Chemicals & Plastics News

Improve your reaction time with insights into the world of chemicals and plastics. This section features news on innovations, technology and companies engaged in the processing and refinement of chemicals, adhesives, sealants, coatings, plastic resin materials, dyes, beverage ingredients, flavors and fragrances.

Garrison Minerals, Magnesium Hydroxide Manufacturer, Announces Newly Renovated Website

Garrison Minerals, Magnesium Hydroxide Manufacturer, Announces Newly Renovated Website

Garrison Minerals is pleased to announce the launch of its redesigned website, featuring in-depth new product listings, executive leadership profiles with enhanced user experience. Based in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, after moving from Denver, the mineral manufacturer & distributor has optimized its digital presence to showcase its diverse portfolio and industry expertise in Magnesium-based compounds and other alkali materials. - October 08, 2020 - Garrison Minerals

Independent Computer Consulting Group (ICCG) Signs Up as Platinum Partner for JASCI Software

Independent Computer Consulting Group (ICCG) Signs Up as Platinum Partner for JASCI Software

Partnership to Manage Warehouse & Supply-Chain Operations, to Help Its Customers Make Smarter, Faster and Better Informed Decisions. - October 03, 2020 - ICCG

RAMPF: Strong Performance Despite Corona-Related Decline in Sales

Fiscal year 2019/20: Consolidated sales of €168 million / Minus 13 percent compared to previous year. - October 01, 2020 - RAMPF

Smartformulator, LLC. Enhances the SMARTERP - A Revolutionary Manufacturing Focused Software for Small to Midsize Formulation Intensive Chemical Industry Firms

SMARTFormulator will debut new SMARTERP features in a live demo during the Supplier's Day Week of Beauty at Home on October 1st from 10 a.m. - 12 noon EST. - September 29, 2020 - Data-Biz: SMARTFormulator Division

Mark Vise New COO of Burrow Global

Mark Vise, current CFO of Burrow Global, will be taking on the role of Chief Operating Officer (“COO”), in addition to continuing in his CFO capacity. Mike Burrow, Chairman and CEO, stated, “In his new role Mark will focus on 'excellence in operations' with an emphasis on... - September 28, 2020 - Burrow Global

NewAge(R) Industries Announces New Plan to Recycle Silicone Tubing Waste; Adds Another Green Project to Its Sustainability Portfolio

Silicone tubing manufacturer NewAge Industries recently began working with ECO USA, a company that recycles silicone waste into silicone oil suitable for industrial applications. Thousands of pounds of tubing scrap are generated at the start and finish of the company’s tubing extrusion runs. The scrap is shipped to the recycler and, through a multi-step reclamation process, converted into silicone oil. Recycling silicone tubing waste adds to NewAge’s green project portfolio. - August 26, 2020 - NewAge Industries, Inc.

Searaven Glauben, LLC Announces Acquisition of Pelican Refinery, LLC

U.S.-owned Searaven Glauben, LLC. (SGLLC) and Pelican Refinery, LLC. (PRLLC) announce the signing of an agreement for SGLLC to acquire all PRLLC assets, subject to final due-diligence report approval and other conditions. The agreement includes an 18,000-bpd asphalt (Bitumen) refinery located in... - August 25, 2020 - Searaven Glauben

ERE Materials, a Korean Company Specializing in Chemical Transport Containers for Semiconductors and LCD Manufacturing, Launches Its Brand in the Americas Market

ERE Materials Co., Ltd., a Korea-based specialist in manufacturing of LCD panel and semiconductor packaging containers, is launching its brand in the Americas market. Founded in November 2007, ERE Materials leads the clean packaging materials sector by developing and supplying chemical containers... - August 20, 2020 - ERE Materials

The Transportation Industry’s Premier Sleep Apnea and Fatigue Management Company Names New CEO

Board of Directors officially taps SleepSafe Drivers® long-time second in command, Adrian Knight, to lead the company following the founder’s retirement in early Q2. SleepSafe Drivers announces a change in its leadership, Adrian Knight, current COO, is named President and CEO following... - August 19, 2020 - SleepSafe Drivers, Inc.

Molecular Products Group Wins 2020 Colorado Manufacturing Awards Bioscience Manufacturer of the Year

Molecular Products Group Wins 2020 Colorado Manufacturing Awards Bioscience Manufacturer of the Year

Molecular Products Group was awarded the Bioscience Manufacturer of the year at the fifth annual event of the Colorado Manufacturing Awards, co-hosted by CompanyWeek and Manufacturers Edge. Finalists competed in 14 industry and achievement categories. The Bioscience Manufacturer of the year award... - August 18, 2020 - Molecular Products

RAMPF Tooling Solutions & Ellsworth Adhesives Europe – Premium Products and Expert Knowledge

Highly successful distribution partnership for RAKU® TOOL modeling and mold engineering materials in the UK. - July 31, 2020 - RAMPF

Houston International Equipment Names Jeff Roach, President, USA Operations

Houston International Equipment Names Jeff Roach, President, USA Operations

Houston International Equipment, Inc. (HIE) names Jeff Roach, President, USA Operations. Houston International Equipment, Inc. (HIE), a leader in the industrial pump and chemical injection pump market, and solutions provider to Latin America since 1987, has announced that Jeff Roach has joined the... - July 17, 2020 - Houston International Equipment, Inc.

