Plastic petrochemicals rPET recycling 18-12-2018 - Arhive
-China – Polyethylene Terephthalate
PET and its chain are steady.
PET Bottle grade export 1,040/1,090 $/ton – PET Bottle grade domestic market 8,350/8,500 yuan/ton – PET Filament grade SD domestic market 8,100/8,250 yuan/ton – PET Filament grade BR domestic market 8,200/8,300 yuan/ton
PTA Taiwan 855/865 $/ton – PTA domestic market 6,600/6,750 yuan/ton – MEG $ 680/690 $/ton – MEG domestic market 5,750/5,850 yuan/ton – PX Korea 1,030/1,045 $/ton
POY 150D/48F domestic market 8,650/8,800 yuan/ton – DTY 150D/48F domestic market 10,700/10,850 yuan/ton – PSF domestic market 9,000/9,100 yuan/ton
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Fulgar showed its eco-sustainable creations resulting from collaborations with brands that are ambassadors of excellence at the Textile Evolution expo, which was held from November 16-18, 2018, in Milan, Italy.
Fulgar is a leader in the man-made fibre market with the production of polyamide 6.6 and covered elastomers in the textile and technical sector.
-The big graphene innovations you need to know about Graphene innovations monolayer carbon atoms
Every month a new development using the ‘wonder material’ graphene is presented. Digital Journal has picked three recent research highlights that showcase the growing potential of graphene.
Graphene, a monolayer of carbon atoms, has many impressive properties. It is the strongest material ever tested.Graphene innovations monolayer carbon atoms
It is also flexible, transparent and conducts heat and electricity 10 times better than copper, and it has good optical properties (making it suitable for flexible display screens).
These properties are propelling a series of scientific innovations, and we’ve selected three of these.
-Two new Bandera Geo FutureFilm ® lines in the U.S.A.
The global demand for lines dedicated to the production of geomembrane systems for waterproofing industry, is constantly increasing. Bandera confirms again its presence in this sector as a leading supplier.
This year, in the United States, a new customer decided to rely on the Bandera brand to set up a big project in the production of smooth and texturized geomembrane for water resources management industries.
-Production of PHA bioplastics in Spain: strategic agreement between Bio-on and Acor
The strategic co-operation aims to accelerate the exploitation of the Bio-on technologies around the world for the industrial production of the ultra-green PHA biopolymers valorizing different agro-industrial co-products as raw materials;
The teams of the companies will work together in all aspects of the business opportunity and in the synergies between the operating sugar production plant and the innovative fermentation one producing PHA biopolymers;
The agreement grants to ACOR the exclusive right to make any evaluations and take any decisions regarding the investment/business initiative regarding the use of the Bio-on technologies in the geographical area of Spain and Portugal.
-Milliken to highlight additives that improve plastics processing and sustainability
Speciality chemicals supplier, Milliken & Co., will showcase how its additives can help address the key challenges confronting today’s plastics processing industry at Arabplast.
On Stand 6C150 during the 14th edition of the trade fair at the Dubai World Trade Centre in the UAE, Milliken says it will demonstrate how its portfolio of products can enhance both production and sustainability.
Milliken offers clarifiers and nucleators to improve polypropylene (PP) resins, UV absorbers that improve key properties in PET packaging, and colorants for use with high-performance engineering polymers.
-Beaulieu to Unveil New Green Innovations at Domotex Hannover
Wielsbeke, Belgium, December 17, 2018-Beaulieu Engineered Products will unveil sustainably-produced, durable tufted carpets and recyclable needle punch carpets at Domotex Hannover.
At stand B56 in Hall 11, Beaulieu Engineered Products will showcase extended portfolios of yarns, fibers and technical textiles designed to help the industry make their products more sustainable, fit for a better planet and reaching CO2 reduction targets.
-Virgil Abloh Joins Evian as ‘Creative Adviser’
The brand of mineral water has tapped Abloh to be its first “creative adviser for sustainable innovation design.”
Virgil Abloh has added a new role to his CV: creative adviser for sustainable innovation design at Evian.
The founder of Off-White and creative director of Louis Vuitton’s men’s line is to help the mineral water company, owned by Danone, make its design process more sustainable.
“Evian is an iconic brand with a strong heritage in fashion and creativity,” the designer said in a statement. “Its sustainability ambitions align with my own. Together we can push boundaries and explore new areas of revolution, paving a better future for generations globally.”
-Water consumption in spotlight at Performance Days
Functional fabric fair Performance Days offered a diverse programme of expert talks, workshops, guided tours and just under 300 exhibitors from 29 countries showcasing their new fabric, insulation and trim collections, as well as colouration and finishing technologies.
In addition, the overarching focus of ‘Water – our responsibility’ provided visitors with food for thought on the textile industry’s opportunities to choose raw materials, processes and technologies, which can reduce water consumption and pollution during the entire lifecycle of textile-based products.
-Semperit adds hose production in Europe
Semperit A.G. has completed the latest expansion at its manufacturing plant in Odry, Czech Republic, which will significantly boost the firm’s capability to produce industrial and hydraulic hose at the factory.
It expects to begin producing products at the site in the first half of 2019, a company spokeswoman said.
Production capacity at the facility, which is operated by the company’s Semperflex business, will be increased to 100 million meters of hose, which the company said is equivalent to roughly twice the length of the Earth’s equator. The company did not release the size of the expansion.
Semperit—which is in the midst of a major companywide reorganization and transformation project that was launched in 2017 and won’t be concluded until 2020—invested about $30.4 million in the overall expansion.
Evonik Corporation’s High Performance Polymers Business Line applauds the recent decision from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration (PHMSA) on issuance of a final rule that amends the Federal Pipeline Safety Regulations for plastics piping systems to include updated standards governing the use for pipelines made of polyamide 12 (PA12) thermoplastic.
Evonik applauds addition of VESTAMID® NRG Polyamide 12 Thermoplastic to the Federal Pipeline Safety Regulation, for use in Natural Gas Distribution Pipelines. -Credit: Evonik-