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Custom injection molding company Pyramid Plastics has invested in three new LSMtron injection molding machines, phase one of its three-year plan to expand operations. The two 1000-ton and one 500-ton injection molding machines are equipped with Industry 4.0 features enabling more-efficient, comprehensive project management, said Pyramid Plastics in its announcement. It also purchased additional auxiliary equipment in this round of investments. “The smart features on these hybrid servo-hydraulic machines will allow us…

ExxonMobil is making strides with industrial-scale deployment of its advanced recycling technology, most recently with its first commercial sale of certified circular polymers. The buyer is Berry Global. Berry, a global supplier of packaging and engineered products, which will use the polymers to manufacture containers for high-performance food-grade packaging. The polymers are produced using plastic waste processed at ExxonMobil’s advanced recycling facility in Baytown, TX. The Baytown facility uses ExxonMobil’s…

Masterbatch supplier Ampacet, Tarrytown, NY, has launched a compatibilizer that boosts the recyclability of multilayer barrier films containing polyamide 6 (PA6) and ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH). The Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC) has granted the new compatibilizer How2Recycle Prequalification for Store Drop-Off. Thus, multilayer barrier films containing the proper combination of PA6 and/or EVOH — with correct compatibilizer loading — may be eligible to display the How2Recycle Store Drop-Off label. Post-consumer…

Stratasys Ltd. has donated its J750 Digital Anatomy 3D printers, as well as MakerBot METHOD X and MakerBot SKETCH 3D printers, to the University of Minnesota Visible Heart Laboratories for student and physician education as well as medical device research. The Visible Heart Laboratories are a large research lab located at the University of Minnesota Medical School. Stratasys’ Digital Anatomy 3D printers produce anatomic models that reportedly mimic the actual feel, responsiveness, and biomechanics of human anatomy.…

The circular polymer portfolio of Braskem S.A., the largest polyolefins producer in the Americas as well as large-scale biopolymers producer, is expanding to include two new polypropylene (PP) grades with post-consumer recycled (PCR) content. These PP grades can be used in a wide range of FDA food contact applications consumer packaging, caps and closures, housewares, and a wide range of thermoforming applications.   “Today’s announcement is another milestone in Braskem’s journey…

Teijin Ltd. plans to form a business alliance with Fuji Design Co., Ltd., a Japanese manufacturer of recycled carbon fibers, to establish a basis for the production, supply, and commercialization of carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) products made from recycled carbon fibers using a low environmental impact process. Fuji Design’s proprietary “precision pyrolysis” technology produces high-quality carbon fibers from used CFRP by removing matrix resins. As a green technology, it produces some…