TotalEnergies converts feedstocks from plastic waste into circular polymers
For the first time in the United States, TotalEnergies has converted feedstocks from plastic waste into circular polymers at its polypropylene plant in La Porte, Texas.
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Arburg at Chinaplas 2024
At Chinaplas from 23 to 26 April 2024, ARBURG will present itself as a comprehensive technology and system partner for the efficient production of plastic parts.
New acetaldehyde control technology for PET Packaging
Avient unveils ColorMatrix AAnchor: New acetaldehyde control technology for PET packaging
Messe Düsseldorf invites exhibitors to K 2025
“It’s K time again” – for all the companies intending to participate in K 2025 in Düsseldorf. From 8 to 15 October 2025 the international plastics and rubber industry will again meet at its most important international trade fair. Registration documents are now available.
Polyolefins rise in value in Poland
The polyolefin market has started reviving in H1 January. Market players say that in addition to completing December deliveries, they already have new orders for PP and PE, with the former bought more frequently than the latter.
Wacker plans new production site for silicone specialties in the Czech Republic
Wacker Chemie AG plans to further expand its silicone specialties business and is reorganizing its production operations in Europe.
Prospects for the Central European polymer market in 2024
The European market will operate in a kind of stop and go mode in 2024. This means that larger polymer manufacturers will schedule maintenance at different sites, thus limiting their emissions at the company group level.
Waving the flag for PET innovation and circularity
As Petcore Europe makes final preparations for its Annual Conference taking place in February 2024, we caught up with president, Antonello Ciotti, to talk about the PET value chain and its core priorities.
Polyolefins may rise in value in January
Demand has been low in the Polish polyolefin market in the last pre-holiday week, according to Chem-Courier’s data. Converters have been tapping into their raw material stocks or purchasing only small batches.
Biesterfeld and Celanese - Global expansion and enhanced joint portfolio as of 2024
International distributor Biesterfeld and leading technical plastics manufacturer Celanese are further expanding their collaboration in the new year. The partners have agreed to enhance their joint portfolio and to cooperate to develop new markets.
Neste doubled the amount of waste plastic processed during 2023
In total, Neste has processed more than 6,000 tons of liquefied waste plastic to date.
Tackling global resource security with OQ's latest polymer innovations
New additions to the OQ Luban polypropylene impact copolymer (ICP) portfolio as well as a new LLDPE Rotomoulding offering OQ Luban LL8446.21 will be launched to customers by the end of 2023.
