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Thailand-headquartered chemical firm Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL) is offering new 100% rPET (recycled PET) under the brand Deja. Indorama says the rPET is available in various forms such as recycled flake, pellet, fiber and filament for use in multiple applications. Headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand, IVL has operating sites…

Chemical firm Sabic has introduced its LNP Elcrin iQ portfolio of polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) compounded resins derived from recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) to support the circular economy and help reduce plastic waste. products also offer a smaller cradle-to-gate environmental footprint than virgin PBT resin, as measured by Cumulative Energy Demand…

US-based machinery firm Milacron Holdings Corp. says it has entered into a definitive agreement with Osgood Capital Group and Cyprium Investment Partners to sell its Uniloy Blow Molding business. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close within the next 90 days. Tom Goeke, Milacron…

Henkel has acquired Molecule Corp., a privately owned, technology-driven enterprise focused on product innovation in additive manufacturing. Molecule Corp. provides advanced solutions for 3D printing applications – including medical device, aerospace, automotive and a wide variety of consumer goods – as well as industrial inkjet materials, impacting a wide variety…

Dutch chemicals firm DSM says that it has reached agreement with SRF Ltd., to acquire its Engineering Plastics business. DSM will pay a consideration of EUR38 million to SRF Ltd. The acquisition is expected to close in Q3 2019, subject to customary closing conditions. The acquisition will further cement DSM…

Japan’s Teijin Limited says that its Sereebo carbon fibre-reinforced thermoplastic (CFRTP) has been selected by General Motors (GM) for use in select pickup box applications. This, the firm says, is the world’s first use of CFRTP for structural parts in a high-volume production vehicle. Sereebo will be used to manufacture…

Italian chemical producer, Versalis (Eni), and Montello S.p.A., an Italian company focused on post-consumer plastic recovery and recycling technologies are jointly developing a new range of polyethylene (PE) products made from recycled packaging. Advances in consolidated technological and commercial expertise in the PE industry has enabled the two companies to…

German specialty chemicals company Lanxess says it has completed the expansion of its Macrolex dyes production plant at the Chempark Leverkusen. With an investment of more than EUR5 million, the capacity was increased by around 25%. The expanded plant was officially put into operation at the beginning of May. “By…

Japan’s Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation is to increase the production capacity of SoarnoL ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH) resin by 3000 tonnes/year to 41 000 tonnes/year at its consolidated subsidiary Noltex LLC’s facility located in La Porte, Texas, in the US. The production increase is slated to take effect in the…

Germany’s Covestro has started building additional production lines for its polycarbonate films. The new co-extrusion lines are scheduled for completion by the end of 2020 and will cover the increasing demand. “With this capacity expansion, we are strengthening the Dormagen site as a competence centre for specialty films,” said Dr.…