Thermoplastics

GEON® Invests in Global Production Capacity, Innovation Capabilities

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Monday, July 12, 2021
Other Manufacturing, Construction & Property, Other Energy, Utilities, Chemicals, Plastics, Oil, Gas, Building Systems, Manufacturing, Energy, Other Construction & Property, Physical sciences, Materials, Goods economics), Dielectrics, Plastics, Polypropylene, Thermoplastics, Geon, Polymer solution, Avient Corporation

GEON Performance Solutions is making significant investments in additional, new, state-of-the-art equipment to enhance its North America capacity and innovation capabilities.

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  • GEON Performance Solutions is making significant investments in additional, new, state-of-the-art equipment to enhance its North America capacity and innovation capabilities.
  • The Dyersburg facility manages contract-tolling services for many Fortune 50 companies and polypropylene production for the automotive industry.
  • GEON Performance Solutions is a global leader in the formulation, development and manufacture of performance polymer solutions.
  • GEON Performance Solutions has 1,100 global associates and 10 world-class manufacturing plants with headquarters in a western suburb of Cleveland, Ohio.

Styrene Global Market Report 2021: COVID-19 Impact and Recovery to 2030 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Monday, July 12, 2021
Chemicals, Plastics, Manufacturing, Organic polymers, Organic compounds, Chemistry, Commodity chemicals, Copolymers, Thermoplastics, Plastics, Styrene, Polystyrene, Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, Acrylonitrile styrene acrylate

The "Styrene Global Market Report 2021: COVID-19 Impact and Recovery to 2030" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

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  • The "Styrene Global Market Report 2021: COVID-19 Impact and Recovery to 2030" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • Styrene Global Market Report 2021: COVID-19 Impact and Recovery to 2030 provides the strategists, marketers and senior management with the critical information they need to assess the global Styrene market as it emerges from the COVID-19 shut down.
  • The styrene market consists of sales of styrene and related services used for making synthetic rubber, resins, and plastics and improving drying oils.
  • The styrene market covered in this report is segmented by type: acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, expanded polystyrene, others.

PureCycle Technologies to Participate in the CJS Securities 21st Annual New Ideas Summer Conference

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Friday, July 9, 2021
Organic polymers, Materials, Goods economics), Plastics, Commodity chemicals, Thermoplastics, Dielectrics, Polypropylene, Recycling, Polyethylene terephthalate, Polyvinyl chloride

ORLANDO, July 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- PureCycle Technologies, Inc. ("PureCycle" or "the Company") (NASDAQ: PCT), a company focused on polypropylene recycling, announced today that Michael Dee, Chief Financial Officer, will participate in the CJS Securities 21st Annual New Ideas Summer Conference on Tuesday, July 13, 2021.

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  • ORLANDO, July 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- PureCycle Technologies, Inc. ("PureCycle" or "the Company") (NASDAQ: PCT), a company focused on polypropylene recycling, announced today that Michael Dee, Chief Financial Officer, will participate in the CJS Securities 21st Annual New Ideas Summer Conference on Tuesday, July 13, 2021.
  • The conference will be held in a virtual format with PureCycle scheduled to participate in a presentation and one-on-one meetings throughout the day.
  • PureCycle Technologies LLC, a subsidiary of PureCycle Technologies, Inc., holds a global license to commercialize the only patented solvent-based purification recycling technology, developed by The Procter & Gamble Company for restoring waste polypropylene (PP) into virgin-like resin.
  • The proprietary process removes color, odor and other contaminants from recycled feedstock resulting in virgin-like polypropylene suitable for any PP market.

Life Cycle Analysis Indicates Favorable CO2 savings for Agilyx Chemical Recycling Technology

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Thursday, July 8, 2021
Articles, Materials, Organic polymers, Commodity chemicals, Thermoplastics, Recycling, Industrial ecology, Water conservation, Life-cycle assessment, Polystyrene, Plastic, Nutrient cycle

TIGARD, Ore., July 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Agilyx Corporation (AGLX), a wholly owned subsidiary of Agilyx AS (Euronext Growth (Oslo): "AGLX") and a pioneer in the chemical recycling of post-use plastics, announced today Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) results for its chemical recycling technology.

