Professor Edward Kosior With global virgin plastic production continuing to outpace demand and utilization rates stuck in the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...