DuPont has announced that it will divest a significant portion of its Mobility & Materials portfolio and acquire Rogers Corporation (Chandler, Arizona), a producer of advanced materials, for approximately $5.2 billion. The combined actions “strengthen DuPont’s positions in high-growth, high-margin markets” and significantly improves cross-cycle earnings stability, DuPont says. On a conference call earlier today, DuPont chairman and CEO Ed Breen noted that the Mobility … Continue reading DuPont to divest engineered polymers, performance resins and acquire Rogers Corporation for $5.2 billion

Spanish market for biopolymers is expected to become one of the largest in Europe Support food companies and retailers to implement tightening Spanish legislation on the mandatory usage of certified compostable bags As part of its growth strategy for its biopolymers business, BASF will cooperate with WPO Polymers to further advance on the fast developing Spanish and Portuguese markets: The plastics solutions provider will act … Continue reading BASF and WPO Polymers cooperate to distribute biopolymer ecovio® for certified compostable bags in Spain and Portugal

The goal is a resource-efficient circular economy © 831days – stock.adobe.com Materials manufacturer Covestro and the environmental service provider Interseroh, a company of ALBA Group, intend to cooperate in the field of innovative recycling of plastic waste. This includes resistant plastic products made from Covestro materials, such as polyurethanes and polycarbonates. Therefore, the two partners have recently signed a memorandum of understanding. For this reason, Interseroh intends to source … Continue reading Covestro and Interseroh to jointly establish value-adding cycles

At the American Chemical Society (ACS) ceremony held on 23rd August 2021, Arkema and Polymem received the Team Innovation Award for their collaborative development of a new generation of ultrafiltration membranes made from innovative Kynar® PVDF resins. This exciting development is the result of joint teamwork at Arkema’s French and American research centers together with complementary application research by Polymem. The new membranes are currently showcased in the wastewater treatment plant at Toulouse Metropole … Continue reading Arkema and Polymem awarded by The American Chemical Society (ACS)

PPG announced the startup of a facility in Tangier, Morocco, that will produce automotive sealants for local vehicle production. The plant, which marks the company’s first automotive coatings production facility in Africa, initially will supply materials for Renault Group’s Dacia brand vehicles that are produced in Tangier and Casablanca. “This facility’s startup is an important step in providing local supply for automotive original equipment (OEM) … Continue reading PPG to Begin Automotive OEM Sealants Production in Morocco

Lubrizol announced the next phase of its staged, multi-million dollar investment in thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) capacity and capabilities to serve the rapidly growing global Paint Protection Films (PPF) market. This comes on top of investments of over $20 million over the last three years in capacity, application and testing capabilities, and market insights. The new investments will further optimize the global manufacturing footprint to support … Continue reading Lubrizol to Announce Further Investment to Support Growth of Paint Protection Films Market

Green Science Alliance has been trying to replace all the petrochemical derived products with natural biomass derived chemical products. This time, Mr. Daiki Tanaka and Dr. Ryohei Mori have developed natural biomass biodegradable 3D printer ink.  Environmental problems caused by population explosion such as global warming, extreme weather, natural resource depletion, water shortage and plastic pollution are getting severe in the world. Human beings have been producing and consuming … Continue reading Green Science Alliance to Develop Nature Biomass Biodegradable 3D Printer Ink

Evonik is celebrating a milestone in its history. Construction work on the new polyamide 12 complex at Marl Chemical Park is virtually complete and it will be taken into operation this year. High-performance polymers for new technologies in future markets Investment of around half a billion euros Industrial production creates value and jobs in Germany Armin Laschet, Minister President of the federal state of North … Continue reading Evonik to inaugurate world’s largest polyamide 12 complex

Iron oxide pigments from LANXESS are not affecting biodegradation and compostability of bioplastics Pigment analysis makes it easier to ensure compliance with heavy metal limits in formulations LANXESS supports masterbatch producers in the process of formulating colored biodegradable plastics by offering pigment analyses. As a result, the Inorganic Pigments (IPG) business unit offers a unique service by providing its customers with recommendations regarding the maximum … Continue reading Meeting the limits – reliable coloration of bioplastics by LANXESS

ERPRO 3D FACTORY (E3DF) is a French company founded in 2017 that specializes in large-series additive manufacturing. Since its creation, E3DF has already produced more than 19 million parts, most of which have been made with 100% bio-based Polyamide 11 powder. Arkema will acquire a 10% stake in E3DF to gain new expertise and accelerate the development of new applications for its high-performance polymers. Arkema … Continue reading Arkema to acquire a 10% stake in E3DF to gain new expertise and accelerate the development of new applications

Increased use of circular raw materials thanks to INSQIN® waterborne PU technology For the covers of its classic notebooks, Moleskine® relies on Covestro’s aqueous INSQIN® polyurethane (PU) technology for textile coating with partially bio-based raw materials. © Covestro Moleskine® notebooks are replicas of the legendary notebook used by such notable people as Vincent Van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, Ernest Hemingway, and Bruce Chatwin. Moleskine places great emphasis on more … Continue reading Partially bio-based raw materials from Covestro for notebooks from Moleskine®

With the planned acquisition of Agiplast, a leader in the regeneration of high performance polymers, in particular specialty polyamides and fluoropolymers, Arkema will be able to offer a full service to customers in terms of materials circularity, addressing growing market expectations in this field. This project, which contributes to the sustainable development of the polymer industry, is perfectly in line with Arkema’s sustainable growth strategy. … Continue reading Arkema to acquire Agiplast | Circular economy

Trinseo (NYSE: TSE) and ETB have signed a letter of intent to collaborate on the development of purified bio-based 1,3-butadiene. This will see the two companies combine their respective technology and process expertise to accelerate the development of viable, renewably sourced material solutions. Under the partnership, the companies will jointly explore opportunities to scale up ETB’s unique single-stage process to produce bio-based 1,3-butadiene from ethanol using polyfunctional catalyst … Continue reading Trinseo and ETB to Collaborate on Development of Bio-Based 1,3 Butadiene

thyssenkrupp’s plant engineering business has won a second order from the Turkish packaging producer KÖKSAN for a new PET production plant. The plant will be built in Gaziantep, Turkey, next to an existing production line erected by thyssenkrupp in 2013. Its construction will double the site’s production capacity to 432,000 tons of PET resin per year. Completion and commissioning are planned for 2022. The plant … Continue reading thyssenkrupp to build second polymer plant for KÖKSAN in Turkey: 432,000 tons of PET resin per year

Arkema confirms it is on track to begin production of Amino 11 and its flagship Rilsan® polyamide 11 high performance polymer at the new plant on Jurong Island, Singapore in the first half of next year. This plant, for which production will be 100%-derived from renewable castor beans, represents a 50% increase in Arkema’s global polyamide 11 capacity. With this ambitious project announced in 2017, Arkema … Continue reading Arkema to start up new bio-based polyamide 11 plant in Singapore in the first half of 2022