Novolex cites increased demand in film recycling expansion
Work begins soon on a project that will include both additional extrusion and sorting capacity.
10 states ask Biden for ‘aggressive’ action on single-use plastic buying
A coalition of 10 state attorneys general wants the Biden administration to limit federal buying of single-use plastics. The federal government is asking for input on a new plastics purchasing policy.
Plastic Compounds Outperform Ceramics in Automotive Navigation Antennas
Sabic has debuted two LNP Thermocomp compounds that offer the potential to improve signal gain performance compared with ceramics in second-generation automotive global navigation satellite system (GNSS) antennas. The LNP Thermocomp ZKC0CXXD and ZKC0DXXD compounds help enable the design and molding of antenna substrates with more-complex pattern markings that add effective surface area, a critical factor in enhancing signal capture. For customers that currently use ceramics, switching to the LNP…
Biobased PEF Shows Low CO2 Footprint
Photo Credit: nova-Institute Within the last couple of years, we have reported on the progress made by Amsterdam-based technology company in renewable chemistry Avantium with its plant -based PEF (polyethylene furanoate). This year alone, we reported on the company’s plans to start-up the world’s first commercial FDCA (2,5-furandicarboxylic acid), the main building block of PEF, in 2024. We also reported that the company has signed offtake agreements with both the…
Qmed+ Is Changing the Game for Supplier Directories
MD+DI is changing the look and feel of supplier online directories with the launch of Qmed+. To do this, the team behind MD+DI and Qmed interviewed purchasing influencers at major medical device OEMs, mid-size manufacturers, and start-ups to understand their sourcing processes and pain points. The result is Qmed+, a next-generation online supplier directory dedicated exclusively to the medical device industry based on feedback directly from the medical device industry.…
PE, PP prices continue downward slide
Improving supplies and softening demand were behind the price drops, although materials suppliers are seeking an increase in September.
Obituary: Triangle Tool owner Roy Luther
LeRoy D. “Roy” Luther, the former owner of toolmaker Triangle Tool Corp., died Sept. 5 after a brief illness. He was 84.
Microplastics Problems and Solutions
Microplastics may be one of the thorniest topics faced by the plastics industry in 2022 and into the foreseeable future. As with many pressing issues of the day, there’s a sharp contrast in viewpoints. “There’s little agreement as to how serious an issue microplastics represents,” offers sustainable packaging expert Robert Lilienfeld, Executive Director of SPRING, The Sustainable Packaging Research, Information, and Networking Group. “There are two schools of thought here, as usual:…
If You Like Wrestling with Carbon Footprints…
Arburg calculated the embedded energy consumption and carbon emissions for around 11,000 components of its injection machines, comprising eight different materials categories. (Photo: Arburg) Back in June, I outlined the daunting complexities of calculating carbon footprints for either a production plant (“site carbon footprint”) or a plastic product (“product carbon footprint”). My brief overview of the subject was based on a new book, Sustainability Management in Plastics Processing, by consultant…
Recycler Green Tree Plastics closing in Indiana
Groups that collected plastic caps and lids have been able to trade them as part of their purchase of benches made from recycled plastic.