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North American suppliers report shortages of polyethylene and ABS
AKRON, OHIO (March 12, 10:55 a.m. ET) -- Raw material issues are limiting supplies of polyethylene and ABS in North America. Dow Chemical Co. has gone to “demand management” on some grades of high density PE, while Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LLC has declared force majeure on all of its PE grades. In ABS, shortages have impacted BASF Corp. and Ineos ABS USA Corp. March 12, 2010
Recycling plant to help AERT control costs
SPRINGDALE, ARK. (March 11, 4:50 p.m. ET) -- Composite building materials manufacturer Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies Inc. will more than double its plastic recycling capacity when its new $13 million plant in Watts, Okla., starts operating 24/7 in the next two to four weeks. March 11, 2010
Ohio professor selects plastic for innovative breast implant
AKRON, OHIO (March 11, 4:35 p.m. ET) — For the past decade, Judit Puskas, professor of polymer science at the University of Akron, has worked to develop an innovative breast prosthesis that is safer for implant patients. Puskas developed a soft and transparent thermoplastic elastomer breast implant with an antimicrobial coating to prevent infection. March 11, 2010
Pallet maker Greystone forms recycling division
TULSA, OKLA. (March 11, 3:45 p.m. ET) -- Greystone Logistics Inc., which already recycles plastics into feedstock for its pallets that are made from 100 percent recycled content, has formed a recycling division at its manufacturing complex in Bettendorf, Iowa, to sell recycled pellets to other manufacturers. March 11, 2010
IBM and Stanford tout catalysts for creating recyclable, biodegradable polymers
ALMADEN, CALIF. (March 11, 12:15 p.m. ET) -- IBM and Stanford University researchers claim they have developed catalyst technology that could lead to new polymers and methods of recycling plastics. New types of biodegradable, biocompatible polymers are possible with the organocatalysis technology, according to the researchers. It could boost sustainability efforts in markets as diverse as healthcare and microelectronics. March 11, 2010
MBA Polymers moving toward being a global recycler
ORLANDO, FLA. (March 11, 9:50 a.m. ET) -- MBA Polymers Inc. is working on becoming a global supplier of post-consumer plastics made from durable goods. The company will take a big step toward that goal later this year, when it opens a major new plastics recovery plant in Worksop, England. March 11, 2010
RP Manufacturing buys Teflon specialist Protef
LANGLEY, BRITISH COLUMBIA (March 10, 11:40 a.m. ET) -- Canadian polyurethane molder RP Manufacturing Ltd. will acquire Teflon specialist Protef Polymers Inc. and combine their operations at RP’s facility in Langley, British Columbia. March 10, 2010
Mirel bioplastics plant opens in Iowa
CLINTON, IOWA (Updated March 11, 2 p.m. ET) -- The first commercial scale plant to produce the long-awaited Mirel bioplastics resin has opened in Clinton, and expects to begin shipping its corn sugar-based polyhydroxyalkanoate resin sometime next month. Archer Daniel Midlands Co. said the plant would be in full production this summer and, at full capacity, would produce 110 million pounds of the plant-based biodegradable resin. March 10, 2010
Calif. report may encourage single-use bag bans
SAN FRANCISCO (March 9, 4:10 p.m. ET) -- A coalition of California cities is hoping that its new, detailed analysis of existing studies that examine the environmental impact of reusable and single-use carryout bags will be the weapon that cities throughout the state need to enact bans on plastic bags and place fees on all other single-use carryout bags, including paper and biodegradable bags. March 9, 2010
Composites are making a splash on Quest airplane's float hatches
WINONA, MINN. (March 9, 3:15 p.m. ET) -- Composites have taken to the air on commercial airplanes for years, but now a Minnesota airplane equipment maker is taking thermoplastic composites into a whole new adventure niche. March 9, 2010
LyondellBasell rejects Reliance's final offer
NEW YORK (March 9, 2 p.m. ET) -- As expected, Reliance Industries Ltd.’s $14.5 billion bid to buy LyondellBasell Industries AF SCA has been rejected. LyondellBasell disclosed the decision in a March 8 filing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York, where the company is pursuing a reorganization plan. LyondellBasell's update reorganization plan gives new details about the now-scuttled proposal from Mumbai, India-based Reliance. March 9, 2010
Bayer MaterialScience buys Artificial Muscle Inc.
PITTSBURGH (March 9, 12:55 p.m. ET) -- Bayer MaterialScience LLC has acquired Artificial Muscle Inc., a Sunnyvale, Calif., company that makes electroactive polymers for consumer electronics. March 9, 2010
Ineos may leave the UK to cut growing tax bills
LYNDHURST, ENGLAND (March 8, 3:50 p.m. ET) -- Polymers and petrochemicals company Ineos Group is considering a relocation of its headquarters and tax residence from the United Kingdom to Switzerland. The company said potential cash tax savings of 450 million euros ($613.5 million) between now and 2014 could be made if it went ahead with the move, which would need the consent of its lenders. March 8, 2010
Latest Material Insights video
AKRON, OHIO (March 8, 3:15 p.m. ET) -- This week’s Material Insights video contains news on two acquisitions, as well as a discrimination lawsuit. March 8, 2010
Coal-based PVC maker continues expansion in China
URUMQI, CHINA (March 5, 11 a.m. ET) -- Xinjiang Zhongtai Chemical Co. Ltd., based in Urumqi, plans to add more PVC capacity, as it expects PVC price and market demand to rise in 2010. March 5, 2010

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