Press Releases

Establishment Labs Holdings Inc.  a global medical technology company dedicated to improving women’s health and wellness, principally in breast aesthetics and reconstruction, today announced it has completed enrollment in the Motiva US IDE clinical study. The final surgery in the primary reconstruction cohort was completed at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. The Augmentation cohort, which finished enrollment in August of 2019, will complete its third year of study follow-up this mon

Sincerity Applied Materials Holdings Corp , a U.S. high performance material company with presence in China and Australia, is pleased to announce it has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with BD Pacific Trading, a plastic & flexible packaging distribution business in South Australia. The prospective 1 million USD acquisition, the first in a series of planned acquisitions, would fundamentally change how SINC operates in Australia by filling in the distribution gap between innovatio

Bolder Industries, Inc., the circular solutions provider for rubber, plastics, and petrochemical supply chains, and Liberty Tire, the largest tire collector and recycler in the U.S., U.S.-owned by ECP, a leading energy transition investor, completed a formal agreement outlining their North American partnership. This agreement secures feedstock for the Bolder Industries Terre Haute facility, currently in development, which will process over 3 million end-of-life (EOL) tires per annum

KKR, a leading global investment firm, today announced the signing of an agreement to sell Minnesota Rubber and Plastics , a leading provider of materials science-based elastomer and thermoplastic solutions, to Trelleborg Group (“Trelleborg”), a leader in engineered polymer solutions, in a transaction valued at approximately US$950 million. Since KKR’s acquisition in November 2018 and the introduction of a broad-based employee ownership program, MRP has made signif

According to Google Insights research , self-care has become a priority and well-being has never been more in vogue. The searches for "skin" surpassed the searches for "makeup", demonstrating that people are more concerned with the health of the skin² and that taking care of oneself also means taking care of one's appearance³, revealing that aesthetics has a strong influence on self-esteem 4 . Accompanying this scenario, the search for non-surgical

"Opening traditional produce bags in the grocery store can be a frustrating task. I thought there could be a better way," said an inventor, from Fairfield, Calif., "so I invented the EASY BAG. My design saves time, it increases sanitation and it could help to prevent ripped bags and bag waste." The patent-pending invention provides an improved design for plastic produce bags used in grocery stores, bakeries and any place plastic bags are used. In doing so, it ena

For every kilogram reduced from a vehicle's weight, plastics reduce a car's carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by approximately 20 kg during its operating life cycle. The stringent regulations for OEMs to meet sustainability targets will drive the automotive plastics sector. Frost & Sullivan's recent analysis, Global Automotive Plastics Growth Opportunities, finds that original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) need for lightweight materials expedites the automotive plastics industry

the International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory announced two winning concepts from its Sustainability Challenge: Beyond Plastics. The winning concepts will receive funding for their research proposals from the exclusive challenge partner, global prestige beauty brand Estée Lauder, and will have the opportunity to launch their research to the orbiting laboratory. The challenge, put forth by the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space, Inc., manager of the ISS

Singapore-based PCX Markets has today launched the world's first online platform for purchasing certified plastic credits from multiple providers.  The platform is a commercial plastic credit marketplace bringing together partners from around the world on a mission to stop the flow of plastic waste into nature. PCX Markets will work closely with the established non-profit arm of the business, PCX Solutions, to give companies the opportunity to meet country-specifi

Avient Corporation , a leading provider of specialized and sustainable solutions, today announced it has finalized the debt financing to fund its pending acquisition of DSM Protective Materials (including the Dyneema® brand) ("Dyneema"), which is expected to close on September 1, 2022.  The company has priced $725 million in aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2030 (the "notes") in an offering exempt from the registration requirements of the S

Origin Materials, Inc. the world’s leading carbon negative materials company, and ATC Plastics LLC (“ATC Plastics”), a leading global manufacturer of black color concentrates, today announced a strategic partnership to bring sustainable carbon-negative carbon black made using Origin Materials’ patented technology platform to the plastics Industry. As part of the partnership, ATC Plastics has agreed to purchase Origin’s sustainable carbon black. Origin&r

AACC 2022 Open Lab Solutions, Inc., is announcing the formation of a new division, AMCAR Scientific, that will focus on an expanding product line of plastic consumables used in the medical industry. OLS is exhibiting within booth #3257 at the 74th American Association for Clinical Chemistry Annual Scientific Meeting and Clinical Laboratory Exposition at the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago, July 24 – 28th. Medical Consumables Manufacturing