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Reportlinker.com announces the release of the report "Global Smart Polymers Industry" - https://www.reportlinker.com/p05960089/?utm_source=GNW 6 Billion by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 11.6% over the analysis period 2020-2027.Physical Stimuli, one of the segments analyzed in the report, is projected to grow at a 11.6% CAGR to reach US$2.4 Billion by the end of the analysis period.After an early analysis of the business implications of the pandemic and its induced economic crisi

The "Global Unplasticized Polyvinyl Chloride (UPVC) Windows Market 2020-2024" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The unplasticized polyvinyl chloride (UPVC) windows market is poised to grow by $ 5.17 bn during 2020-2024 progressing at a CAGR of 3% during the forecast period. The market is driven by the growth in housing construction sector and the growing adoption of UPVC windows. This study identifies the demand for energy-

International Process Plants and Equipment Corp. (IPP) and Bluestar (Beijing) Chemical Machinery Co. Ltd. (BCMC--a unit of ChemChina), announced today that they have completed commissioning of SR Chemical Group's brand new Chlor-Alkali production complex yielding 30,000 tons/yr of 32% caustic soda. "IPP and BCMC have been delighted to serve as the plant supplier for the Chlor-Alkali plant. This challenging project in a remote rural area of Northern Bangladesh was only able

The U.S. Chemical Production Regional Index (U.S. CPRI) rose 0.4% in November following a 1.1% gain in October and a 0.6% gain in September, according to the American Chemistry Council (ACC). During November, chemical output expanded in all regions, with the largest gains occurring in the Gulf Coast and Midwest regions. The U.S. CPRI is measured on a three-month moving average (3MMA) basis. In November, chemical production continued to improve in many segments, including fertilizers

Aceto, a leading global virtual manufacturer of specialty materials for life sciences and advanced technology end markets, announced today its acquisition of New York-based IsleChem. IsleChem’s technical, analytical and manufacturing expertise complements Aceto, and expands its value-added offering to customers. The acquisition represents an important step in Aceto’s long-term growth strategy. By adding manufacturing expertise in the U.S., Aceto builds upon its robust gl

Berry Global Group, Inc. announced its agreement with its longtime supplier, Repsol, to supply circular resins. Spanish multi-energy global company Repsol will supply Berry with ISCC Plus certified circular polyolefins from its Repsol Reciclex® range. These polyolefins are obtained by advanced recycling, enabled by the adoption of new chemical recycling technologies, of post-consumer plastic waste not suitable for traditional recycling. As a result of the agreement, Berry will p

BASF opened its ASEAN Technical Development Center adjacent to its existing Polyurethane (PU) System House at Bangpoo site in Thailand. The new facility houses a state-of-the-art pre-polymer reactor technology to produce a hardener (component B) – a key component to boost product development efficiency, thereby enabling faster time-to-market of PU materials and solutions. The advanced reactor technology is further designed to deliver on a much larger capacity, meeting most dem

The coronavirus pandemic appears to have not slowed down the roll out of fifth-generation (5G) wireless technology, and high-end polymers continue to play a key role in building out the infrastructure needed to realize the benefits of these ultrafast data networks. Ericsson, one of the world's biggest provider of telecom equipment, just issued a new report, revising upward yet again their estimates for the number of 5G mobile phone subscriptions around the world by the end of 20

LyondellBasell, the world’s leading licensor of polyolefin technologies, announced that the Amur Gas Chemical Complex project, being implemented by SIBUR Holding PJSC, the largest integrated petrochemicals company in Russia, has selected LyondellBasell’s Spheripol technology for a new facility. The process technology will be used for a 400 KTA polypropylene unit to be built in Svobodny, Amur region, Russia. “We are honored that SIBUR has again opted to ut

Lightwave Logic, Inc., a technology platform company leveraging its proprietary electro-optic polymers to transmit data at higher speeds with less power, announced that it has developed a new sealant for its future Chip-on-Board (COB) packaged polymer platform. The sealant, which blocks oxygen and other atmospheric gases, is a key step in the company's development towards a polymer modulator without a package, an important enabling technology for the industry. The company plans

LyondellBasell, one of the largest plastics, chemicals and refining companies in the world,  announced the launch of Beon3D, an innovative product family which allows for the unprecedented design and production of complex, high quality 3D printed objects in one step. Beon3D achieves this by combining polymer technologies with additive manufacturing. This new polypropylene (PP) product range aims at advancing the adoption of additive manufacturing in markets such as transportation, indust

Braskem, the largest polyolefins producer in the Americas and a leading producer of biopolymers in the world, has joined forces with the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) to develop a new route for producing ethylene, a raw material used to make thermoplastic resins. This route will use capture and utilization technology to remove CO2 emissions of existing industrial processes that would otherwise be released into the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas and is considered the lar