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Sustainability
Dow and Teknor Apex collaborate on flexible vinyl applications
by Canadian PlasticsDow Chemical’s Electrical & Telecommunications business unit and Teknor Apex Company have signed a joint market development agreement for flexible vinyl in several application areas.
Novamont and Genomatica partner for European butanediol joint venture
by Canadian PlasticsChemistry technology supplier Genomatica Inc. and bioplastics producer Novamont SpA have signed a definitive agreement to create a joint venture plant in Europe that will make butanediol (BDO) directly from renewable feedstocks.
Plastic recycler Switchable Solutions making progress
by Canadian PlasticsSwitchable Solutions Inc., the Toronto-based clean technology company led by former Canadian Plastics Industry Association head Mark Badger, is making progress with its plans to offer a proprietary green solvent-based technology that enables…
Global bioplastics market to hit new heights by 2018: report
by Canadian PlasticsLed by growing demand in Asia-Pacific and South America, the worldwide bioplastics market will reach revenues of over US$2.8 billion in 2018, with annual growth rates of 17.8 per cent, according to a new report from market research firm…
Composite blade wind turbine project on Lake Ontario gets green light
by Canadian PlasticsWindstream Wolfe Island Shoals Inc. has signed an agreement with Siemens Canada Limited to supply up to 130 turbines for its 300 mega watt offshore wind power project on Lake Ontario, the first of its kind in Canada.
BASF invests in cellulose start-up Renmatix
by Canadian PlasticsChemical producer BASF is investing US$30 million in a start-up company that will use plant cellulose to produce large quantities of low-cost sugar used in plastics
Dutch biopolymer firms merge in acquisition
by Canadian PlasticsTwo Dutch biopolymers suppliers – one with a subsidiary in Canada – are combining to broaden their product portfolios.
Global plastics industry launches action plan to reduce marine litter
by Canadian PlasticsPlastics industry leaders from across the world – including from organizations such as the Society of the Plastics Industry and the American Chemistry Council – met this week in Dubai to create a global action plan for solutions on…
Plastic banknotes make official debut in Canada
by Canadian PlasticsTo quote that little girl in Poltergeist: They’re here.
Quebec honors its own at FEPAC awards
by Canadian PlasticsThe spotlight shone on some of the best and brightest of La Belle Province’s plastics industry at the annual Federation of Plastics and Alliance Composites (FEPAC) Honoris Innova award presentation on October 22 in Boucherville, Que.
NatureWorks gets US$150 million equity investment from leading Thailand chemical company
by Canadian PlasticsIn a move to propel Thailand into becoming “an Asian bio-hub”, PTT Chemical Public Company Limited, said to be that country’s largest chemical producer, is investing US$150 million in bioplastics manufacturer NatureWorks LLC.
World bioplastics market to grow 32 per cent by 2014: study
by Canadian PlasticsThe global bioplastics market is forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 32 per cent between 2010 and 2014, according to a report by market research firm Technavio.
Braskem partners to distribute “green” PE in Europe
by Canadian PlasticsIn a move to bring “green” polyethylene (PE) compounds to Europe, bioplastics compounding specialist FKuR will begin making compounds based on Braskem SA’s bio-based PE.
Synthesizing plastic from beef by-products. Stop laughing.
by Canadian PlasticsThey look a bit like brown poker chips on steroids, but the chocolate-colored discs created by University of Alberta researcher Dr. David Bressler and his lab actually represent an unlikely new source for bio-plastics.
Novamont, Genomatica forming European JV for bioplastics
by Canadian PlasticsItaly-based Bioplastics producer Novamont has signed a letter of intent to set up a European joint venture with chemical developer Genomatica.
B.C. grocery chain bringing back plastic bags
by Canadian PlasticsReversing a 2009 decision to stop offering single-use plastic carryout bags at its 26 stores, British Columbia grocery chain Thrifty Foods has now rolled out a pilot project to bring them back.
SPI reappoints plastics recycler to handle NPE 2012 scrap
by Canadian PlasticsOnce again, an Illinois-based recycler has landed the job of recycling all of the plastic scrap generated at next year’s NPE 2012 trade show in Orlando.
Canadian beauty product maker partners with TerraCycle to turn PET waste into playgrounds
by Canadian PlasticsGarnier Canada, a brand owned by personal care and beauty product maker L’Oreal, has entered into an exclusive partnership with waste recycling expert TerraCycle to recycle PET packaging.
Dow teams up with Mitsui for large-scale biopolymers project
by Canadian PlasticsThe Dow Chemical Co. has formed a 50-50 joint venture with Tokyo-based investment firm Mitsui & Co. Ltd. to produce sugarcane ethanol and renewable biopolymers at a facility in Santa Vitoria, Brazil.
Canadian renewable nanomaterial joint venture gets a name
by Canadian PlasticsA joint venture between Domtar and FPInnovations to manufacture a strengthening agent extracted from trees now has a name: CelluForce.