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McDonald will try plastic cups made from recycled and bio-based materials.
McDonald’s will work with its partners INEOS, LyondellBasell, as well as polymer renewable feedstock solutions provider Neste, and North American food and beverage packaging provider Pactiv Evergreen, to use a mass-balanced approach to produce the Recycled solutions, trial production of clear plastic cups from post-consumer plastic and bio-based materials such as used cooking oil. According to McDonald’s, the clear plastic cup is a 50:50 blend of post-consumer plastic material and bio-based material. The company defines bio-based materials as materials derived from biomass, such as plants, and used cooking oils will be included in this section. McDonald’s said the materials will be combined to produce the cups through a mass balance method, which will allow it to measu... -
What is degradable plastic like PLA and PBAT?
Degradable plastic is a new type of plastic material. At the time when environmental protection is becoming more and more important, degradable plastic is more ECO and can be the replacement for PE/PP in some ways. There are many types of degradable plastic, the most widely used two is PLA and PBAT, PLA’s appearance is usually yellowish granules, the raw material is from plants like corn,sugarcane etc. PBAT’s appearance is usually white granules,the raw material is from oil. PLA has good thermal stability, good solvent resistance, and can be processed in many ways, such as extrusion, spinning, stretching, injection, blow molding. PLA can be used to: straw, food boxes, non-woven fabrics, industrial and civilian fabrics. PBAT has not only good ductility and elongation at break, but also ... -
The peak season starts, and the PP powder market trend is worth looking forward to.
Since the beginning of 2022, restricted by various unfavorable factors, the PP powder market has been overwhelmed. The market price has been declining since May, and the powder industry is under great pressure. However, with the advent of the “Golden Nine” peak season, the strong trend of PP futures boosted the spot market to a certain extent. In addition, the rise in the price of propylene monomer gave strong support for powder materials, and businessmen’s mentality improved, and the powder material market prices began to rise. So can the market price continue to be strong in the later stage, and is the market trend worth looking forward to? In terms of demand: In September, the average operating rate of the plastic weaving industry has mainly increased, and the aver... -
Analysis of China’s PVC Floor Export Data from January to July .
According to the latest customs statistics, my country’s PVC floor exports in July 2022 were 499,200 tons, a decrease of 3.23% from the previous month’s export volume of 515,800 tons, and an increase of 5.88% year-on-year. From January to July 2022, the cumulative export of PVC flooring in my country was 3.2677 million tons, an increase of 4.66% compared with 3.1223 million tons in the same period last year. Although the monthly export volume has decreased slightly, the export activity of domestic PVC flooring has recovered. Manufacturers and traders said that the number of external inquiries has increased recently, and the export volume of domestic PVC flooring is expected to continue to increase in the later period. At present, the United States, Canada, Germany, the Neth... -
What is HDPE ?
HDPE is defined by a density of greater or equal to 0.941 g/cm3. HDPE has a low degree of branching and thus stronger intermolecular forces and tensile strength. HDPE can be produced by chromium/silica catalysts, Ziegler-Natta catalysts or metallocene catalysts. The lack of branching is ensured by an appropriate choice of catalyst (e.g. chromium catalysts or Ziegler-Natta catalysts) and reaction conditions. HDPE is used in products and packaging such as milk jugs, detergent bottles, margarine tubs, garbage containers and water pipes. HDPE is also widely used in the production of fireworks. In tubes of varying length (depending on the size of the ordnance), HDPE is used as a replacement for the supplied cardboard mortar tubes for two primary reasons. One, it is much safer than the suppli... -
The spot price of PVC is stable, and the futures price rises slightly .
