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PRA June 2021 issue
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ON THE COVER:
New techniques and process breakthroughs are transforming recycled plastic waste into sustainable concrete for road construction.
ON THE COVER:
New techniques and process breakthroughs are transforming recycled plastic waste into sustainable concrete for road construction.
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ON THE COVER:
New techniques and process breakthroughs are transforming recycled plastic waste into sustainable concrete for road construction.
Current Edition Electronic Issues
ON THE COVER:
New techniques and process breakthroughs are transforming recycled plastic waste into sustainable concrete for road construction.
Current Edition Electronic Issues
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- » Expansions: Cargill/Helm to build US$300 mn bio-BDO facility in US; PPG expanding coatings capacity in Europe New
- » China R&D: Lanxess opens tech centre in Shanghai; Invista to build R&D centre to advance nylon 6,6 development New
- » Arkema advances in biopolymers with new SG plant New
- » German plastics and rubber machinery industry riding high; China/US lead in orders
- » R&D centres: UniteChem’s second centre in Shanghai; Indorama Ventures new IOD centre in Texas
- » US Expansions: Ascend expands LCPA production capacity; Dow to build MDI distillation and prepolymers facility in Texas
- » Borealis to step up Project Stop’s plastics recycling reach in Indonesia
- » M&As: Indorama acquires US PET recycling facility; Clariant to divest pigments business to SK Capital/Heubach Group for US$950 mn
- » Innovation meets sustainability with TPEs
- » Green Dot Bioplastics expands US plant, aims to double production capacity
- » M&As: Vertellus to acquire IM Chemicals to expand specialty solutions; Mitsubishi Chemical acquiring Nakai Industrial
- » Arburg sets up additive manufacturing hub in Shanghai
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- » Japan Expansions: Sumitomo Chemical to build new research facility in Chiba; Mitsui to build PP plant
- » M&As: Nexeo Plastics acquires Nevicolor; Rossari Biotech acquires Unitop Chemicals for US$55 mn
- » Expansions: SI on additives expansion drive in US; NatureWorks’ new 75-kilotonne/year facility for PLA in Thailand
- » Husky/Chem-Trend tie-up for colour change feature for hot runner controllers
- » Plant expansions: hubergroup opens new production plant in Poland; Wacker to manufacture upstream products for building-protection agents and binders at its Nünchritz site
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- » R&D centres: Ford invests US$185 mn in EV battery centre; BASF breaks ground on 3rd phase of Chinese centre
- » Green materials: Seal/Dow to adopt PCR resin for e-commerce packaging; Ineos/Lactel to produce recycled HDPE milk bottles
- » Arburg cancels its 2021 technology event; postponed to 2022
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Company News
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M&As: Standard to acquire WR Grace for US$7 bn; Oerlikon to acquire INglass
US speciality chemical firm W. R. Grace & Co. will be acquired by Standard Industries Holdings Inc., the parent company of Standard Industries, a privately held global industrial company, for an all-cash transaction valued at approximately...
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Materials News
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India expansions: SI Group expands tackifier capacity; Indorama Ventures increases capacity in Nagpur plant
Additives firm SI Group is to increase tackifier resin capacity at its Lote, India, manufacturing site by an expected 75%. The expansion will propel the site to become a regional hub for tackifier resin production and...
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Machinery News
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Taiwan plastic and rubber machinery industry at the helm for sustainability
As environmental awareness rises, efficient production and recycling rates of plastic wastes have become the most important issue in the plastics and rubber industry. In response to this trend, Taiwan's rubber and plastics industry...
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SUPPLEMENTS
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Tyre sector gears up on sustainable rubber
The demand-supply disruption of rubber presents opportunities for tyre makers to explore novel and sustainable sources of rubber, according to Angelica Buan in this report...
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Automotive Industry: Plastics hit the ground running in the EV evolution
In transportation, electric vehicles (EVs) are a key to countries around the world achieving climate goals. But the heavyweight EVs are turning to plastics and composites to reducing the...
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SUPPLEMENTS
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Tyre sector gears up on sustainable rubber
The demand-supply disruption of rubber presents opportunities for tyre makers to explore novel and sustainable sources of rubber, according to Angelica Buan in this report....
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Automotive Industry: Plastics hit the ground running in the EV evolution
In transportation, electric vehicles (EVs) are a key to countries around the world achieving climate goals. But the heavyweight EVs are turning to plastics and composites to reducing the...
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