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Date Archive - December 2021

First Commercially Available Chemically Recycled Bioplastic

Total Corbion PLA has launched the world’s first commercially available chemically recycled bioplastics product—more specifically rPLA. The Luminy  rPLA grades boast the same properties, characteristics and regulatory approvals as virgin Luminy PLA, but are partially made from post-industrial and post-consumer PLA waste. Total Corbion PLA is already receiving and depolymerizing reprocessed PLA waste, which is then purified and polymerized back into commercially available Luminy rPLA. The commercial availability of rPLA…

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What’s Ahead for the Plastics Industry in 2022

While some US plastics manufacturers are optimistic about continued reshoring, the global industry picture understandably remains a moving target given regional tensions, potential responses to the Omicron variant, and other factors. With year-to-date data ending in September showing a $1.4 billion US plastics industry trade deficit, “it is likely that the US will have another year of a trade deficit in plastics, albeit less than last year,” wrote Perc Pineda,…

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Solvay to Supply Avio with Advanced Materials for Space Exploration

Solvay and Avio SpA have signed a long-term agreement for the supply of composite and adhesive materials for use across a range of projects including the Vega space program, the European Space Agency’s satellite launch vehicles designed to send payloads into low Earth orbit. Solvay will supply Avio with ablative material, RTM resins, and adhesives. Solvay has a strong legacy in the space market and has long been a leader…

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