SABIC and SINOPEC announce commercial operation of PC Plant
SABIC and SINOPEC announced the commercial operation of a new polycarbonate (PC) plant at their 50-50 joint venture (JV) – SINOPEC SABIC Tianjin Petrochemical Co. Ltd. (SSTPC).
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Ampacet introduces Organoleptic Preserver 1363 designed for polyolefin-based packaging
Ampacet has introduced a highly efficient additive designed to capture off-tasting components present in polyolefin packaging and protect products from off-tastes and unpleasant odors.
Polish polyolefin market tight
PE and PP supply has tightened in the Polish market this week. It was nearly impossible to get the material from polyolefin producers for two weeks prior to this one, and now it is getting increasingly more difficult to buy it from traders as well.
Registered as a trademark 90 years ago
Plexiglas: The original celebrates its 9th birthday!
ST BlowMoulding at Plast 2023
After the forced stop due to the pandemic, STBlowMoulding is ready to come back to Plast exhibition at Fiera Milano Rho fromthe 5th to the 8th of September.
PE, PP prices slide further in Poland
The situation has been unclear in the Polish polyolefin market in the first week of July. Traders have informed that converters are actively asking for quotes, but few of them are buying the commodities. Converters of polypropylene, its copolymers in particular, are the most active.
Polykemi x Hexpol TPE
The Swedish compounders, Hexpol TPE AB and Polykemi AB, have collaborated on a 2K sustainable development project for consumer products.
Call for Speakers: Formnext’s reimagined multistage conference
Formnext has reimagined its conference design to meet the increasing demand for more in-depth opportunities to share knowledge and ideas about the Additive Manufacturing sector.
Formnext powers ahead at the start of the year and offers year-round content
Formnext has hit the ground running in 2023 with the highest number of registrations to date. By the end of February, more than 550 companies had signed up to attend the world's leading trade show for AM technologies and next-generation manufacturing; 62% of them from outside Germany.
The JEC Composites Innovation Awards winners revealed
Each year, the JEC Composites Innovation Awards celebrate successful projects and cooperation between players of the composites industry. These composites champions are awarded based on multiple criteria such as partner involvement in the value chain, complexity, or commercial potential of the project.
NPE2024 sets new record
NPE2024: The Plastics Show, the global platform for innovation in plastics, has sold 1,024,462 sq. ft of exhibit space at this year’s in-person Space Draw event - a new record high with 982,000 sq. ft. sold in 2018.
DSM Engineering Materials helps DiFOLD unlock the next level of circularity
Arnitel Eco is a bio-based thermoplastic copolyester, partially derived from renewable rapeseed oil. This significantly reduces the material’s cradle-to-gate CO2 emissions – delivering a carbon footprint reduction of up to 50% compared to traditional copolyesters.
