Chemicals Industry

Polyethylene (PE)

Liby--a laundry brand in China--has used Dow's recyclable packaging solutions in nine of its products since 2020, adopted recyclable cushion packaging made with Dow's PCR resins, and its TF-BOPE packaging earned a 'Double E’ recycling label in China
Waste360 (01/21)

Polypropylene (PP)

Aptar launches PolkaLite, a recyclable snap-top closure that weighs 8.4g and utilizes 1.3g less plastic than the original Polka solution; the PP closure can be used in food products with chunks or a high viscosity level
AptarGroup Inc. (01/21)

Polyesters/Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET)

Nigeria bans sachet, small volume PET and glass bottles below 200ml for alcoholic drinks above 30% ABV; producers have agreed to reduce production by 50%, effective Jan. 31, while ensuring such products are completely phased out by Jan. 31, 2024
Punch, The (Nigeria) (01/24)

At CLFP Food Processing Expo, Feb. 15-16, Scholle IPN to showcase its DuraTech films for frozen products, DuraTuff co-extruded film for processed foods, EnduraShield multilayer barrier film for VFFS, ClearShield PET/EVOH laminate for pouches, more
Scholle IPN Corp. (01/21)

Polycarbonate (PC)

SABIC introduces new ISCC+ certified biobased LNP ELCRIN EXL7414B copolymer, a PC material for consumer electronics applications; material is formulated using more than 50% biobased content from waste materials that do not compete with the food chain
Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC) (01/24)

Polymers/Resins

Toray Industries develops polymeric separation membrane module that can permeate hydrogen from mixed gases containing that chemical element; module more than halves the CO2 emissions of hydrogen purification processes and the number of modules
Toray Industries Inc. (01/21)

Coatings

Illinois-based Wynnchurch Capital has acquired Appvion, Wisconsin-based producer of direct thermal paper and film solutions, and renewable, fiber-based consumer and industrial packaging solutions
Industry Intelligence Inc. (01/24)

Appvion appoints Laurie D. Andriate, former corporate VP at Henkel, as CEO; Andriate succeeds George Wurtz upon his retirement, and she brings significant experience in coatings and packaging to the company
Contify Investment News (01/21)

Plastics

AE Global, Florida-based 4G Recycling form JV Ocean Recovery Group to become first ocean-bound plastic integrated recycler in Dominican Republic and Caribbean; Dominican Republic currently recycles less than 8% of its plastics, 92% could end up in ocean
Business Wire (01/24)

California-based ByFusion compresses plastic waste into building blocks called ByBlocks for construction use, which are lighter than hollow cement blocks; company processes 450 tons/year of plastic, plans to expand to process 100 million tons by 2030
ZME Science (01/24)

Plastic Packaging

F&N Foods, Singapore’s Environment Agency to embark on next phase of Recycle N Save initiative for plastic bottles, aluminum cans; reverse vending machines will be redeployed at more schools and at business parks, office buildings, mixed developments
Singapore Government News (01/24)

Reusable packaging and pooling firm Tosca partners with seafood supplier NAFCO; Tosca's 6419 crate is being used to ship large finfish into over 350 stores located on the East Coast, and its new, smaller 4319 seafood crate will be used for smaller filets
PR Newswire (01/24)

Cosmetic & Personal Care Ingredients

Colorescience expands All Calm line of redness corrector products with launch of All Calm Multi-Correction Serum, made with proprietary BioSolace ingredient complex to calm skin, Crystalide to support epidermal integrity, Phytomoist, glycerin to hydrate
PR Newswire (01/24)

Indie beauty brand Peace Out debuts Retinol Face Stick, a portable balm formulated with 3% encapsulated retinol blend to soften look of wrinkles, fruit enzyme complex with papaya, pumpkin enzymes to target pores, brighten skin, available at Sephora
Happi (01/21)

Food & Beverage Ingredients/Additives

Corbion to showcase meat and poultry preservation solutions at International Production & Processing Expo in Atlanta, Jan. 25-27; company will offer samples of products, some featuring antioxidant ingredients under the new Origin brand
Corbion (01/21)

Washington State Supreme Court narrowly upholds US$18M fine levied against Consumer Brands Assn. for funneling dark money into a state political campaign that would have required labeling of genetically engineered ingredients on food packaging
Associated Press (01/21)

Nutraceutical Ingredients & Products

Dr. Emil Nutrition introduces Total Gut Complex nutritional supplement made with lion’s main mushroom extract and CoreBiome postbiotic developed by Compound Solutions; two capsule daily all-in-one total health gut solution
PR Newswire (01/24)

Pharmaceutical Ingredients

India’s government makes QR codes mandatory on packages of drug manufacturing ingredients in a bid to crack down on fake medicines; rule applies to both domestic and imported ingredients
Hindustan Times (01/21)

Flavors, Fragrances & Scents

Paco Rabanne presents 1 Million Elixir in parfum intense concentration--newest version of 1 Million in Million Collection--available in 50, 100ml; notes include davana, apple, Damascus rose, osmanthus, cedarwood, vanilla absolute, tonka beans, patchouli
Fragrantica (01/24)

DSquared2 to launch Original Wood, a new fragrance for men with notes of violet leaves, cedar, Haitian vetiver, silver fir, musk, patchouli, available as 30, 50, 100ml eau de parfum
Fragrantica (01/24)

Silicone

Wacker opens new laboratory for cement and concrete additives in Moscow; location will focus on water-repellent silicone additives
Wacker Chemie AG (01/21)

Nonwoven

Texygen Textile in Uzbekistan orders complete neXline spunlace line from Andritz to produce top-class spunlace wipes made of 100% cotton; start-up is scheduled for Q1 2023
Andritz AG (01/24)

Fibertex Personal Care affirms it will be exhibiting at IDEA22, which will be held from March 28-31 in Miami Beach, Florida
Fibertex Nonwovens AS (01/21)

Fabrics/Textile

Walmart mandates that all of its home goods products carry RFID tags by September, projects it will extend the mandate to more categories over time in major expansion of tracking technology; company already implemented RFID in its apparel departments
Ad Age (01/24)

Cinte Techtextil China will take place Sept. 6-8 at Shanghai New International Expo Centre; promising market for technical textiles, nonwovens to provide opportunities for suppliers, with heightened health regulations and habits driving nonwovens demand
Textile Value Chain (01/21)

Latest: Jan, 24 2022