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Eastman today announced a long-term agreement with Nord Pal Plast SA part of Dentis Group, a leading Italian multinational company specializing in the recovery and mechanical recycling of PET packaging waste. Through its mechanical recycling sites in France (Nord Pal Plast SA), Spain (PET COMPAÑÍA PARA SU RECICLADO) and Italy (Dentis Recycling Italy Srl), Dentis will provide 30,000 metric tonnes per year of rejected PET post-consumer waste to Eastman. These materials, which curr

Numat Technologies, Inc. a global leader in metal-organic frameworks (“MOFs”), announces a significant expansion investment to build a second U.S.-based, high-volume MOF manufacturing facility in Wisconsin. This expansion, expected to be operational in the second half of 2024, follows Numat’s November 2023 announcement of the company’s new MOF manufacturing campus in Chicago. The investment will add critical manufacturing capacity to support customer demand in Numat&rs

A major capacity expansion has been completed at AkzoNobel’s Powder Coatings site in Como, Italy, which will help secure supply to customers across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Four new manufacturing lines are now operational following the €21 million project – two of them dedicated to automotive primers and two to architectural coatings. New bonding equipment lines have also been added, ensuring that the products meet and exceed industry standards.

The High-Performance Polymers range, which includes Rilsan® and Pebax® Rnew® polymers was attributed the “Solar Impulse Efficient Solution” label following an assessment performed by external independent experts and based on verified standards. This solution is thereby joining the #1000solutions challenge, an initiative by the Solar Impulse Foundation to select solutions that meet high standards in profitability and sustainability and present them to decision

Leading North American recycler, Rumpke Waste & Recycling (Rumpke) and molecular recycling pioneer Eastman, today announced a groundbreaking partnership to help address the global plastic waste crisis. Later this year, Rumpke will begin collecting and sorting hard-to-recycle and colored PET packaging waste, materials that are largely unaddressed in today's recycling ecosystem and will provide 100 percent of this waste stream as feedstock to Eastman's molecular recycling process.&n

Evonik has launched a new photopolymer resin that is both flame retardant and mechanically durable when cured. Designed for use with DLP (digital light processing) 3D printers, INFINAM® FR 4100L is pourable at room temperature and can be printed and further processed to achieve a desired surface feel. “INFINAM® FR 4100L is our latest product to address ongoing customer demand for a 3D-printable resin that can meet the unique requirements of aerospace, automotive, and e

Following the recent announcement of Lummus' new partnership with Toshiba Energy Systems and Solutions Corp. to pioneer advanced carbon capture solutions, the Partnership had a chance to sit down with Lummus' Ajay Gami, Chief Corporate Development Officer, and Matthew Braud, Head of Global Marketing and Communications. They discussed the company's recent partnerships and how they are developing technology solutions to create a more sustainable, low-carbon future amid the growing c

Evonik introduces VISIOMER® HEMA-P 100 to the market, a phosphate methacrylate monomer that is nonmigratory, and its effects are long-lasting. Incorporated by polymerization, HEMA-P provides transparent flame retardancy, improves adhesion, and reduces corrosion. It is an effective adhesion promoter and anti-corrosive agent. VISIOMER® HEMA-P can improve dispersibility and act as a complexing agent. VISIOMER® HEMA-P is versatile and may be used as a monomer for emulsion an

NOVA Chemicals Corporation announced today the pricing of a private offering of $650 million of senior unsecured notes, structured as 6-year non-call 2.5-years (the "2030 Notes"). The 2030 Notes will have an interest rate of 9% per annum.  Alongside the 2030 Notes offering, NOVA Chemicals announced a tender offer and consent solicitation for any and all of the remaining $650 million of its 4.875%, senior notes due 2024 (the "2024 Notes").  NOVA Chemicals plans to

Linde announced today it has signed two new long-term power purchase agreements for the supply of renewable energy in China. Linde has signed separate 25-year agreements with Guangdong Energy Group (GEG) and China Three Gorges Corporation (CTG) to secure a total of 320 gigawatt hours per year of renewable energy. The renewable power will be generated by solar projects located in the provinces of Guangdong and Jiangsu, and supply is due to start in the first quarter of 2024.

SRTX, best known for its first technology, the patent-pending Sheertex® Rip-Resist knit, proudly announces the inauguration of its new global headquarters. The state-of-the-art facility, now fully vertical, marks a significant milestone in SRTX's unwavering commitment to durability, sustainability, and technological innovation. Founded in 2017 by Katherine Homuth, SRTX has made it its mission to build textiles with materials designed for longevity and environmental responsib

Asahi Kasei Europe joined Plastics Europe Germany, the leading association of plastics producers in Germany, in December 2023. Since its foundation in 2016 as the European headquarters of the Japanese technology group Asahi Kasei, Asahi Kasei Europe has been developing and marketing engineering plastics and fibers, particle foams and other functional materials for the automotive industry and other areas of application. The location is also an innovation hub for the Asahi Kasei Group