Tuesday, 07-Jul-09

Chinese supplier targets U.S. chlorinated PE market

CHICAGO (July 7, 2009) -- Sensing an opportunity from Dow Chemical Co.’s closure of a U.S. chlorinated polyethylene facility, Chinese CPE maker Dandong Decheng Chemical Co. has struck a deal with American distribution firm T&T Marketing International.

Teijin restructuring, exits NatureWorks PLA venture
OSAKA, JAPAN (July 7, 2009) -- Osaka-based Teijin Ltd. has ended its involvement in the NatureWorks LLC polylactic acid (PLA) bioplastics business, transferring its 50 percent shareholding over to its joint venture partner Cargill Inc. The NatureWorks manufacturing plant in Blair, Neb., is currently the world’s largest PLA bioplastic production plant.

Tests show recyclers can separate PLA from PET
WASHINGTON (July 7, 2009) -- Some recyclers have been concerned that as more companies use bottles made from polylactic acid, those containers may contaminate the PET recycling stream. But tests at a full-scale recycler suggest that near infrared technology can effectively separate PLA and PET.

BASF, SINOPEC expanding Nanjing joint venture
NANJING, CHINA (July 7, 2009) -- BASF SE and Sinopec have received a green light from Beijing to expand their 50-50 joint venture BASF-YPC Co., Ltd. (BYC), in Nanjing, Jiangsu province. The Chinese central government approved the proposed project's joint feasibility study report on July 1.

Tuesday, 30-Jun-09

DuPont showing renewably sourced engineering resins

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (June 30, 2009) -- DuPont Co. arrived at NPE2009 with a product lineup self-described as the broadest range of renewably sourced engineering resins in the industry. “We have a full commercial line, and can bring performance equal to or better than that of petroleum-based products,” DuPont Engineering Polymers global business manager Marsha Craig said in an interview at NPE.

NatureWorks doubling Ingeo PLA resin capacity

CHICAGO (June 30, 2009) -- NatureWorks LLC’s long-awaited second line to make polylactic acid comes on stream this week, boosting annual capacity for Ingeo PLA resin at its plant in Blair, Neb., from 150 million pounds (68,039 metric tons) to 300 million pounds (136,078 metric tons).

Friday, 26-Jun-09

Rubbermaid to use Mirel bioplastic in consumer product

CHICAGO (June 26, 2009) -- Bioplastics maker Metabolix has landed a pretty big fish in the sea of consumer products: Consumer and commercial products maker Newell Rubbermaid, which will use Mirel-brand bioplastic made by Telles -- the bioplastics joint venture between Metabolix and Archer Daniels Midland -- in an unspecified consumer-based, retail product.

US plant to boost Clear Path's PET recycling capacity

CHICAGO (June 26, 2009) -- The first phase of the massive PET recycling plant being built by DAK Americas LLC and Shaw Industries Group Inc. will be up and running early next year in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Phase two is set for a 2012 start.

Invista plans to start manufacturing nylon 6/6

CHICAGO (June 26, 2009) -- Invista is the newest player in the global engineering polymers market. The company has announced plans to begin production of nylon 6/6 resin at several locations, including Chattanooga, Tenn., and Kingston, Ontario.

Thursday, 25-Jun-09

BASF expands specialty plastics portfolio at NPE

CHICAGO (June 25, 2006) -- BASF Corp. is broadening its specialty plastics lineup with new grades of thermoplastic polyurethane, nylon 6 and polybutylene terephthalate.

European plant closures are in LyondellBasell’s sights

CHICAGO (June 25, 2009) -- LyondellBasell Industries AF SCA has turned its attention to its European polyolefins operations as part of its plan to restructure and deal with a $23 billion debt burden. The Rotterdam, Netherlands-based company filed for Chapter 11 on Jan. 6, and although this covered U.S. operations and not those in Europe, its asset review is taking in global operations so that it can meet a restructuring target of cutting $700 million in fixed costs by the end of 2010.

Wednesday, 24-Jun-09

Group seeks moratorium on degradable PET containers
SONOMA, CALIFORNIA (June 24, 2009) -- The National Association for PET Container Resources called on brand owners and bottle makers to refrain from using PET containers with degradable additives. “We want the people making claims about bottles with degradable additives to first substantiate and document their claims” that there will be no adverse effect on the recycling stream or the next-life product, said the group’s executive director.

Nova Chemicals to invest in Mideast polyethylene production

CHICAGO (June 24, 2009) -- Nova Chemicals Corp. plans to invest significantly in Mideast polyethylene production, including a 1.1 billion to 1.2 billion pound-per-year Advanced Sclair PE plant and a 10 percent smaller gas-phase PE plant, according to recently installed Nova CEO Chris Pappas.

Biodegradable PVC product draws interest at NPE

CHICAGO (June 24, 2009) -- An increased focus on sustainability is driving demand for Bioflex, a biodegradable PVC product made by Kenrich Petrochemicals Inc. and marketed by Biotech Products LLC. Bioflex uses Biochem, a nontoxic formula that enables landfill decomposition.

Tuesday, 23-Jun-09

DuPont pushing for global sustainability standards
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (June 23, 2009) -- DuPont Co. is throwing its weight behind a push to have global sustainability standards. The company revealed its support for the standards as part of its recent 2009 DuPont Packaging Awards event.

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