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, ...
1:17 min
Additives
PET bottle brightener counters the unattractive yellow effect typical in most post consumer recycled plastics
Ampacet BlueEdge™ Formula X PET additive permits consumer goods packaging companies to increase the percentage of recycled PET (RPET) without affecting the overall clarity of the bottle. BlueEdge balances out the characteristic “yellowish brown effect” typically found when ...
2:56 min
PET materials
INVISTA introduces PolyShield® resin technology in the US
INVISTA, one of the world’s largest integrated polymers and fibers producers, is now offering its PolyShield® resins for PET barrier packaging applications to the U.S. market. This breakthrough monolayer PET barrier technology is already used extensively in Europe for beer, juice, ...
