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Victrex further enhances solution provider capability following acquisition of Kleiss Gears

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Thornton Cleveleys (UK), 21July2015: Victrex is further enhancing its ability to provide complete ‘integrated’ solutions following its acquisition of US-based polymer gears specialistKleiss Gears. The acquisition by Victrex, the leading global PEEKpolymer-based solutions provider, will help facilitate the rapid development of answers to key challenges facing customers across industries, including enhanced durability and reliability, better […]

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Chicago plastic bag ban to go into effect on August 1st

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The ban on single-use plastics bags will go into effect in Chicago this August onwards. However, it will be applicable only to large chain stores and franchise stores in the initial phase. CHICAGO (Scrap Monster): Chicago city’s ban on single-use plastic bag is to go into effect on August 1st. The bill passed in April […]

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Amcor Rigid Plastics wins AmeriStar Award for hot-fill PET bottle for PepsiCo-Lipton Tea

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Amcor Rigid Plastics struck gold in the beverage/non-alcoholic category in the AmeriStar Package Awards Competition sponsored by the Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP). IoPP gave the award to Amcor for its development of an ultra-lightweight, hot-fill polyethylene terephthalate (PET) container designed exclusively for PepsiCo-Lipton’s tea drink brand in Central America. It was initially launched in […]

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adidas creates world’s first shoe upper made of 100% ocean waste

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Sports brand adidas recently announced a partnership with Parley for the Oceans and showcased a footwear made of plastics waste collected from the ocean. On June 30, Parley Talks titled “Oceans. Climate. Life.” were hosted by the United Nations (UN) in New York, the US at the General Assembly Hall, on the occasion of a […]

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Hawaii enacts ban on plastic shopping bags

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Oahu has become the last County in Hawaii to implement ban on plastic carryout bags. The ban has come into effect on July 1st. SAO PAULO (Scrap Monster): With Oahu county banning use of plastic shopping bags, Hawaii Islands has become the first US state to enact ban on plastic bags. As per ban which […]

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Spot ethylene prices plunge in Asia on rising supply levels

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Spot ethylene prices plunged in Asia during this past week. Although spot naphtha prices are suggesting only minor changes week over week, the steep drops in ethylene costs were due to easing supply levels as crackers resumed operations in June following maintenance shutdowns, according to ChemOrbis. Spot ethylene prices slumped by around $100/ton on CFR […]

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Atur Thakrar joins DSM as President of Bio-based Products & Services business

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Royal DSM announced that Atur Thakrar has joined the company to head its Bio-based Products & Services unit on July 1, succeeding Anton Robek who held this position since 2011. Mr Thakrar will take responsibility for DSM’s involvement in the emerging bio-renewables industry, including holding board positions on the Reverdia and POETDSM Advanced Biofuels joint […]

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Indonesian players react to new regulations on using the rupiah

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According to ChemOrbis, Players in Indonesia are beginning to voice their reactions to new regulations mandating the use of the rupiah in local transactions. The new regulation went into effect as of July 1. Prior to this, most local transactions in Indonesia’s polymer market had been concluded in dollars. Indonesia’s central bank said that the […]

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