Articles Tagged with ''polymers''

Reverdia Announces Biosuccinium Collaboration

Reverdia recently announced it has signed a strategic partnership with Hangzhou Xinfu.

November 22, 2016

The partnership represents a collaboration to adopt Biosuccinium in biobased polymers and co-polymers for the packaging industry.

Total and Corbion Announce Bioplastics Joint Venture

Total and Corbion recently announced they will collaborate to develop bioplastics by creating a 50/50 joint venture.

November 18, 2016

The two partners plan to build a PLA polymerization plant with a capacity of 75,000 tons per year.

Wacker Chemie Starts up Pilot Reactor

Wacker Chemie AG recently announced it has officially started up its new pilot reactor at its Nanjing site in Jiangsu, China.

November 17, 2016

The new facility will allow Wacker to expand its local research and development activities.

Market Trends

U.S. Demand for Natural Polymers to Exceed $5 Billion

Cellulose ethers are the largest product type of natural polymer, representing a third of the market.

November 3, 2016

U.S. demand for natural polymers is forecast to expand at a 4.3% annual pace to $5.1 billion in 2020, reaching 1.9 billion lbs. Growth is expected to be driven by demand for natural ingredients in the large food and beverage industry, which will bolster the use of cellulose ethers and starch and fermentation polymers.

ExxonMobil and Thanh Phu Collaborate on Flexible Packaging

ExxonMobil and Thanh Phu are collaborating on a 100% polyethylene recyclable solution for laminated packaging.

October 31, 2016

Recycling of laminated packaging has been a long-standing challenge for the packaging industry.

Plastomers Market to See Steady Increase

The global plastomers market to grow at a CAGR of 7.5% from 2016-2020.

October 27, 2016

When compared with conventional plastics, plastomers are soft and transparent.

Advanced Polymer Monitoring Technologies, Austin Chemical Announce Partnership

APMT recently announced it has entered into a strategic partnership with Austin Chemical Co.

October 12, 2016

The Austin Chemical team initially will focus its efforts on applications for APMT’s ACOMP product.

Emery Oleochemicals Opens Pilot Plant

Emery Oleochemicals recently announced it has opened a new pilot plant in Loxstedt, Germany.

October 7, 2016

The facility is intended to give the GPA team greater flexibility in upscaling products.

Kraton Performance Polymers Becomes Kraton Corp.

Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. recently announced that it has changed its name to Kraton Corp.

September 29, 2016

The company changed names to better reflect its business after the Arizona Chemical Holdings Corp. acquisition.

Signet Launches Creative Polymer Solutions

Signet Enterprises recently announced the commencement of operations for Creative Polymer Solutions.

September 14, 2016

The new company will co-locate in a state-of-the-art polymer blending facility with Sprayroq Inc.

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