Press Releases

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., a leading global provider of data, technology, and market infrastructure, today announced that it plans to launch its first ethylene futures contracts on December 13. Designed for participants who need to manage their exposure to ethylene price risk from the U.S. Gulf Coast to Asia, the two cash settled futures contracts are based on ethylene price assessments by ICIS. The ICIS CFR NE (northeast) Asia ethylene assessment and the ICIS CFR SE (southeas

Nexeo Plastics announced that it will partner with its supplier Forward AM, the brand of BASF 3D Printing Solutions, to expand access to Forward AM’s additive manufacturing materials in North America and Europe. Under this collaboration, 3D at Nexeo Plastics will carry Forward AM’s comprehensive portfolio of innovative and durable 3D printing materials, including powders, photopolymers, and plastics and metal filaments. “Our company’s objective is t

TotalEnergies and Plastic Omnium have signed a strategic partnership that will see them join forces to design and develop new plastic materials, made from recycled polypropylene, which meet the demanding aesthetic and safety standards that apply to the automotive industry. TotalEnergies and Plastic Omnium will pool their innovation and engineering skills to design new types of recycled materials that offer enhanced performance and are better for the environment while providing deliv

Trinseo, a global materials solutions provider and manufacturer of plastics and latex binders, today announced its entry into a definitive agreement to acquire Heathland B.V. (“Heathland”), a leading collector and recycler of post-consumer (PCR, EoL) and post-industrial (PIR) plastic wastes in Europe. As a plastic waste collector and recycler based in Utrecht, the Netherlands, Heathland is focused on converting PCR and PIR polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), polycarbonate (P

Earthfirst® Biopolymer Films by PSI, a global manufacturer of biopolymer flexible packaging films, launched both home and industrial compostable overwrap films. Earthfirst® films are both sustainable and high performance. The bio-based materials serve an increasing global demand for sustainable films that have a more positive environmental impact versus petroleum-based films. Earthfirst® films are greenhouse gas favorable to industry alternatives and compost into safe, n

Suntory Group today announced that, as a crucial step toward its aim to use 100% sustainable PET bottles globally by 2030 and eliminate all petroleum-based virgin plastic from its global PET supply, the company has successfully created a prototype PET bottle made from 100% plant-based materials. The prototype has been produced for the company’s iconic Orangina brand in Europe along with its best-selling bottled mineral water brand in Japan, Suntory Tennensui. This announcement marks a b

Hyperion Metals Limited is pleased to announce that it has entered into a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”) with The Chemours Company FC, LLC for the potential supply of the titanium feedstocks ilmenite and rutile, as well as the industrial mineral staurolite, from Hyperion’s Titan Project in west Tennessee to Chemours. The MoU contemplates the commencement of negotiations of a supply agreement between Hyperion and Chemours for an initial five-year te

Asahi Kasei Plastics North America, Inc.a leading international compounder of advanced engineered polymers and glass reinforced polypropylene, has received the Innovation Award in the 'Automotive Plastics Industry Solutions for COVID-19' category from the Society of Plastics Engineers ("SPE"). This recognition was for material co-developed by APNA and DENSO that was used in the powered air purifying respirator. The award was presented during the SPE Automotive 50th

Braskem, the largest polyolefins producer in the Americas, as well as a market leader and pioneer producer of biopolymers on an industrial scale, and Xenon arc partnered to launch Braskem's first-ever consumer-facing e-commerce marketplace on Amazon. Through the partnership Xenon arc is providing Braskem data-driven marketing and sales platform technologies focused on enhancing the way Braskem engages online with its small-to-mid-sized clients. Braskem's new Amazon online storefront f

Global beauty company Amorepacific and global specialty materials provider Eastman announce their collaboration to introduce sustainable packaging solutions using Eastman's molecular recycling technologies. LANEIGE will be the first Amorepacific brand to utilize packaging made from Eastman Cristal™ Renew copolyester with certified recycled content* as early as December 2021.  "Cristal Renew and Eastman's innovative molecular recycling technologies will play a

The "Growth Opportunities for Plastics and Composites in Advanced Energy Storage: Technology Analysis" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Current lithium-ion batteries face challenges such as safety issues, high charging time, and low power density. With the rise in electrification, there is a need for advanced energy storage solutions, especially advanced batteries based on Lithium-ion and other battery chemistries. Materials used to manufactu

Solvay has developed Reactsurf® 0092, an alkylphenol ethoxylates-free (APE) and non-ionic reactive water-based emulsifier for solid epoxy resins mainly for use in industrial coatings and paints or binders. Solvay’s unique and versatile Reactsurf® 0092 technology allows for the formulation of high-performance waterborne epoxy-based coatings which can match or exceed that of solvent-based (SB) coatings but with an appreciably lower level of volatile organic compounds (VO