Vittoria Romano

The days of disposable plastic products are numbered – alternatives are needed. The success of LastObject’s reusable cotton swabs shows that the market is ready for change. The company’s basic and beauty cotton swabs are both made of…
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Two Documents Detail Steps for Polyethylene and PA12 Pipe The Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. (PPI) announced that it has two new technical reports available that discuss steps for the fusion of polyethylene and PA12 pipe. “TR-49 Generic…
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California Camp Fire Focus of Trade Association Investigation The Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. (PPI) said that its investigation of benzene contamination in the water supply of fire damaged areas such as Paradise, California has…
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Avoury, the new brand launched by Melitta Single Portions, is working with SABIC’s TRUCIRCLE portfolio of solutions and services to create its pioneering new premium organic tea capsules, made from certified circular polypropylene (PP) that…
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SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry today announced that Orkla, a diversified Nordic brand owner in business-to-consumer (B2C) commerce with foods, snacks, food care for sport and food ingredients, has launched its first chips…
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Millad NX 8000 technology is fully compatible with polypropylene (PP) recycling processes in Europe and poses no recyclability issues, according to RecyClass, a cross-industry initiative that works to advance plastic packaging recyclability…
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SABIC, a global leader in the chemicals industry, today announced its collaboration with The Estée Lauder Companies (ELC), a global leader in prestige beauty, global skincare brand Origins Natural Resources Inc. and beauty packaging…
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Engineering thermoplastics from Mitsubishi for reliable electronics Plastics distributor Ultrapolymers has added special NOVADURAN PBT blends from Mitsubishi Engineering-Plastics (MEP) to its portfolio which outperform corresponding…
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A new type of plastic made of reclaimed waste readily degrades in less than a year. The substance that will soon serve to manufacture and break down mainly disposable products in an ecofriendly way goes by the name of polyhydroxybutyrate.…
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LANXESS offers new flame-retardant thermoplastic composite materials with a polyamide 6 matrix Top classification of V-0 in UL 94 flammability test High degree of strength and rigidity Focus on automotive, electrical/electronic…
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