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  • TIGARD, Ore., July 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Agilyx Corporation (AGLX), a wholly owned subsidiary of Agilyx AS (Euronext Growth (Oslo): "AGLX") and a pioneer in the chemical recycling of post-use plastics, announced today Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) results for its chemical recycling technology.
  • Agilyx participated in the Styrenics Circular Solutions LCA, contributing data for its depolymerization technology.
  • The SCS LCA focused on closed loop recycling routes back to food contact quality, analyzing food-quality polystyrene recycling options.
  • "Our chemical recycling technology delivers a waste-to-value option for post-use plastics to get them back into the circular economy.

Life Cycle Analysis Indicates Favorable CO2 savings for Agilyx Chemical Recycling Technology

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Thursday, July 8, 2021
Articles, Materials, Organic polymers, Commodity chemicals, Thermoplastics, Recycling, Industrial ecology, Water conservation, Life-cycle assessment, Polystyrene, Plastic, Nutrient cycle

TIGARD, Ore., July 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Agilyx Corporation (AGLX), a wholly owned subsidiary of Agilyx AS (Euronext Growth (Oslo): "AGLX") and a pioneer in the chemical recycling of post-use plastics, announced today Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) results for its chemical recycling technology.

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  • TIGARD, Ore., July 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Agilyx Corporation (AGLX), a wholly owned subsidiary of Agilyx AS (Euronext Growth (Oslo): "AGLX") and a pioneer in the chemical recycling of post-use plastics, announced today Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) results for its chemical recycling technology.
  • Agilyx participated in the Styrenics Circular Solutions LCA, contributing data for its depolymerization technology.
  • The SCS LCA focused on closed loop recycling routes back to food contact quality, analyzing food-quality polystyrene recycling options.
  • "Our chemical recycling technology delivers a waste-to-value option for post-use plastics to get them back into the circular economy.

Global $14.4 Billion Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate (rPET) Markets to 2028

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Wednesday, July 7, 2021
Materials, Organic polymers, Organic compounds, Plastics, Commodity chemicals, Polyolefins, Thermoplastics, Packaging materials, RPET, Polyethylene terephthalate, High-density polyethylene, Low-density polyethylene

The global recycled polyethylene terephthalate market size is expected to reach USD 14.40 billion by 2028, growing at a CAGR of 6.7%.

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  • The global recycled polyethylene terephthalate market size is expected to reach USD 14.40 billion by 2028, growing at a CAGR of 6.7%.
  • Recycled PET is a synthetic compound prepared from used PET products, which finds application in a wide range of end-use industries.
  • The global market was valued at USD 8.6 billion in 2020 and is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 6.7% from 2021 to 2028.
  • Chapter 3 Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate (rPET) Market Variables, Trends, and Scope

Global Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate (rPET) Markets 2021-2028 by Product (Clear, Colored), & End Use (Fiber, Food & Beverage Containers & Bottles) - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Tuesday, July 6, 2021
Packaging, Chemicals, Plastics, Manufacturing, Organic polymers, Plastics, Materials, Organic compounds, Polyolefins, Polymers, Thermoplastics, Containers, Polyethylene terephthalate, Plastic bottle, Recycling, High-density polyethylene

The global recycled polyethylene terephthalate market size is expected to reach USD 14.40 billion by 2028, growing at a CAGR of 6.7%.

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  • The global recycled polyethylene terephthalate market size is expected to reach USD 14.40 billion by 2028, growing at a CAGR of 6.7%.
  • Recycled PET is a synthetic compound prepared from used PET products, which finds application in a wide range of end-use industries.
  • The resins are produced from post-consumer PET bottle flakes and are one of the most stable forms of recycled PET.
  • The food & beverage containers & bottles end-use segment is projected to register the fastest CAGR over the forecast period.

