January 2022 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 * Avient * BBC News * Borealis * Brightmark * ExcelPlas * FDA * Formosa Plastics * Fresh+ 1032 AF * Gabriel-Chemie * HALS * Irgafos™ 168 * Irganox * LyondellBasell * Microplastics * OdorClear™ * Palsgaard * PolyBatch™ * ProVital+™ * Reclay * SABIC * TruCircle™

INDUSTRY NEWS

Borealis Patent Polyethylene Blend of Recycled PE and Virgin PE
https://www.freepatentsonline.com/WO2021122299A1.pdf

FDA Issues Letter to Industry on Fluorinated Polyethylene Food-Contact Containers
https://www.packaginglaw.com/news/fda-issues-letter-industry-fluorinated-polyethylene-food-contact-containers

Twenty Firms Produce 55% of World’s Plastic Waste, Report Reveals

“Plastic pollution is one of the greatest and most critical threats facing our planet,” said Dr Andrew Forrest AO, chairman of the Minderoo Foundation
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/may/18/twenty-firms-produce-55-of-worlds-plastic-waste-report-reveals

$1.15 Billion in Sales Expected for Avient Co. (NYSE:AVNT) This Quarter
https://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/nyse-avnt-consensus-analyst-rating-2021-12-2-3/

Formosa Faces $2.2M in New Fines for Texas Plastic Pollution
https://cloud.excelplas.com/s/QSgqYCiP87iQbXY#pdfviewer

Gabriel-Chemie Launches New Product Masterbatch Range Named MaxiBlue™ and MaxiLoop™
https://www.plastech.biz/en/news/Gabriel-Chemie-launches-new-product-range-named-MaxiBlue-and-17325

Borealis and Reclay Group Establish a Unique Strategic Partnership to Tackle the Challenge of Plastic Packaging Waste and its Recycling
https://www.borealisgroup.com/news/borealis-and-reclay-group-establish-a-unique-strategic-partnership-to-tackle-the-challenge-of-plastic-packaging-waste-and-its-recycling

Global Plastics Testing Laboratory Specializing in Polymer Testing, Product Deformulation and Plastics Recyclability Studies
https://www.excelplas.com/

LyondellBasell’s Polybatch 73641 NIR Black Masterbatch Obtains COTREP Certification
https://interplasinsights.com/plastics-materials/plastics-masterbatch-and-additives-news/lyondellbasell%E2%80%99s-polybatch-73641-nir-black-obtains-cotrep-ce/

Breakthrough in Separating Plastic Waste: Machines can Now Distinguish 12 Different Types of Plastic
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/01/220105174109.htm

How to Enhance your Thin-Wall Packaging PP Formulation with a Sustainable Anti-Static Additive
https://packagingeurope.com/how-to-enhance-your-thin-wall-packaging-polypropylene/

Equilibrium Leaching of Selected Ultraviolet Stabilizers from Plastic Products
https://www.docwirenews.com/abstracts/journal-abstracts/equilibrium-leaching-of-selected-ultraviolet-stabilizers-from-plastic-products/

SABIC Action with Alliance to End Plastic Waste Outlined in 2021 Progress Report
https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/SAUDI-BASIC-INDUSTRIES-CO-6493058/news/Saudi-Basic-Industries-SABIC-action-with-alliance-to-end-plastic-waste-outlined-in-2021-progress-r-37359701/

SABIC and Mars Introduce Wet Pet Food Packaging Featuring Chemically Recycled Plastic
https://www.recyclingtoday.com/article/mars-petcar-sabic-huhtamaki-chemically-recycled-pp-retort-packaging/

SABIC Offering New PBT Compounds Incorporating Glass Fibre Diverted from Industrial Waste Streams
https://www.plasticstoday.com/materials/new-pbt-compounds-incorporate-glass-fiber-diverted-industrial-waste-stream

Brightmark to Build World’s Largest Advanced Plastics Recycling and Renewal Facility in Macon, GA
New state-of-the-art plant will sustainably recycle and convert all types of plastic waste into fully circular products.
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210607005636/en/Brightmark-to-Build-World%E2%80%99s-Largest-Advanced-Plastics-Recycling-and-Renewal-Facility-in-Macon-GA

