Monomer-Polymer and Dajac Labs

Raw Materials

Spartech &Crawford Industries | September 18, 2021

Spartech, a leading manufacturer of engineered thermoplastics and custom packaging solutions, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Crawford Industries, L.L.C. This partnership will provide Spartech with new opportunities for growth and strengthen its abilities to develop and deliver standard and custom plastic sheet and packaging products to its valued customers. "It's the beginning of a great and mutually beneficial relationship – Spartech has th...

Products and Technologies, Market Outlook

Businesswire | July 11, 2023

Resurgens Technology Partners, a software-focused private equity firm, today announced its platform investment in Detechtion, a leading provider of real time asset performance management solutions. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, with offices in San Luis Obispo, California; Calgary, Alberta; and Brisbane, Australia, Detechtion was founded in 1999 with the mission to improve field asset performance and field workforce efficiency for energy companies. The company offers a complem...

Energy Live News | March 30, 2020

The US Department of Energy (DoE) has announced up to $25 million (£20.5m) in funding as part of the Plastics Innovation Challenge. The Advanced Manufacturing Office and the Bioenergy Technologies Office jointly released the funding opportunity announcement (FOA) that aims to support recyclable plastic research and development (R&D) and study how to break existing plastics into chemical building blocks that can be used to make higher-value products. Under-Secretary of Energy, Mark W. M...

Ceresana | February 28, 2020

Polyethylene is one of the top-selling standard plastics, its consumption continues to increase despite all environmental discussions. It is classified into different grades according to its density and the branching of its polymer chains: LDPE, LLDPE, and HDPE. Ceresana now publishes its third comprehensive analysis of the world market for low-density polyethylene (LDPE). This oldest polyethylene grade, which has been produced since 1939, is soft, tough, and flexible. LD...