On Tuesday, PVC fluctuated within a narrow range. Last Friday, the US non-farm payrolls data was better than expected, and the Fed’s aggressive interest rate hike expectations were weakened. At the same time, a sharp rebound in oil prices also supported PVC prices. From the perspective of PVC’s own fundamentals, due to the relatively concentrated maintenance of PVC installations recently, the industry’s operating load rate has dropped to a low level, but it has also overdrafted some of the benefits brought by the market outlook. Gradually increasing, but there is still no obvious improvement in downstream construction, and the resurgence of the epidemic in some areas has also disrupted downstream demand. The rebound in supply may offset the effect of the small increase... -
Demonstration of Biodegradable Plastic Film in Inner Mongolia ！
After more than a year of implementation, the “Inner Mongolia Pilot Demonstration of Water Seepage Plastic Film Dry Farming Technology” project undertaken by Inner Mongolia Agricultural University has achieved phased results. At present, a number of scientific research achievements have been transformed and applied in some alliance cities in the region. Seepage mulch dry farming technology is a technology that is mainly used in semi-arid areas in my country to solve the problem of white pollution in farmland, efficiently utilize natural precipitation resources, and improve crop yields in dry land. Significantly. In 2021, the Rural Department of the Ministry of Science and Technology will expand the pilot demonstration area to 8 provinces and autonomous regions including Hebe... -
U.S. interest rate hike heats up, PVC surges and falls .
PVC closed down slightly on Monday, after Federal Reserve Chairman Powell warned against prematurely loosening policy, the market is expected to raise interest rates again, and production is expected to gradually resume as the hot weather is lifted. Recently, under the influence of the epidemic situation and power shortage in some areas, the production of PVC plants has been stopped and reduced. On August 29, the Sichuan Energy Emergency Office lowered the emergency response to energy supply guarantee for emergencies. Previously, the National Meteorological Administration also expected that the temperature in some high-temperature areas in the south would gradually drop from the 24th to the 26th. Some of the production cuts brought about may be unsustainable, and the high temperature po... -
Chemdo received Mid-Autumn Festival’s gifts from partners !
As the Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, Chemdo received some gifts from partners in advance. Qingdao freight forwarder sent two boxes of nuts and a box of seafood,Ningbo freight forwarder sent a Haagen-Dazs membership card, and Qiancheng Petrochemical Co., Ltd. sent moon cakes. The gifts were distributed to colleagues after they were delivered. Thanks to all partners for their support, we hope to continue to cooperate happily in the future, and I wish everyone a happy Mid-Autumn Festival in advance! -
The production capacity of PE continues to increase, and the structure of import and export varieties changes.
In August 2022, the HDPE plant of Lianyungang Petrochemical Phase II was put into operation. As of August 2022, China’s PE production capacity increased by 1.75 million tons during the year. However, considering the long-term production of EVA by Jiangsu Sierbang and the extension of the second phase of LDPE/EVA plant, its 600,000 tons / The annual production capacity is temporarily stripped from PE production capacity. As of August 2022, China’s PE production capacity is 28.41 million tons. From the perspective of comprehensive production, HDPE products are still the main products for capacity expansion during the year. With the continuous increase of HDPE production capacity, the competition in the domestic HDPE market has intensified, and the structural surplus has gradua... -
International sports brand launches biodegradable sneakers.
Recently, sporting goods company PUMA began distributing 500 pairs of experimental RE:SUEDE sneakers to participants in Germany to test their biodegradability. Using the latest technology, the RE:SUEDE sneakers will be made from more sustainable materials such as tanned suede with Zeology technology, biodegradable thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) and hemp fibers. During the six-month period when participants wore RE:SUEDE, products using biodegradable materials were tested for real-life durability before being returned to Puma through a recycling infrastructure designed to allow the product Proceed to the next step of the experiment. The sneakers will then undergo industrial biodegradation in a controlled environment at Valor Compostering B.V., which is part of Ortessa Groep B.V., a Dutch ... -
A brief analysis of China‘s import and export data of paste resin from January to July.
According to the latest statistics from the Customs, in July 2022, the import volume of paste resin in my country was 4,800 tons, a month-on-month decrease of 18.69% and a year-on-year decrease of 9.16%. The export volume was 14,100 tons, a month-on-month increase of 40.34% and a year-on-year increase An increase of 78.33% last year. With the continuous downward adjustment of the domestic paste resin market, the advantages of the export market have emerged. For three consecutive months, the monthly export volume has remained above 10,000 tons. According to the orders received by manufacturers and traders, it is expected that the domestic paste resin export will remain at relatively high level. From January to July 2022, my country imported a total of 42,300 tons of paste resin, down ...