce a Monprene TPE with 65 percent recycled content. The grade will boost sustainability for end-users in the products they make.

Hegen, a maker of specialty baby bottles, is commercializing the first feeding bottle made with recycled content. The Singapore company is using a grade of PPSU from Solvay that is certified as a circular feedstock.

Automotive grades meet growing sustainability needs of OEMs and brand owners.

Rotomolded boat designed for new generation of water enthusiasts.

Weber Fibertech, a specialist in long fiber-reinforced thermoplastic parts, has partnered with KraussMaffei and a pair of former professional cyclists to produce a safe, sustainable children’s bicycle via the injection molding of nylon 6 reinforced with 40 percent recycled carbon fibers. They call it “a groundbreaking new and resource-saving material mix in the bicycle industry.”

Led by carbon fibers and thermoplastics, global opportunities will drive demand and value Carbon fiber will be the dominant composites material through 2031, when the value of the global market for all composites is forecast to reach $88.7 billion, an…

Ampacet masterbatches protect food and drug packaging.

LyondellBasell announced that it plans to permanently close one of two polypropylene lines that it operates in Brindisi, Italy. The line has nameplate capacity of 235,000 metric tons per year, and is being shuttered because it is “uncompetitive,” says Jim Guilfoyle, senior vice president for olefins and polyolefins.