TotalEnergies and Vanheede Environment Group sign a commercial agreement to scale up the manufacturing of circular polymers from post-consumption plastic waste

TotalEnergies and Vanheede Environment Group sign a commercial agreement to scale up the manufacturing of circular polymers from post-consumption plastic waste. TotalEnergies and Vanheede Environment Group announce today the signing of a long-term commercial agreement for the supply of post-consumer recycled (PCR) raw material, to be used as feedstock in the production of circular polymers for durable applications.

Milliken prepares to launch major clarifier plant

Milliken prepares to launch major clarifier plant.
(Photo © 2022 Milliken & Company, all rights reserved, MKPR270)Milliken & Company will begin production at its new clarifier plant soon in Blacksburg, S.C. This significant additional capacity will address strong worldwide demand for clarified plastic products. The company, a global manufacturer with plastic additives and colorants expertise, says this new, world-class facility will increase production capacity of its market-leading Millad® NX® 8000 polypropylene clarifier by more than 50 percent.

Barnes and INEOS Styrolution collaborate on sustainable styrenics solutions

INEOS StyrolutionMolding Solutions, a strategic business unit within Barnes and pioneer of new technologies in injection molding, and INEOS Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, today announced that they will collaborate on a sustainable ABS solution that will make molding biomaterials and sustainable plastics easier.

Solvay extends its sustainable polymer offering for smart devices and wearables

Solvay extends its sustainable polymer offering for smart devices and wearables. 
(Photo: Solvay, PR031)Solvay just launched the Kalix® 10000 series, an ideal structural material for precision electronics components used in smart devices, to complement its Kalix® product line. The newest HPPA-based material is set to take both performance and sustainability to the next level.

DOMO Chemicals launches NYLEO®, the new brand for its innovative Performance Fibers product line

DOMO Chemicals launches NYLEO®, the new brand for its innovative Performance Fibers product line.NYLEO® is the new brand for DOMO's Performance Fibers product line, bringing together a compelling combination of well-established performance fibers and groundbreaking new solutions. Based on nylon 66, NYLEO® is used in numerous applications in the textile, flooring, flock and abrasive markets. Thanks to its unique properties, it offers a wide range of actions to enhance product performance.

GE Additive and Orchid sign agreement to enable Orchid to drive scalable metal 3D printing innovation in large joint orthopedic implants

GE Additive and Orchid Orthopedic Solutions sign EBM agreement at RAPID + TCT 2022.
(Photo: GE Additive, GEADPR065)At RAPID + TCT, GE Additive and Orchid Orthopedic Solutions (Orchid) – a global leader in the manufacture of orthopedic implants and instruments – announced they have signed a definitive agreement to continue driving the adoption of additive manufacturing to their suite of technologies through the development of electron beam melting (EBM) solutions in the medical implants sector.

Westfalia’s colour of green: from avocados to carbon neutrality

Westfalia’s site in Colombia. 
(Photo: Westfalia Fruit, PR005)Westfalia Fruit Group, a leading multinational supplier of avocados, has achieved the One Carbon World Carbon Neutral International Standard for 15 of its businesses for 2020.

Reflo selects INEOS Styrolution Zylar® 631 for its award-winning children’s drinkware 

Photo: Courtesy of Reflo.Key material properties in durability and safety make INEOS Styrolution’s Zylar® 631 the material of choice in the production of reusable Smart Cups for children by Reflo.