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Polyplastics Unveils New RENATUS® PET Grades with Superior Weatherability for Auto Exterior Components Polyplastics Group has announced the introduction of two new RENATUS® PET (polyethylene terephthalate) grades which deliver superior mechanical properties, appearance, and weather resistance for automotive exterior components. The launch reaffirms the company’s strong commitment...

Digimarc Corporation To Acquire Product Cloud Company EVRYTHNG Limited  Digimarc Corporation, creator of Digimarc watermarks that are driving the next generation of digital identification and detection-based solutions, announced today it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Product Cloud company EVRYTHNG Limited in a stock transaction. “This...

Industry-First Virtual Trials to Begin on Lightweighting Glass Bottles Three industry leaders in sustainable solutions for the glass industry are coming together to collaborate on innovative technology to increase the strength and thereby significantly reduce the weight of glass bottles. Dassault Systèmes (Euronext Paris: FR0014003TT8,...

Floreon launches halogen-free flame retardant bioplastic   Floreon can confirm that its high-performance PLA is officially a halogen-free alternative to flame retardant ABS. The halogen-free bioplastic, derived from plants, is suitable for chemical and mechanical recycling and has up to seven times lower carbon footprint than...

New Plastic Piping Standard Will Aid Design of Crosslinked Polyethylene Fitting ASTM International’s plastic piping systems committee (F17) has approved a standard that will aid in the design of a new fabricated pipe fittings made from crosslinked polyethylene (CX-PE). The new standard will soon be...

ALPLA puts HDPE recycling plant in Mexico into operation Increase in annual capacity to 30,000 tonnes of rHDPE from mid 2022 Hard, 11 November 2021 – The ALPLA Group, the global packaging solutions and recycling specialist, has opened a new plant for HDPE plastic recycling in Toluca,...