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Chemical recycler Nexus Circular wants to open a second facility in Illinois that would provide output for resin maker Brakem SA to produce recycled polypropylene.
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Opened in 1961, the facility in Neal, WV manufactures about 70 types of polypropylene and employs 106 workers.
Knowde brings online marketplace to plastics Amin-Jahaveri An increasingly digital world is creating opportunities for online platform Knowde and suppliers such as Braskem America and DuPont Co. San Jose, Calif.-based Knowde officially launched its plastics, elastomers and polymer additives platform in early May. Officials said the online platform allows plastics and elastomers specifiers, converters, compounders and buyers to search, filter, collaborate, request samples and quotes and purchase from hundreds of producers all in one place. Using Knowde, processors can find what they need fast ...
In Philadelphia, popular lifestyle clog maker Dansko has begun using biobased ethylene vinyl acetate from Brazil’s Braskem. The new Kane footwear line will contain up to 50% biobased content, provide comparable shock absorption to Dansko’s conventional clogs, and feature the company’s Natural Arch technology. The clog will launch this spring at www.dansko.com/kane-blue-eva-clog. Braskem says its I’m green™ bio-based EVA is sustainably produced from sugarcane and reduces greenhouse gas emissions via CO 2 capture. The material can be used in footwear, toys, general foams and more. ...