Ineos Olefins & Polymers says it has joined the NextLoopp project, which is collaborating to create circular food-grade recycled polypropylene (PP) from postconsumer packaging in the U.K. Ineos will ...

ExxonMobil Chemical officials believe their firm has taken polypropylene to a new level with a foamable grade of its Achieve-brand PP resin. "Polypropylene and the foaming industry are a good ...

The company says 700,000 metric tons are used annually in the U.K. alone. The lack of food-grade recycled PP (FGrPP) means that PP food packaging is made from virgin plastics. Nextloopp will use ...

The new line will produce an innovative polymer foam solution called Daploy HMS PP and triple the company's supply capability ...

Dow Europe has just come out with a new polypropylene-based material ... Fabrice Digonnet, rigid packaging market manager for Europe at Dow, says this PP grade provides a good alternative to ...

North American polypropylene resin prices saw a hefty increase in February. Average prices climbed 8 cents per pound, reflecting a 7 cent increase in prices for polymer-grade propylene feedstock ...

Policy shifts and brand commitments are boosting demand for food-grade polypropylene that can be used as recycled content in packaging, but the supply is limited, says a new report by Closed Loop ...

High-density polyethylene (HDPE#2), polyvinyl chloride (PVC#3), low-density polyethylene (LDPE#4), polypropylene (PP ... from being recycled into food-grade packaging. Yet another problem is ...

Samsung?s Appliances division recently selected a new grade of polypropylene for its refrigerators to replace ABS and reduce cost. The material, Moplen EP649N, was developed specifically for Samsung ...