March 2016 Vol. 2

Cabot Corporation Expands its Range of Universal Masterbatch Products
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160314005117/en/Cabot-Corporation-Expands-Range-Universal-Masterbatch-Products

New Graphene Masterbatch Soon to be Available in Australia
http://cloud.excelplas.com/index.php/s/1SxMLFJAOk7woms

Nuplex Issue their2016 Financial Year – Half Year Report
http://www.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20160321/pdf/435zbc05nw45yn.pdf

Clariant Publishes Annual Report
http://reports.clariant.com/2015/annual-report/

Federal Court – Primaplas Pty Ltd v Chief Executive Officer of Customs
http://www.judgments.fedcourt.gov.au/judgments/Judgments/fca/full/2016/2016fcafc0040

New Clariant Liquid Additive Masterbatch Reduces Yellowing and Greying of Recycled PET
https://www.clariant.com/en/Corporate/News/2016/02/New-Clariant-Liquid-Additive-Masterbatch-Reduces-Yellowing-in-RecycledPET-Bottles

Fire Retardancy Webinar Series  April 19 | 2PM – 3PM EST
Commercial Flame Retardants: Properties and Applications
http://files.ctctcdn.com/d1e60797001/03321b4d-517c-4c60-a8d6-bf4d577da01f.pdf

ExcelPlas Labs (Melbourne) Now Offering Limiting Oxygen Index for Polymers and FR Compounds
http://www.excelplas.com/

New Bacteria Breaksdown PET Bottles
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-03-11/plastic-eating-bacterium-can-break-down-pet/7238614

PET recycling revolution fuelled by New Plastic-munching Bacteria
http://theconversation.com/new-plastic-munching-bacteria-could-fuel-a-recycling-revolution-55961

New PET Type Plastic PEF Made from Carbon Dioxide and Plants
http://www.australianetworknews.com/scientists-make-plastic-carbon-dioxide-plants/

Evaluating potential of synthesized additives in plastic films
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/vnl.21551/full

Patterson adds chairman to his PolyOne titles
http://www.plasticsnews.com/article/20160316/NEWS/160319856/patterson-adds-chairman-to-his-polyone-titles

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