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Technipaq& DuPont & Tyvek | September 20, 2021

Technipaq Inc., a leading manufacturer of flexible sterilizable packaging solutions and Tyvek Authorized Converter, proudly announces a new partnership with DuPont Tyvek and recycling partner Freepoint Eco-Systems, designed to significantly build upon the company's ongoing sustainability and recycling efforts. Commencing on World Cleanup Day (Sept. 18, 2021), Technipaq will be able to effectively divert its mixed material plastic waste stream, containing Tyvek® and other p...

Daily Democrat | March 17, 2020

California’s rush to detect new cases of COVID-19 has been slowed by shortages of a key chemical needed to conduct the diagnostic tests, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday. And because of this shortage, the federal government has restrictions on who gets tested, even as the cases and deaths mount. “My great concern is we could be testing a lot more people,” said Newsom. California now has 8,227 test kits sent by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, he said. The kit...

Medical Plastics News | January 21, 2020

Borchers who are headquartered in Westlake, Ohio possess a portfolio of additives for the coatings, inks and adhesives markets with a comprehensive range of cobalt-free driers, dispersants, rheology modifiers, wetting agents, polymerisation catalysts and adhesion promoters. This acquisition will result in Milliken gaining Borchers’ expertise in specialty coating additives, to further build on its portfolio, as well as aligning with the company’s strategic objective to develop a globa...

Chemical Watch | January 30, 2020

The OECD is in the early stages of compiling a list of best practices when assessing the economic costs and benefits of chemicals management systems. It will draft studies this year to assess the willingness of the public to pay to avoid certain adverse health effects that can result from chemical exposure. Next year, it plans to carry out these surveys for five endpoints, each from five different countries. The work is being carried out by the OECD’s working party on integrating economic ...