2:56 min
Additives
PolyOne extends sustainable PlanetPak™ Packaging System to color and additive concentrates
PolyOne Corporation (NYSE: POL), a premier provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, today announced it will transition to the PlanetPak™ Packaging System as the standard container for color and additive concentrates in North America. The PlanetPak container ...
4:23 min
Additives
PolyOne to present expanded portfolio at Elmia Polymer 2009
ASSESSE, Belgium – April 6, 2009 – PolyOne Corporation (NYSE:POL) will be exhibiting its latest colorants, additives, engineered materials, services and solutions at the Elmia Polymer exhibition (Stand: B01:60) on May 5-8, in Jonköping, Sweden.Technology platforms and products being ...
2:19 min
PET materials
Equipolymers announces new President & CEO
Equipolymers has announced the retirement of President & CEO, Graham Fox, effective March 31, 2009. Succeeding Fox as President and CEO will be Henry Roth, currently President & CEO of MEGlobal, based in Dubai, UAE. Roth will retain his role at MEGlobal in addition to the new ...
2:47 min
Barrier materials
PolyShield® resin/nylon-MXD6 barrier blends feature excellent clarity and provide extended shelf life for beer
INVISTA, one of the world’s largest integrated polymers and fibers producers, is displaying containers made from PolyShield® resin to the North American beer industry for the first time at the Brewers Association Craft Brewers Conference and BrewExpo America, April 21-24, 2009. ...
1:44 min
PET materials
INVISTA completes refinancing, recapitalization
INVISTA B.V. and its subsidiaries on Friday completed a refinancing and recapitalization effort that has substantially reduced the company’s debt, improved its capital structure, and resulted in a solid debt-to-total-capital ratio of approximately 20 percent.Since June, INVISTA has ...
0:46 min
PET materials
Equipolymers announces divestiture of Equipolymers Srl
The shareholders of Equipolymers, The Dow Chemical Company and Petrochemical Industries Company of Kuwait, have announced today the decision to divest its Italian entity, Equipolymers Srl, due to disappointing financial results. This divestment includes the Ottana, Italy, ...
1:50 min
Additives
PURAC and AkzoNobel develop additives for PLA
PURAC and AkzoNobel have developed additives through a specific organic peroxide technology for the production of Poly Lactic Acid (PLA) a bioplastic made from biorenewable, carbohydrate-based raw materials. The additives play an important role in controlling the polymerization by ...
1:40 min
Additives
PolyOne launches Chinese language version of its web site
PolyOne Corporation (NYSE: POL), a leading global provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, today announced the launch of a Chinese-language version of the Company’s global web site, www.polyone.com. The addition of simplified Chinese to the Company’s web ...
1:43 min
PET processing
NatureWorks LLC introduces new injection molding grade of resin: Ingeo™ 3251D
2008 NatureWorks LLC is launching Ingeo™ 3251D, a new and improved injection molding grade of Ingeo™ biopolymer. This new Ingeo™ grade has been designed specifically for the consumer goods segments such as electronics, cosmetics, housewares, toys and custom molding.This new grade, ...