Press Releases

AmSty announces a decrease in the transaction price of all grades of polystyrene produced by the Company of $0.07/lb., effective April 1, 2020. This price supersedes all other previously announced price changes. About AmSty AmSty is a leading integrated producer of polystyrene and styrene monomer, offering solutions and services to customers in a variety of global markets. AmSty is a member of the American Chemistry Council and its Responsible Care initiat

After first paralyzing China, the ongoing coronavirus pandemic is now testing the very fabric of societies worldwide. It is challenging governments, companies and individuals alike, while reinforcing the key role played by plastics and polymers in keeping people safe and healthy. The irony is that, until recently, plastics in some quarters was being considered the scourge of the earth, from a sustainability perspective. But the need to find ways to contain the spread of the virus an

Inhance Technologies, a leading international provider of polymer materials science solutions offering the world more responsible and sustainable choices, announced today it has commercially launched a process to eliminate perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), including perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), from fluoropolymer resins. Inhance Technologies said Fixpure?, its process to eradicate PFAS from polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and other fluoropolymers, has been developed in response to

Valmet has completed the co-determination negotiations in the Fabrics Business Unit?s operations in Tampere, Finland. The negotiations were started on January 21, 2020. The target is to ensure the unit?s profitability and future competitiveness. Valmet will relocate the dryer fabric and wide filter fabric production from Finland to Portugal. As a consequence of the relocation and re-organizing of the work, the need for workforce reduction in Tampere will be 78 persons mainly during

The "Expanded Polypropylene (EPP) Foam Market - Growth, Trends and Forecast (2020 - 2025)" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global market for expanded polypropylene (EPP) foam is expected to register a CAGR of less than 6% during the forecast period. The market is consolidated, with the top four companies accounting for over ~85% of the overall market. Major players include BASF SE, JSP Corporation, Hanwha Group, and IZOBLOK GmbH, among others.

Clariant?s Additives business and Floreon-Transforming Packaging Limited announce an exciting new collaboration to further extend the performance properties and market potential of biopolymers, whilst preserving their environmental benefits. By integrating the benefits of Clariant?s additives with Floreon?s proprietary material solutions, the collaboration aims to open up additional possibilities for plastic manufacturers and brand owners to consider biopolymers as a viable, low car

Huntsman Corporation announces its agreement to acquire CVC Thermoset Specialties, a North American specialty chemical manufacturer serving the industrial composites, adhesives and coatings markets.? CVC Thermoset Specialties is part of Emerald Performance Materials LLC which is majority owned by affiliates of American Securities LLC. CVC Thermoset Specialties has annual revenues of approximately $115 million with two manufacturing facilities located in Akron, Ohio, and Maple Shade,

The report on the global plastic recycling market provides qualitative and quantitative analysis for the period from 2017 to 2025. The report predicts the global plastic recycling market to grow with a CAGR of 7.8% over the forecast period from 2019-2025. The study on plastic recycling market covers the analysis of the leading geographies such as North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and RoW for the period of 2017 to 2025. The report on plastic recycling market is a compreh

The "Polymer Additive Manufacturing Markets and Applications: 2020-2029" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This is the fourth annual market study on Polymer Additive Manufacturing Markets. The report looks at the global economic impact of polymer 3D printing including, for the first time, a deep analysis of the opportunities presented by revenues associated with 3D printed parts. Driven in the long term by massive opportunities in direct AM pr

Borealis has started to produce polypropylene (PP) based on Neste-produced renewable feedstock in its production facilities in Kallo and Beringen, Belgium. This marks the first time that Borealis has replaced fossil fuel-based feedstock in its large-scale commercial production of PP. The Belgian plants were recently awarded by the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) organization with ISCC Plus certification for its renewable PP. Taking its commitment to the next level

INVISTA?s technology and licensing group, INVISTA Performance Technologies (IPT) and Hengli Petrochemical (Dalian) Co., Ltd (Hengli) announce that Hengli?s 4th PTA line has reached full rate. This PTA line of 2.5 million tonnes per annum capacity, located in Changxing Island, Dalian City, Liaoning Province, utilizes INVISTA?s P8 PTA technology with industry leading variable cost, capital productivity and environmental performance, came online on January 8th, 2020. This PTA line also

Neste, the world?s leading provider of renewable diesel, renewable jet fuel, and an expert in delivering drop-in renewable chemical solutions, and Mirova, a pioneer impact investor in the natural capital space and an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers, today announce a combined EUR 10 million investment into Recycling Technologies Ltd (?Recycling Technologies?), a specialist plastic recycling technology provider. The aim is to accelerate the development of chemical recycling and foster