Global Blowing Agent Market to 2026 by Type (HC, HFC, HCFC), & Foam (Polyurethane, Polystyrene, Phenolic Polyolefin) - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Monday, July 5, 2021
Chemicals, Plastics, Manufacturing, Organic polymers, Materials, Chemistry, Building insulation materials, Packaging materials, Plastics, Commodity chemicals, Thermoplastics, Polymeric foam, Polyurethane, Polystyrene, Foam

The "Global Blowing Agent Market by Type (HC, HFC, HCFC), Foam (Polyurethane Foam, Polystyrene Foam, Phenolic Foam, Polyolefin Foam), and Region (APAC, North America, Europe, Middle East & Africa, South America) - Forecast to 2026" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

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  • The "Global Blowing Agent Market by Type (HC, HFC, HCFC), Foam (Polyurethane Foam, Polystyrene Foam, Phenolic Foam, Polyolefin Foam), and Region (APAC, North America, Europe, Middle East & Africa, South America) - Forecast to 2026" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • The blowing agent market size is estimated to be USD 1.4 billion in 2021 and is projected to reach USD 1.9 billion by 2026, at a CAGR of 6.5%.
  • The increasing polymeric foam application in industries such as packaging, automotive, building & construction, marine, transportation, appliances, bedding & furniture, and packaging industry is expected to drive the blowing agent market.
  • Further, the increasing blowing agent usage in developing economies, mainly in the construction industry, is expected to boost the blowing agent consumption.

Saint-Gobain Acquires Vi-Lux Building Products, a Cellular PVC Specialty Trim Manufacturer in Canada

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Thursday, July 1, 2021
Construction & Property, Building Systems, Manufacturing, Steel, Plastics, Building materials, Materials, Carpentry, Thermoplastics, Goods economics), CertainTeed, Saint-Gobain, Polyvinyl chloride, Millwork, Vinyl, CertainTeed, Saint-Gobain, CERTAINTEED, SAINT-GOBAIN

Saint-Gobain, through its building products subsidiary CertainTeed LLC, has acquired Vi-Lux Building Products, a Canadian custom manufacturer of cellular polyvinyl chloride (PVC) molding and trim, adding to the companys growing siding business and expanding its production capacity for specialty trim materials.

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  • Saint-Gobain, through its building products subsidiary CertainTeed LLC, has acquired Vi-Lux Building Products, a Canadian custom manufacturer of cellular polyvinyl chloride (PVC) molding and trim, adding to the companys growing siding business and expanding its production capacity for specialty trim materials.
  • Vi-Lux manufactures specialty millwork products from cellular PVC, and for several years has served as a trusted supplier of these products to customers in the US and Canada.
  • Compared to traditional wood molding, cellular PVC materials are lighter, require less maintenance and are easier to install.
  • Vi-Luxs comprehensive line of PVC trim and millwork can be installed throughout the exterior of a home or building.

DuPont™ Delrin® Dordrecht Production Facility Recertified with ISCC

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Thursday, July 1, 2021
Articles, Chemistry, Physical sciences, Materials science, Plastics, Polyethers, Polyoxymethylene, Thermoplastics, Functional groups, Durability, DuPont, Recycling

The Dordrecht production facility produces DuPont Delrin acetal polymer used across many industries for components in applications requiring stiffness and durability with low friction and wear resistance.

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  • The Dordrecht production facility produces DuPont Delrin acetal polymer used across many industries for components in applications requiring stiffness and durability with low friction and wear resistance.
  • DuPont has recently introduced Delrin Renewable Attributed, the first acetal polymer to be ISCC PLUS certified.
  • "Our state-of-the-art facility in Dordrecht is both a company and industry leader in sustainable production of a sustainable product.
  • Delrin Renewable Attributed is another DuPont innovation that considers green chemistry principles that demonstrate a circular economy option for product reuse and recycling all proudly made at ISCC-certified Dordrecht production facility.