Chevron Phillips Chemical inks agreement with INEOS Styrolution to sell K-Resin SBC business

GTC awarded Benzene production complex modernization project by NKNK in Russia

GTC Technology has signed an agreement with PJSC «Nizhnekamskneftekhim» (NKNK) to provide its GT-BTX® licensed technology for the modernization of a ben...

Global Polyolefins market projected to cross US$297 bln by 2021

The market size of polyolefins (PO) is estimated to reach US$297.09 bln by 2021, at a CAGR of 7.82% during the forecast period, as per Markets and Markets. The market is driven by incr...

Grace to provide UNIPOL® PP process technology and services at New Braskem La Porte, facility

W. R. Grace & Co., leading supplier of polyolefin catalyst technology and polypropylene (PP) process technology, has announced that it will provide its UNIPOL® ...

Fresh food packaging market to grow significantly over next 5 years

Global fresh food packaging market is estimated to grow well until 2023 as per Transparency Market Research. Food packaging plays an important role in keeping the food quality safe whi...

Safer way for using drug-eluting polymer beads to treat cancer

Scientists at the University of Huddersfield have developed a safer way for using drug-eluting polymer beads to treat cancer. In a paper published in the European Journal of Pharm...

Global orthopedic biomaterials to cross US$38100 mln by 2020 at CAGR of 11.5%

The global orthopedic biomaterials market type is expected to reach US$38100.2 mln by 2020 from US$22,074 mln in 2015 at a CAGR of 11.5% from 2015 to 2020. Orthopedics is one of the mo...

Color, functional additive options for nonwoven medical products

Nonwoven fibers are used in applications including surgical gowns and masks, sterilization bags, medical filtration products, and a range of sanitary and hygienic pads, and wound-care ...

High-performance TPE provides multiple processing advantages in molded automotive interior parts

A new styrene block copolymer thermoplastic elastomer (TPE-S) for automotive interior parts such as cable ducts and grommets exhibits improved injection moldability compared with other...

Gear pumps that operate more efficiently, improve product quality, available for all applications worldwide

Harmonizing the technologies of two world-renowned product lines, Nordson Corporation has created a new generation of gear pumps that provide up to 15% greater throughput without an in...

Jilin Connell selects Honeywell's Advanced Methanol-to-Olefins technology to make plastics from coal

Honeywell UOP announced that China's Jilin Connell Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. has selected its Advanced Methanol-to-Olefins (MTO) process to tap domestic coal ...

Bag-in-Box Containers Market to expand at a 6.5% CAGR from 2016 to 2024

The demand for aseptic and convenient packaging formats on the part of the consumer and the need to reduce per-package cost price on the part of the manufacturer are the prime factors ...

Clariant o invest CHF 10 mln in expansion of color & additive masterbatches

Clariant plans to invest approximately CHF 10 mln - a global initiative to expand its ability to produce color and additive masterbatches and compounds using engineering poly...

Cabot plans investment in new capacity to strengthen conductive and masterbatch segments

Cabot Corporation has announced a planned investment in new capacity to enhance its production capabilities for plastic formulations specifically for conductive compounds and mast...

Supreme Petrochem Ltd Board declares interim dividend for 2016-17

The Board of Directors of Supreme Petrochem Ltd at the meeting held on October 24, 2016, have recommended Interim Dividend of Re. 1/- per share for FY 2016-2017 (April 2016 - March 201...

Shutdown continues at Pajaritos complex JV cracker, Mexichem eyes ethane availability

Mexican petrochemical producer Mexichem's joint venture cracker at the Pajaritos complex in Veracruz state remains shut after an April explosion there, as per company sources in Pl...

Braskem opens first technology center in Europe

Global petrochemicals firm Braskem has invested around Euro 5 million to build a new European Technology Center within its plant in Wesseling, Germany. With the new facility, the compa...

Global breathable films to see steady growth uptil 2021 on growing hygiene awareness and increasing demand

The global market size of breathable films is projected to reach USD 3.21 Billion by 2021, registering a CAGR of 7.5%, between 2016 and 2021. The breathable films market is anticipated...

Reduced wastage with best flexible packaging system that extends shelf life of food products in a natural way

Amerplast, one of Europe's largest flexo printers and bag converters and a leader in innovative packaging solutions, has launched the AmerGreen brand as part of its quest of being ...

Global biodegradable polymer market set for rapid growth, to cross US$5 bln in 2020

The global demand for biodegradable polymer market was valued at around US$1.68 bln in 2014 and is expected to reach approximately US$5.18 bln in 2020, growing at a CAGR of slightly ab...