LyondellBasell CEO Bhavesh V. (Bob) Patel has been named to head chemicals company W. R. Grace effective January 2022, it was announced today by Standard Industries Holding. The privately held conglomerate entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Grace in April 2021 in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $7 billion. The deal is expected to close later this year. Patel will take the reins from Hudson La Force, who…
Eastman is working with the United State Automotive Materials Partnership and automotive recycler Louis Padnos Iron & Metal Co. are part of a concept study to demonstrate a closed-loop recycling plan intended to “bring circularity into the mainstream.”
In addition to improper maintenance, contaminated hydraulic oil is one of the principal causes of faults in injection molding machines. In 70% to 90% of cases, damage to hydraulic components is directly attributable to contamination in the hydraulic system. The goal of oil management is to prevent contamination of this kind in order to enhance the availability, reliability and efficiency of injection machines. Oil management is not strictly the responsibility…
Contract manufacturer Natech Plastics reported today that it has finalized the design, manufacture, and assembly of custom extraction tubes for diagnostics use, such as COVID-19 testing. The product was engineered and tested by Natech Plastics and its production will help solve supply chain issues for companies specializing in rapid diagnostics tests, said the company. “Our customers shared their struggle in acquiring reliable extraction tubes from the current available suppliers,” said…
The in-vehicle experience is poised for one of its biggest transformations to date, with the wider adoption of 5G technology.
When living in daily instability, there are not enough resources for today, let alone for tomorrow. In such an environment, relationships are a driving force, and employees make their decisions based on relationships and survival. When hiring in this highly competitive market, the following points are important to remember when hiring under-resourced employees. Concrete Vs. Abstract When an employee lives in the present and makes decisions for today, life is…
There have been some glimmers of hope that resin supply would pick up and prices would begin to decline, as noted in our Weekly Resin Report, but there was always the caveat of another disruptive event coming along. Enter Hurricane Ida. At the time of writing, “hurricane-force winds are expected Sunday . . . along the Louisiana coast, including metropolitan New Orleans,” reported the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Atlanta today,…
Engineers at the University of Missouri (MU) are collaborating with Midland, MI–based Dow Chemical and the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) to develop and test asphalt pavement mixtures that incorporate plastic waste. The research aims to reduce plastic waste in the environment by integrating it with asphalt to pave US roadways and bridges. Researchers at the Mizzou Asphalt Pavement and Innovation Lab (MAPIL) in the MU College of Engineering are…
Consulting firm ICIS noted that the storm is likely to impact oil and chemical production sites in the Gulf of Mexico and along the Gulf Coast.
The films in the new series, which has been dubbed R-2000D, are designed to be drop-in replacements for conventional, hard-to-recycle multi-material laminates.