Polymers Petrochemicals Smart Textile 30-04-2019 - Arhive
- China – Polyethylene Terephthalate
- PET and its chain are assessed mixed.
- Crude oil ,after the slowdown in recent days, is recovering.
.- Polyamide 6 and its chain are steady,but continue to be weak.
PET Bottle grade export 1,040/1,070 $/ton – PET Bottle grade domestic market 8,150/8,250 yuan/ton – PET Filament grade SD domestic market 7,500/7,650 yuan/ton – PET Filament grade BR domestic market 7,600/7,750 yuan/ton
- PTA Taiwan 840/850 $/ton – PTA domestic market 6,550/6,650 yuan/ton – MEG 575/585 $/ton – MEG domestic market 4,550/4,650 yuan/ton – PX Korea 910/925 $/ton
- Polyester POY 150D/48F domestic market 8,450/8,550 yuan/ton – Polyester DTY 150D/48F domestic market 10,000/10,100 yuan/ton – Polyester Staple PSF domestic market 8,600/8,700 yuan/ton
Crude Oil Prices Trend
-Beverage giants to help scale up world’s first enzyme-based plastics recycling technology
Soft drinks giants PepsiCo, Nestle Waters and Lucozade Ribena Suntory’s (LRS) parent brand Suntory Beverage & Food Europe have thrown their support behind a new plastics recycling technology which uses enzymes to process waste.
The beverage firms have joined L’Oreal in pledging to support bringing Carbios’ technology to scale
The beverage firms have joined L’Oreal in pledging to support bringing Carbios’ technology to scale
Developed by French green chemistry firm Carbios, the method involves applying a liquid mixture of enzymes to used PET plastics and polyester fibres. Through a reaction similar to digestion, the enzymes break the polymers down into monomers – single-element particles which are then sent through a filtration and purification system.
The resulting materials are of “equivalent quality” to virgin PET, according to Carbios, making them ready for reuse in new plastic packaging such as drinks bottles. Carbios claims that the approach can be used for all forms of PET – regardless of colour, opacity or the number of plastic layers in the product – and that it requires “limited” heat and no pressure or solvents to complete.
-BFI stretches nonwovens possibilities
Beaulieu Fibres International (BFI), a solutions provider of value-added fibres, is lifting polyolefin and PET core nonwovens to new performance heights at the upcoming Techtextil trade fair that takes place in Frankfurt next month. At the show, the company will give centre stage to innovations helping producers to extract the most out of their production equipment and pursue new opportunities in areas like automotive, geotextiles, flooring, filtration, upholstery, concrete reinforcement and hygiene.
“The nonwoven market is constantly looking for added value and system cost reduction opportunities. With our latest product innovations, Beaulieu Fibres International shows again that we are committed to helping our customers stay at the forefront of segment trends and efficiency,” commented Karena Cancilleri, President Engineered Products, Beaulieu International Group.
International technology Group ANDRITZ will be presenting its innovative nonwovens production and textile solutions at Techtextil 2019 (techtextil.com) in Frankfurt, Germany, from May 14 to 17 (hall 3, booth B15). ANDRITZ supports its customers in every aspect of nonwovens and textile processes and services with its most advanced expertise and complete technology solutions.
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-New family of polymers can be easily recycled and even upcycled
A team at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California, US, has developed a new family of polymers that brings us closer to the dream of closed-loop, zero-waste plastics. To achieve this they used a family of molecules called polydiketoenamines, held together by dynamic covalent bonds that, while very strong, can be easily broken down using small amounts of acid.
Diketoenamines were pretty much unknown in polymer chemistry until now. Lead author Brett Helms explains that ‘this motif had been known as a protecting group in solid state peptide chemistry, but often classified as “promiscuous” as it bounced around different amine groups during peptide synthesis.
Traders said the market was shifting its focus on the voluntary supply cuts led by the Middle East dominated producer club OPEC since the start of the year.
