Category
Materials

Materials Sustainability

January 26, 2021
Shell invests in Quebec’s first waste to low-carbon fuel plant

Materials

January 21, 2021
Sabic and Plastic Energy set to start construction of advanced recycling unit in the Netherlands

Materials Research & Development

January 20, 2021
New process to recycle polyolefinic plastics at low temperature

Materials

January 20, 2021
Celanese to build liquid crystal polymer plant in China

Materials Research & Development Sustainability

January 18, 2021
Scientists make sustainable polymer from sugars in wood

Materials

January 18, 2021
Material distributor Vinmar names Vishal Goradia as new CEO

Materials

January 18, 2021
Avient expanding colour concentrate capabilities in Vietnam

Canadian Plastics Materials

January 15, 2021
New Western Canadian sales representative for Ampacet

Materials

January 12, 2021
BASF opens ASEAN Technical Development Center in Thailand

Materials

January 5, 2021
Ascend purchases Eurostar Engineering Plastics

Materials

January 4, 2021
Ineos completes acquisition of BP’s global Aromatics and Acetyls business

Canadian Plastics Materials

December 29, 2020
Gendon Polymer Services adds French language section to its website

Materials Recycling

December 28, 2020
LyondellBasell and Suez jointly acquire plastics recycling company in Belgium

Materials

December 21, 2020
Ineos Styrolution holds groundbreaking for new ABS plant in Ningbo, China

Materials

December 21, 2020
Huntsman acquiring additives maker Gabriel Performance Products for $250 million

Materials

December 18, 2020
Avient adding capacity for medical-grade Mevopur materials in Asia-Pacific

Materials

December 14, 2020
Mitsubishi Chemical buys land in Louisiana for planned MMA monomer plant

Automotive Materials

December 14, 2020
Trinseo to acquire Arkema’s PMMA business

Canadian Plastics Materials Sustainability

December 10, 2020
Struktol achieves a silver sustainability rating with EcoVadis

Materials Research & Development

December 9, 2020
Tough, transparent PLA cup withstands boiling water

Canadian Plastics Materials

December 1, 2020
Canada’s Protech Group acquires industrial coatings business of Winslow Browning Inc.

Materials Research & Development Robots & Automation Sustainability

November 30, 2020
Researchers combine AI-guided robots and chemical recycling to address plastic pollution crisis

Materials Recycling Sustainability

November 30, 2020
DSM and Neste partner to create high-performance materials from sustainable feedstock

Materials Research & Development

November 25, 2020
Russian scientists have developed an ideal polymer for implants

Materials

November 25, 2020
Ineos to acquire Sasol’s ownership of Texas HDPE joint venture

Environment Materials Packaging

November 20, 2020
Nova, Pregis partner to support clean water initiative

3D Printing Materials Recycling

November 18, 2020
Braskem completes $10 million Innovation and Technology Center expansion in Pittsburgh

Canadian Plastics Materials Moldmaking Research & Development

November 17, 2020
Ontario molder Axiom Group and collaborators receive Next Generation Manufacturing Canada investment funding

3D Printing Automotive Materials Research & Development

November 16, 2020
Researchers discover unique new polymer fibres

Materials Recycling Sustainability

November 13, 2020
AmSty and Agilyx complete certified circular recycling pathway for polystyrene

Materials

November 13, 2020
Colourant supplier Heubach names Henry Brooks as president of Heucotech USA

Automotive Materials

November 12, 2020
CpK Interior Products R&D team invents anti-viral plastics to kill COVID-19