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Clariant unveils ColorForward® 2016

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Marks 10th anniversary of Clariant’s color forecasting guide for the plastics industry Trend analysis and color-design tool continues to surprise and inspire 2016 guide focuses on looking for the unknown, instead of repeating what we know Muttenz, January 15, 2015 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, celebrates the 10th anniversary of its color […]

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Saskatoon pushes for ban on plastic grocery bags

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REGINA (Scrap Monster): Saskatoon city councilor Pat Lorje has called upon the city administrators to research the issue of plastic bags in other cities. She stated that necessary action should be taken to phase out the use of plastic grocery bags on account of the environmental impacts caused by them. “Saskatoon is becoming a more […]

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German plastics recycler aims major capacity addition

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BERLIN (Scrap Monster): The Niedergebra, Germany-head quartered MTM Plastics has announced major expansion plans at its plastic recycling facility.As part of the company’s strategy to grow its operations, MTM Plastics has decided to make huge investments to the tune of nearly €8 million ($9.54 million) by the end of next year. The proposed expansion at […]

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Teknor Apex debuts custom-formulated capstocks at NPE 2015

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Making its market debut at NPE 2015 is a polymer alloy technology platform from Teknor Apex Company that can custom-formulate capstocks for rigid profile application in outdoor building products like fences and decking. As said, these capstocks meet the requirements for rigid polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and polyolefins, while providing colors from basic outdoor white to […]

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DSM highlights solutions for food packaging, automotive and E&E applications at NPE 2015

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At NPE 2015, Royal DSM will highlight its material applications in packaging, automotive and electronics and  electrical (E&E) sectors. For packaging applications, DSM offers its Akulon polyamide (PA) 6 and Arnitel thermoplastic copolyester for thin film in flexible packaging. A recent breakthrough is its Akulon XS for multi-layer or monolayer blown film processing. Also on […]

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European PP, PE markets begin 2015 on bearish note

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According to ChemOrbis, polyolefin players in Europe just started to return from Christmas Holidays with the post-holiday scene pointing to a weak market trend region wide. The renewed decreases for January PP and PE prices were already widely expected given lower monomer settlements although decrease amounts are not matching monomer declines. In the PP market, […]

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Vietnamese polyolefin buyers sticking to the sidelines as energy weakens

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Buyers in Vietnam’s polyolefin markets are said to be largely inactive this week as most are anticipating further downward movement in prices given ongoing losses in crude oil and naphtha markets, according to ChemOrbis. Prices for locally-held materials have edged downward on the week while import prices are largely unchanged from the past week as […]

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Will freefalling oil’s impact match 2009 on downstream markets?

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According to ChemOrbis, the downturn in energy markets gained speed again following year-end holidays. Crude oil futures broke below $50/bbl on NYMEX while Brent saw under $51/bbl on the second trading day of this week upon rising worries over a global supply glut contributed to by the mounting stockpiles in the US. These were the […]

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