Shuttered Chicago injection molder to get new owner
Home Products International Inc. is asking a bankruptcy court to allow the sale of assets instead of proceeding with an auction. The proposed buyer intends to restart production.
Missouri adopts chemical recycling law
Missouri has become the 20th state to adopt industry-backed legislation on chemical recycling.
People in plastics, week of July 4, 2022
A roundup of new hires and promotions in the plastics industry.
PureCycle Helps NFL Team Tackle Game-Day Plastic Waste
PureCycle Technologies (Orlando, FL) is partnering with the Jacksonville Jaguars to tackle the problem of single-use polypropylene (PP) waste that accumulates at the football team’s TIAA Bank Field. The initiative kicks off this summer, in advance of the 2022-2023 National Football League season. The goal is to divert more than 500,000 pieces of PP waste, generated at more than 50 games and events, from landfills and waterways. TIAA Bank Field,…
Sabic Debuts PP Compounds for Foam Injection Molding
Sabic has introduced a specialized portfolio of Sabic PP compounds for foam injection molding (FIM). New mineral-reinforced Sabic PPc F9005, PPc F9007, and PPc F9015 grades can help deliver attractive aesthetics for visible automotive interior parts with complex geometries, such as door panels and trim, seat and trunk cladding, A/B/C/D pillar covers, and center consoles. Unlike standard FIM materials, which typically exhibit surface defects, the new advanced PP compounds feature…
Joint Project Targets Polyamide Production From Low-Carbon Hydrogen
Domo Chemicals, a producer of engineered polyamide materials, has partnered with Hynamics, a 100% subsidiary of EDF Group specializing in the production of low-carbon hydrogen, with the objective of achieving zero-carbon for 100% of the hydrogen used at the Belle-Étoile industrial site south of Lyon, France, in the heart of the Vallée de la Chimie (Chemistry Valley). The so-called HyDom project will install an 85-MW hydrogen production plant using the…
Sustainable Plastics Live – August 2022
Join us August 2nd at 10am (edt) for a discussion of innovative recycling technologies! Plastics recyclers and their partners are pioneering innovative new ways to help to make the plastics supply chain more circular. In our August Sustainable Plastics Live, Karen Laird will recap highlights from the Plastics Recycling Show Europe including the top award winners. We’ll also preview of sustainability-related news we can expect to see in October at…
Most Viewed Articles for Plastics Technology in June
Published 7/8/2022 | 1 MINUTE READ Resin pricing, a plant tour, best practices, recycling, sustainability and more garnered interest from Plastics Technology’s web visitors in June. #bestpractices
Plastic Perspectives: 5 Questions for Dordan Manufacturing
Woodstock, IL, the filming location of the Bill Murray movie Groundhog Day, is home to Dordan Manufacturing, a 60-year old a privately held, custom thermoforming company located 60 miles northwest of Chicago. The facility feels like a second home to Daniel Slavin, CEO and president, who grew up in the company, taking over when his father retired as did his father before him. We made an on-site visit to the…
Graham Engineering set to host conference this fall
After a two-year hiatus, Graham Engineering announced the Spotlight™ Medical Extrusion & Secondary Operations Conference to be held September 27-28, in York, Pennsylvania.