Singapore: Oil prices fell on Monday, extending a slump from Friday that ended weeks of rallying, after President Donald Trump demanded that producer club OPEC raise output to soften the impact of U.S. sanctions against Iran.
Brent crude futures were at $71.80 per barrel at 0215 GMT, down 35 cents, or 0.5 percent, from their last close.
-SOCAR and BP to commence plant construction in Turkey by end of 2020
The State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR), and British Petroleum intend to commence construction of a petrochemical plant in Turkey by the end of next year.
Last year, the two companies signed a heads of agreement (HoA) to analyse the establishment of a joint venture to construct and operate a petrochemicals complex in Turkey.
-Middle East PP to remain stable as key sellers eye rollovers
Polypropylene (PP) prices in the Middle East are likely to emerge at a rollover when offers are announced later this week despite the continued tightness in supply.
Prices for all PP homopolymer and copolymer grades are set to remain stable from April levels, as market players in the region prepare for the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan which begins in early May.
On 26 April, ICIS assessed PP raffia/injection prices in the GCC at $1,160-1,200/tonne DEL (delivered) GCC, stable from the previous week.
Prices for the same grades in the East Med were assessed at $1,110-1,190/tonne CFR (cost and freight) East Med, also unchanged from the week before, ICIS data showed.
-Amcor launches recyclable, metal-free barrier flexible packaging
AmLite Ultra Recyclable is the latest addition to Amcor’s successful AmLite product line, first created in 2015 to provide metal-free barrier packaging that significantly reduces the packaging’s carbon footprint, according to news from Amcor (Zürich, Switzerland). AmLite Ultra Recyclable is Amcor’s first packaging product made from the company’s sustainable high-barrier polyolefin film introduced last year.
The high-barrier laminate can package a range of food, home and personal care, and pharmaceutical products, and can be recycled in existing polyolefin recycling streams, said Amcor.
-Oerlikon on the journey to tomorrow’s materials
Oerlikon Manmade Fibers segment and its brands Oerlikon Barmag, Oerlikon Neumag and Oerlikon Nonwoven offer technologies that lay the foundation for many applications. © Oerlikon
Oerlikon Manmade Fibers segment and its brands Oerlikon Barmag, Oerlikon Neumag and Oerlikon Nonwoven offer technologies that lay the foundation for many applications. © Oerlikon
Oerlikon will be showing chemical fibre applications made of polyester and polypropylene and what they can do in these fields at the upcoming Techtextil in Frankfurt next month. “However, these exhibits are only a communicative means to an end, as Oerlikon is primarily interested in placing the associated machinery and plant solutions at the centre of discussions with trade fair visitors,” the company explains.
-TMAS to focus on customer service, innovation at ITMA
TMAS to focus TMAS, the Swedish texile machinery manufacturers’ association, will focus on customer service aligned with the drive to constantly innovate at ITMA beginning from June 20 in Spain. Talking about Industry 4.0, the week-long exhibition will be the place for concrete solutions as to how data and the new tools we have available can be exploited to the full.
“All of the Swedish textile machinery companies are doing really well in major markets such as Europe, China, India and the US,” said TMAS secretary general Therese Premler-Andersson. “They are now gathering forces to prepare for the most important show – ITMA 2019 in Barcelona in June. I expect to see new players and partnerships as we enter the industry 4.0 era for real. on customer service, innovation at ITMA
-TMAS to focus on customer service, innovation at ITMA
TMAS to focus TMAS, the Swedish texile machinery manufacturers’ association, will focus on customer service aligned with the drive to constantly innovate at ITMA beginning from June 20 in Spain. Talking about Industry 4.0, the week-long exhibition will be the place for concrete solutions as to how data and the new tools we have available can be exploited to the full.
“All of the Swedish textile machinery companies are doing really well in major markets such as Europe, China, India and the US,” said TMAS secretary general Therese Premler-Andersson. “They are now gathering forces to prepare for the most important show – ITMA 2019 in Barcelona in June. I expect to see new players and partnerships as we enter the industry 4.0 era for real. on customer service, innovation at ITMA