BC NEWS – The World’s First ‘infinite’ Plastic Process
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210510-how-to-recycle-any-plastic

NEW PRODUCTS

Ampacet Introduces Odour-absorbing Masterbatches for Post-Consumer Recycled Plastics
http://www.plastemart.com/press-release-plastics-industry/ampacet-introduces-odour-absorbing-masterbatches-for-post-consumer-recycled-plastics/7117

Ampacet introduces Fresh+ Antifog Masterbatch for Fresh Produce Packaging
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S030637472100213X

Ampacet Introduces New Range of Colour Solutions
https://www.medicalplasticsnews.com/news/medical-plastics-company-news/ampacet-introduces-new-range-of-colour-solutions/

SABIC Launches Biobased, Certified Renewable High-Performance Amorphous Polymer
https://www.medicalplasticsnews.com/news/medical-plastics-sustainability-news/sabic-launches-biobased-certified-renewable-high-performance/

NEW RESEARCH

Review and Characterization of Polymers Used in Flexible Multilayer Food Packaging
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214785321081311

Migration of Irganox 1010, Irganox 1076, and Titanium dioxide into Milk and Food Simulants from Laminated Packaging
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40201-021-00782-y

Massive Emissions of a Broad Range of Emerging Hindered Phenol Antioxidants and Sulfur Antioxidants from E-Waste Recycling in Urban Mining: New Insights into an Environmental Source
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.estlett.1c00866

Trace Analysis of Multiple Synthetic Phenolic Antioxidants in Foods by Liquid Chromatography–Tandem Mass Spectrometry with Complementary use of Electrospray Ionization and Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0308814621026698

Statistical Study on Additives Used to Improve Mechanical Properties of Polypropylene
https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/14/1/179/pdf

Addition of Nano-Silica to HDPE Delays the Loss of HALS from the HDPE Film and Increasing UV Stability
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S014139102100330X

Occurrence of Polyethylene Terephthalate and Polycarbonate Microplastics in Infant and Adult Faeces
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.estlett.1c00559

Determining Polymer Compatibility with Harsh Healthcare Disinfectants
https://www.medicalplasticsnews.com/medical-plastics-industry-insights/medical-plastics-materials-insights/determining-polymer-compatibility-with-harsh-healthcare-disi_1/

Migration of Antioxidants from EVA Corks and their Identification Using GC-MS and LC-TOF-MS
Irganox 1010, Irganox 1075, Irgafos 168 and BHT) or lubricants (EBO and octadecanamide, N,N’-1,2-ethanediylbis-) were identified
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308814621015983

Quantification of PP Contamination in Recycled PE by TREF Analysis for Improved Quality and Circularity of Plastics
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0142941821002221

Stabilizing the Performance and Quality of Recycled HDPE for HDPE Pipe
https://www.waste360.com/plastics/stabilizing-performance-and-quality-recycled-hdpe

Industrial-Scale Polypropylene-Polyethylene Physical Alloying Toward Recycling
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095809921003246

The Effect of Post-Consumer Recycled Polyethylene (PCRPE) on the Properties of Polyethylene Blends of Different Densities
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0141391021001476

Photostabilization of Polyethylene by a HALS in Blooming Conditions and Impact of Processing
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0141391021002032

Worker Health Risk of Heavy Metals in Pellets of Recycled Plastic: a Skin Exposure Model
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34283290/

Organic Additive Release from Plastic to Seawater is Lower Under Deep-Sea Conditions
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-24738-w
Photo⁃Oxidation Aging Performance and Life Prediction for High⁃Density Polyethylene Pipe (HDPE)
http://www.plaschina.com.cn/EN/abstract/abstract3439.shtml

Life Cycle Assessment of PVC-a Polymer Alloy Pipes for the Impacts Reduction in the Construction Sector
https://www.cetjournal.it/cet/21/86/121.pdf

Coastal Ecosystem Inventory with Characterization and Identification of Plastic Contamination and Additives from Aquaculture Materials
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0025326X21003209

Low-Temperature Mechanical Properties of High-Density and Low-Density Polyethylene and Their Blends
https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/13/11/1821/pdf

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