Sustainability
Sustainability
The nylon 6/6 leader has made recent acquisitions in Europe and Asia.
DuPont debuts new grades of nylon and PBT resins for those markets.
The Fakuma trade show has always occupied a prominent place in the calendar of the plastics processing industry.
ExxonMobil Corp. said it is building its first commercial-scale advanced recycling plant and plans others. Recent investments it has made in new virgin plastics capacity, however, are much larger.
Dow Inc. announced ambitious environmental goals Oct. 6, including plans to build the world's first net-zero carbon emissions ethylene cracker.
Europe’s bio-based industries continue to expand, generating a total turnover of €780 billion in 2018, up €30 billion compared to 2017, according to a newly published report commissioned by the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC).
Two plastic lumber firms come together to create Premier Outdoor Living as investors pursue add-on acquisitions.
As You Sow, a shareholder advocacy group with an eye on plastics, is out with an assessment on packaging and pollution.
Noting "considerable confusion" around chemical recycling and more interest with its use in plastics, the EPA has opened a rulemaking asking how it should regulate the technologies.
The center, which will be used for material research and tests, sample production and machine demonstrations, is connected to the company's Packaging Technology Center.
Braskem Idesa S.A.P.I. and plastics recycler Alcamare have agreed to cooperate to develop recycled food-grade resins.
Harbec, Inc., an Ontario, NY, contract manufacturer of tight tolerance, precision injection-moulded parts and assemblies, machined metal components and tooling, has found it has a lot in common with Arburg, the German manufacturer of injection moulding machines, whose U.S. headquarters are in Rocky Hill, CT. and regional Technology Centres are located in Elgin, IL and Irvine, CA.
The Finnish company's GreenChoice portfolio will help partners and customers to achieve their sustainability goals while pursuing carbon neutrality.
A new 12,200-square-foot location in Wisconsin addresses packaging design, testing, recyclability and compostability.