We all know the issues when it comes to plastic waste. Now more than ever, emphasis is being placed on handling this resource in a responsible, sustainable manner to make sure it can be reused.
Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a global chemical and specialty materials company, today announces it has filed a petition with the European Commission’s Directorate-General For Trade seeking Anti-Dumping duties on imports of Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) from Korea Petrochemical Industry Co., Ltd. (KPIC) of Seoul, South Korea, into the European Union.
Borealis will not proceed with the development of integrated steam cracker and polyethylene (PE) project in Kazakhstan, said the company.
Ampacet, a global masterbatch leader, has obtained COTREP certification for its NIR-sortable black masterbatches REC-NIR-BLACK 1900302-EA and 4900147-E designed for polyolefin rigid applications.
Borealis launches innovative, ADCA-free compound HE1355 for telecommunications cables. It is world’s first chemically-foamed, high density polyethylene grade free of azodicarbonamide
Borealis AG and NOVA Chemicals Corporation today announced they have reached an agreement for Borealis to buy NOVA Chemicals’ 50% ownership interest in Novealis Holdings LLC.
The PE100+ Association celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. Founded in 1999 to assure consistent quality at the highest level in the production and application of materials for PE100 pressure pipes, it is just as relevant today as it ever was.
Acquisition of the two Spanish recycling companies Suminco S.A. and Replacal S.L.
Borealis and Borouge and Henkel announce the development of two new flexible packaging solutions containing both virgin polyethylene (PE) and high amounts of post-consumer recyclate (PCR).
New polyethylene and polypropylene-based monomaterial pouch solutions developed in value-chain collaboration.
The findings of an independent laboratory testing of "EcoLam High Plus" technology show it is consistent with recycling. It improves the recyclability of the current, widely available technologies for functional barriers used in PE films.
FDA confirmed: PCR-HDPE produced with Erema technology is suitable for food packaging made with up to 100 percent post consumer recyclate
CEN has published a new set of standards for stormwater boxes. The new standards simplify the existing complicated market situation in Europe with a myriad of local standards, quality marks and approvals and make it easier for designers and purchasers to compare.
Largest ERF continuous melt filter for ultra-high throughputs and removing difficult contaminants.
Practical experiences gathered and technical assessments carried out support that unplasticised (PVC-U), high impact polyvinyl chloride (PVC-Hi) and polyethylene (PE) buried pipes have an expected service lifetime of over 100 years.
