July 2020 Vol. 2

MNA – The Latest Updates, News and Alerts on Polymer Masterbatches and Polymer Additives
Stay in Touch with the Polymer Additives Industry While Social Distancing 


NEWSMAKERS:  * Avient * BASF * Dow * ExcelPlas * HanNanotech  * Sukano * TOTAL 

Avient Announces Second Quarter 2020 Results
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/avient-announces-second-quarter-2020-results-301097849.html

Migration analysis, antioxidant, and mechanical characterization of polypropylene-based active food packaging films loaded with BHA, BHT, and TBHQ
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1750-3841.15337

New Application for trinamiX Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Solutions: Plastic Sorting Made Easy
https://www.basf.com/global/en/media/news-releases/2020/07/p-20-234.html

Total Patents Carbon Nanotubes Masterbatch
https://patents.google.com/patent/US20200148840A1/en

Antimicrobial Benefits of Zinc Nanoparticle Masterbatches
https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/12/5/1198

Dow Patents New Masterbastch Formulations for Use In Greenhouse Films with High Transparency
https://patents.google.com/patent/US20200140665A1/en

HanNanotech Patents Processing Aid of a Non-fluorinated Melt-Processable Polymer
https://patents.google.com/patent/US20200139605A1/en

The Effect of ZnO on the Failure of PET by Environmental Stress Cracking
https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/13/12/2844/pdf

Release of Silver from Silver Doped PET Bottles
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2214289420301034

Novachem Enters High-Density Biaxially Orientated Polyethylene Market
https://www.novachem.com/media-center/news-releases/nova-chemicals-enters-high-density-biaxially-oriented-polyethylene-market-to-expand-recyclable-packaging-options/

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July 2020 Vol. 1

MNA – The Latest Updates, News and Alerts on Polymer Masterbatches and Polymer Additives
Stay in Touch with the Polymer Additives Industry While Social Distancing 


NEWSMAKERS:  * Ampacet * BASF * Clariant * ExcelPlas * Gabriel Chemie  * PolyOne  * Sukano * Tosaf 

PolyOne Now Called Avient Following Clariant Masterbatch Acquisition (Breaking News)
https://www.eppm.com/industry-news/polyone-now-called-avient-following-clariant-masterbatch-acq/

PolyOne Rebrands as Avient Following Acquisition of Clariant (Breaking News)
https://www.britishplastics.co.uk/News/polyone-rebrands-as-avient-following-clariant-masterbatch-ac/

European Investment Platform Invests $18.8m into UK-based Company that has Developed a Masterbatch Technology that it Claims Ensures True Biodegradation for Plastics
https://plasticsinpackaging.com/online/european-platform-invests-in-biotransformation-technology/

PolyOne Announces First Quarter 2020 Results 
https://www.polyone.com/investor-center/news/polyone-announces-first-quarter-2020-results

Sukano Expands rPET Portfolio With New Impact Modifier
https://www.sustainableplastics.com/news/sukano-expands-rpet-portfolio-new-impact-modifier

Tosaf’s New Masterbatch Delivers Matte Effect on Polyolefin Films Without Additional Converting Process
https://injectionmouldingworld.com/tosafs-new-mt7636pe-delivers-matte-effect-on-polyolefin-films-without-additional-converting-process/

Coronavirus and the Return of Plastic
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2020/jun/29/coronavirus-and-the-return-of-plastic-in-pictures

Tosaf buys Vision Color, Adding to its North American Assets 
https://www.plasticsnews.com/news/tosaf-buys-vision-color-adding-its-north-american-assets

Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI) Testing by ExcelPlas Labs
http://cloud.excelplas.com/s/NliZYqfslt8Tt6j

Legacy Additives in a Circular Economy of Plastics: Current Dilemma, Policy Analysis, and Emerging Countermeasures
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S092134492030121X

Determination of Antioxidant Irganox 1010 in Polypropylene by Infrared Spectrometry
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/514/5/052046/pdf

Ampacet Introduces Two New Masterbatches for Laser Marking
https://www.lasersystemseurope.com/news/ampacet-introduces-two-new-masterbatches-laser-marking

A Look at Clariant’s New Shelf life-Extending Masterbatch
https://packagingeurope.com/a-look-at-clariants-new-shelf-life-extending-masterbatch/

Security Matters and BASF to Develop Plastics Traceability Solutions
https://www.packaging-gateway.com/news/basf-security-matters-plastic/

BASF and Security Matters to Develop Recyclate Tracking
https://www.chemanager-online.com/en/news-opinions/headlines/basf-and-security-matters-develop-recyclate-tracking


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This Newsletter is brought to you by Excelplas Labs, Australia’s Largest group of Polymer Testing Labs.
http://www.excelplas.com/

Masterbatch News Australia (MNA) is now Australia’s most current and comprehensive source of news on Plastics Additives, Polymer Compounding and Masterbatches;

MNA is now sent to over 3500 Plastics Industry Members every month.


Any news requests should be sent to [email protected]
To subscribe, visit http://www.masterbatchnews.com.au/subscribe/