0:23 min PET materials
PET resin markets

Impact on PET resin markets: Alpek informs about an incident at its PTA plant in Altamira, Mexico

Alpek, S.A.B. de C.V. (“Alpek”) informs that a fire occurred in a section of its PTA plant in Altamira, Mexico on Sunday, July 15th. The situation was controlled promptly by internal and external emergency response teams with no reported injuries. Alpek is working to mitigate the ...
1:40 min Biobased Material, Materials, Processing & Handling
Bio-Plastics

Newly developed transparent bio-plastic as an alternative to aluminium for aerosols and to heat-set PET for hot-fill applications

VELOX GmbH, one of Europe’s leading solution providers of raw material specialities ...
1:10 min Materials, Processing & Handling, Additives
Colour Masterbatches

Carolina Color adds additional extrusion capacity to Ohio facility

To meet the growing demand for patented G2® and G3® product lines, Carolina Color ...
1:23 min Materials, Processing & Handling, Biobased Material
Pilot Plant

Avantium to open pilot biorefinery; sights already set on commercial scale-up

Province of Groningen awards €1.8 million subsidy for pilot plant in Delfzijl
1:28 min Materials, Processing & Handling, Additives
Colour Masterbatches

Advantages of a color masterbatch for molding plastic products

Typically, a masterbatch is available in either a liquid or pellet form and is ...
1:19 min Strategies & Market Analysis, China, Additives
Management

Clariant inaugurates new additives production facilities in china

Additional capacity in Zhenjiang fits with regional growth strategy New ...
1:44 min Caps & Closure Technology, Materials, Processing & Handling
Caps & Closure Material

Sabic introduces new caps & closures material

SABIC is reinforcing its activities in the plastics caps and closures (C&C) ...
0:50 min Materials, Processing & Handling, Additives
Patent

Carolina Color to receive patent for G3 solid color pellet technology

Carolina Color Corporation announces that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will ...
0:53 min Materials, Processing & Handling, Additives
Masterbatches

Penn Color to debut penneffex™ at NPE 2018

Penn Color will be introducing never-before-seen color effects for Packaging at NPE ...
2:47 min Materials, Processing & Handling, Additives
NPE 2018

Clariant showcases support for North America’s plastics industry growth

Additives, pigments and masterbatches for transportation, packaging, textiles & ...