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Korea’s LG Chem plans to construct an innovative carbon mitigation facility that will produce raw materials for plastics using carbon dioxide to build its foundation to achieve 2050 Net Zero. The company will construct a Dry Reforming of Methane (DRM) facility, which can produce plastics using carbon dioxide captured at the plant and the byproduct gas, methane. The DRM facility will be constructed as a 1,000-tonne/year pilot plant at the…

Here are the most-read articles at Plastics Technology in November 2022. From commodity resins to your molding process, even with some K 2022 review products, our coverage brought readers answers and knowledge this Autumn. Make sure to come back next week when our December 2022 issue is published with a whole new set of feature and technical articles.  Happy Thanksgiving from Plastics Technology!Photo Credit: Stock Image

Spot resin trading improved last week. A relatively high volume of resin was sold through the PlasticsExchange platform, said the Chicago-based resin clearinghouse in its Market Update, and more railcars than truckloads changed hands. Along with regular customers, some processors that had been on the sidelines came in to secure material ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday week. Producers have continued efforts to tighten supplies by running reactors at reduced operating…

Advanced Design & Manufacturing Montréal, Canada’s largest manufacturing expo with five co-locates including Expoplast, returned after a four-year hiatus to welcome more than 3,250 verified attendees and nearly 200 international exhibitors at the Palais des congrès de Montréal. Taking place on Nov. 9 and 10, the five co-located events — Expoplast, Pack Ex Montréal, Automation Technology (ATX) Montréal, Design & Manufacturing (D&M) Montréal, and Powder & Bulk Solids Montréal — convened…

Plastics additives supplier Baerlocher has collaborated with processor Envision Plastics, machinery OEMs Bekum America and W. Müller, and polyethylene supplier ExxonMobil Chemical to develop new sustainable plastics for the packaging industry. Baerlocher’s innovative Baeropol T-Blends stabilization solutions significantly enhance the recyclability of virgin polyolefin resins and the quality of recycled high-density polyethylene (re-HDPE) resins used in extrusion blow molding (EBM) applications. The blends are equally applicable to post-industrial recycled (PIR) and…

Suhas Kulkarni leads a melt preparation workshop at the Polymers Center of Excellence in Charlotte, N.C. on Nov. 10 at the close of the Molding 2022 Conference.  On the final day of Molding 2022, the Polymers Center of Excellence in Charlotte, N.C. held a sold out tour and workshop. The workshop was lead by industry consultant and Plastics Technology contributor, Suhas Kulkarni. [embedded content] RELATED CONTENT