Creative Extruded to close two Ohio plants, permanently lay off 243
Creative Extruded Products, a maker of plastic and rubber moldings for the automotive glass market, is permanently closing two plants in Ohio.
Positive Plastics wants to be missing link between designers, manufacturers
Positive Plastics is a new initiative launched by three materials experts, united by a special passion for plastics. It’s a passion they want to share with the designers and engineers with whom they work, to encourage them to “think positively about plastics.”
Bio-Based PEI Matches Performance, Processability of Incumbent Ultem Material
Sabic has launched a portfolio of bio-based Ultem resins that offer sustainability benefits while delivering performance and processability that is identical to the incumbent Ultem material. The new polyetherimide (PEI) reportedly is the first certified renewable, high-performance, amorphous polymer available in the industry. Using a mass balance approach, for every 100 kg of Ultem PEI resin produced, Sabic replaces 25.5 kg of fossil-based feedstocks with bio-based materials derived from waste…
LyondellBasell sees ‘robust demand’ in third quarter
Sales at the Houston-based resin maker and compounder were up almost 87 percent compared to the same period in 2020.
ICIS Launches Global Database of Chemical Recycling Projects
As brand owners set ambitious sustainability goals, especially involving packaging for food and beverage products, demand for recycled plastics has been growing. The supply of high-quality, food-grade recycled plastics, however, is limited. Chemical recycling, or advanced recycling as it is increasingly called to avoid alarming a segment of the population that views “chemicals” as something nefarious, may fill the gap left by mechanical recycling methods. To help fast-moving consumer goods companies,…
Avantus Aerospace divests three noncore composites businesses
Avantus Aerospace Ltd. has divested its three non-core composites businesses as it focuses on producing c-class parts for the aerospace and semiconductors markets.
Merger Aims to Accelerate Bio-printing of Human Organs
Additive manufacturing pioneer 3D Systems has announced the acquisition of Volumetric Biotechnologies, a Houston-based biotech company dedicated to pursuing the manufacture of human organs using bio-printing methods. Co-founders Jordan Miller and Bagrat Grigoryan and their team of bio-engineers and scientists have made tremendous progress in these efforts, focusing primarily on the human liver and the underlying technologies required to create complex biological structures, said the announcement. With this acquisition, 3D…
Austrian Plastic Packaging Giant Invests in Kansas City Region
Austria’s plastic packaging powerhouse Alpla Group has picked the Kansas City region for its new 23,000-square-meter manufacturing plant. It represents a key element in its commitment to the expansion of its injection molding capabilities, the company said in today’s announcement. As one of the global leaders in packaging solutions, the site will enhance Alpla’s scope of innovation and help meet demand of recent business, the company said. The new addition at…
Lower prices ahead for PE, PP resins as supplies improve
After more than a year of increases, prices for polyethylene and polypropylene resins are expected to trend downward, according to IHS Markit analysts.
Kids Schooled in Plastic Film Recycling for 15 Years
Teaching kids early on about the importance of recycling packaging is a great lesson that pays sustainable dividends going forward. One such program, Trex Plastic Film Recycling Challenge, is celebrating a 15-year anniversary. Sponsored by Trex, the world’s largest manufacturer of wood-alternative decking and railing, the program motivates K-12 students across the country to participate to earn prizes for their schools as they give new life to discarded plastic film.…