Materials & Compounding

Micrometal Group Empowers Industry with Micro-Precision Expertise As industries double down on miniaturization to stay competitive, the pressure on manufacturers to deliver smaller, more precise, and more complex components has never been…

Expanded Production of Graphene Nanotube Suspensions in China to Upgrade Coatings OCSiAl’s OEM in China, Nan Chang Xinsu Nano Materials, has more than doubled its graphene nanotube suspension production capacity. The ready-to-apply…

PLAYMOBIL Selects Plant-Based Styrenics Material From INEOS Styrolution For New Sustainable Toys PLAYMOBIL has confirmed that it has converted the production of all items in its toddler portfolio from traditional, fossil-based to…

As plastic Production Grows, Treaty Negotiations to Reduce Plastic Waste Are Stuck in Low Gear Plastic pollution has spread to Earth’s farthest reaches, with widespread effects on wildlife, the environment and human health. To curb this…

ALPLA:  Recycled  Plastic  Reduces  Carbon  Consumption  by  Up to 87 Per Cent  – Recycling works: plastic packaging specialist ALPLA operates state-of-the-art plants worldwide under the brand ALPLArecycling for the production of rPET…

ExxonMobil Introduces Novel HDPE Grade to Help Converters Create Mono-Material Machine Direction Oriented (MDO) Flexible Films ExxonMobil has developed a novel high density polyethylene (HDPE) grade, ExxonMobil HD7165L, for Machine…

SABIC Offers Bio-Based Versions of All NORYL Resin Grades to Further Advance the Bioeconomy of Plastics SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, is now offering bio-based versions of all NORYL, Flexible NORYL, NORYL GTX and NORYL…

Lindner Micromats Helps Unifi, Inc. Transform Plastic Waste into High-Tech Recycled Fiber Of the 400 million tons of plastics produced worldwide each year, too much still ends up in our waterways and landfills. Unifi, Inc., the world’s…

Success Story: Superior Lubrication for Energy-Efficiency in the Plastics Industry As a fast-developing economy, India is currently witnessing an escalating demand in the use and re-use of plastics across several industries. Fulfilling…

Superior Lubrication for Energy-Efficiency in the Plastics Industry India's plastics industry is experiencing high demand and projected growth at a CAGR of 6.6% from 2022 to 2027 Businesses in the industry are focusing on…

Leading Innovation for Advancing Efficiency in the Plastics Industry Plastics are increasingly one of society’s materials of choice because of their superior performance, affordability and life-cycle benefits compared to alternatives. The…

“Sustainability 5.0 of Plastic”: Picchetto Fratin, Minister of the Environment, at the Opening Conference Governmental representatives and business community leaders at the opening of PLAST 2023 Gilberto Pichetto Fratin, Minister of the…