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1 week ago | 
ptonline.com | Matt Stonecash
Waste management company Republic Services and recycler Blue Polymers have opened a Polymer Center in Indianapolis, which will sort and recycle plastic waste, co-locating material recovery functions with recycling functions. "The opening of the first Polymer Center-Blue Polymers complex is a significant milestone in advancing circularity for plastic packaging in Indiana and across the region," says Jon Vander Ark, Republic Services president and chief executive officer.
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2 weeks ago | 
ptonline.com | Matt Stonecash
BASF has developed high-flow Ultrason D 1010 G6 U40. The blend based on polyethersulfone (PESU) is optimized to meet special needs for easy injection molding of energy-efficient parts in data and energy transmission, smart electronics and e-mobility.
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2 weeks ago | 
ptonline.com | Matt Stonecash
Tosaf has announced an alternative to chlorine- or bromine-based flamer retardants. The halogen-free grades enable sustainable solutions to fill customer requirements and legal specifications. FR8719PP is specifically designed to meet the flame-retardant requirements of polypropylene in injection molding and extrusion applications. Extruded pipes are used for guiding electrical cables or supplying and discharging media.
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3 weeks ago | 
ptonline.com | Matt Stonecash
Net Impact announced its third Circular Plastics Challenge with a case prompt that encourages emerging business professionals to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to maximize circularity in the plastics value chain.
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3 weeks ago | 
ptonline.com | Matt Stonecash
Amorim is well known for producing cork stoppers for wine, which it has been doing since 1870. In 2018, the company started up its i.cork pilot factory in Portugal to design new materials and develop technologies. The program has led to a recycled material application for leftovers of wine stopper manufacture as well as postconsumer materials, which are incorporated into Amorim’s cork polymer compounds.
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3 weeks ago | 
pt-mexico.com | Matt Stonecash
Se encontraron retardantes de llama bromados en utensilios de plástico negro para cocina, según un estudio de 2024 publicado en la revista Chemosphere, un análisis de 2018 publicado en la revista Science of the Total Environment, y una investigación de 2013 publicada en la revista Food Additives & Contaminants. Fuente: GettyImages.
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3 weeks ago | 
ptonline.com | Matt Stonecash
Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC) has announced Extem RH1017UCL polyimide resin for optical applications. According to SABIC, the resin withstands 260ºC reflow soldering and features enhanced properties supporting high-volume production of multilens arrays for optical connect assemblies and subassemblies. An expanded beam connector assembly demonstrator uses single-mode optics micromolded from Extem RH1017UCL Resin.
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3 weeks ago | 
ptonline.com | Matt Stonecash
Although traditional mechanical recycling is still the dominant form of reprocessing polymers, a diversity of technologies is used on a smaller scale and could make significant changes to the quality and quantity of recycled polymers available in the future. Mechanical recycling is well established and very efficient — both in terms of yield and resource consumption — but still faces challenges in many applications.
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4 weeks ago | 
ptonline.com | Matt Stonecash
Borealis has introduced Borcycle M CWOT120CL, a recycled linear low-density polyethylene (rLLDPE) grade. It is produced with 85% postconsumer recyclate and 15% LLDPE booster. This is the latest grade based on the Borcycle M mechanical recycling technology. Borealis says new film grade offers stretchability while including recycled content. Source: Borealis. The new grade is for blown film applications across primary, secondary and tertiary packaging.
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1 month ago | 
ptonline.com | Matt Stonecash
Advanced Blending Solutions (ABS) announced the launch of its new trial area featuring the Sasquatch Repelletizer Unit. The dedicated space enables customers to test materials on the Sasquatch unit to ensure it meets their processing needs. The ABS Sasquatch is designed for high output efficiency and minimizing power use. Source: Advanced Blending Solutions (ABS)According to ABS, the Sasquatch is designed for high-output efficiency while minimizing power use.
