2:40 min
PET materials
Prof. Lee's team succeeds in producing plastics without use of fossil fuels
A team of scientists led by Prof. Sang-Yup Lee of the Department of Biological Sciences at KAIST have succeeded in producing the polymers used for everyday plastics through bioengineering, rather than through the use of fossil fuel based chemicals, the university authorities said on ...
5:21 min
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Milliken’s new clarifying agent Millad® NX8000 opens up a world of opportunity for highly transparent injection-blow moulded PP containers
The market for very clear thick-walled bottles and jars that has remained largely untapped by polypropylene is now opening up as the result of a cooperative project between Milliken Chemical, market leader for clarifying agents for polypropylene, and precision blow mould maker ADOP ...
4:70 min
PET materials
Can bio-based plastics ever substitute conventional plastics?
The associations European Bio-plastics and the European Polysaccharide Network of Excellence (EPNOE) have recently published a jointly-commissioned study on bio-based plastics. It forecasts their capacity developments and technical substitution potential. The authors, from Utrecht ...
1:37 min
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Gabriel-Chemie Group continues to grow
Following the investments in machinery and additional staff at the headquarters in Gumpoldskirchen/Austria and the production sites in Russia, Hungary and the Czech Republic, Gabriel-Chemie is now expanding its sites in Poland and Italy. Gabriel-Chemie has had a sales office near ...
2:10 min
PET processing
Vietnam: Textile polyester plant for PVTex
Uhde Inventa-Fischer has won a contract for a textile-grade polyester plant with their customer Petrovietnam-Vinatex Dinh Vu Petrochemical and Fiber Joint Stock Company, Vietnam (PVTex). The main contractor is a consortium of Hyundai Engineering, Seoul/Korea, LG International ...
1:20 min
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PolyOne sells investment in Colombia joint venture
PolyOne Corporation (NYSE: POL), a leading global provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, today announced that it has sold its 50 percent equity interest in Geon Polimeros Andinos (GPA), a vinyl compounding joint venture located in Cartagena, ...
3:46 min
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Clariant launches new EcoTain label for green products and services
Specialty chemicals expert Clariant launches EcoTain – a new label concept designed to clearly identify its green products and processes to customers in various industries like personal care, detergents, industrial home care and coatings as well as the deicing markets. A reflection ...