Houston International Equipment, Inc. Expands in USA

Houston International Equipment, Inc. Expands in USA

Houston International Equipment, Inc. (HIE), a leader in the industrial pump and chemical injection pump market, and solutions provider to Latin America since 1987, recently announced aggressive plans to expand its operations in the US to accommodate the anticipated growth in the Natural Gas sector. - July 13, 2020 - Houston International Equipment, Inc.

Enozo Technologies, Inc. Expands Product Line with the New, Larger-Scale EnozoWASH

Enozo Technologies, Inc. Expands Product Line with the New, Larger-Scale EnozoWASH

Enozo Partners with Agrify to Revolutionize the Agricultural Industry to Stop the Growth of Unwanted Pathogens and Fungi on Surfaces and Organic Plants - July 09, 2020 - Enozo Technologies, Inc.

New from RAMPF – FlexSpeed for Maximum Dispensing Speeds

Halving lead times in series production – Dispensing robots apply reactive plastic systems at extremely high speeds on the straights and precisely round corners. - June 18, 2020 - RAMPF

Bactronix Franchise Push Sees Unprecedented Success in Marketplace

Bactronix Franchise Push Sees Unprecedented Success in Marketplace

Bactronix, a science based microbial control company headquartered in Pennsylvania, has seen explosive growth since their latest franchise push announcement this spring. The company, specializing in environmentally safe, non-toxic sanitizing products and hospital-grade disinfection services, has... - June 11, 2020 - Bactronix

Northern Optotronics Inc. (NOI) Accelerates Growth Through Expansion

Northern Optotronics Inc. (NOI) Accelerates Growth Through Expansion

NOI continues its expansion with the signing of an exclusive distribution agreement with LASIT. - June 10, 2020 - NOI

Zeteo Biomedical Introduces ZEOx1 AquilaMD™ Ophthalmic Drug Delivery System

Zeteo Biomedical Introduces ZEOx1 AquilaMD™ Ophthalmic Drug Delivery System

Zeteo’s patient-centric ophthalmic delivery systems are designed for precise, self-administration of preservative free drugs and biopharmaceuticals. - June 01, 2020 - Zeteo Biomedical LLC

Adam Hallet, Founder & CEO of Hallet Enterprise, Helps Client Boost Productivity by 50%

Adam Hallet, Founder and CEO of Hallet Enteprise, announced that Hallet Enterprise helped client American Elite Molding boost productivity by 50%. Hallet, a business transformation expert, used the Kaizen Method to streamline assembly and shipping processes for American manufacturer American Elite Molding, resulting in a 50% increase in productivity. - June 01, 2020 - Hallet Enterprise

NewAge(R) Industries Purchases Additional Facility to Increase Capacity & Ensure Continuity of Product Manufacturing; Site Will House Tubing Extruders & Mold Presses

Plastic tubing manufacturer NewAge Industries recently closed a deal to buy two building units near its Pennsylvania headquarters. Following renovations at the site this year and next, NewAge will install new equipment to extrude tubing and perform injection molding, mainly for its AdvantaPure(R) high purity products. The additional location will increase manufacturing capacity and serve security-of-supply purposes. Product will be inventoried and shipped from the new site. - May 28, 2020 - NewAge Industries, Inc.

Plasti-Block™ Releases New Polycarbonate and ABS Blend

Omachron Plastic, producer of the Plasti-Block™ line of plastics have successfully molded a polycarbonate and acrylonitrile butadiene styrene blend of plastic. This material is ideal for automotive and electronic applications. It is heat resistant and has high impact strength. This material... - May 21, 2020 - Plasti-Block

Biosynth Carbosynth Expands with a New Sales Office in South Korea

Biosynth Carbosynth® opened a new office in Seoul to strengthen its presence in Far East Asia. - May 21, 2020 - Biosynth Carbosynth

Zeteo Biomedical Receives NIH Award to Develop a Universal Nasal Flu Vaccine in Collaboration with the Iowa State University Nanovaccine Institute

Zeteo Biomedical Receives NIH Award to Develop a Universal Nasal Flu Vaccine in Collaboration with the Iowa State University Nanovaccine Institute

Vaccines that can be quickly manufactured, deployed and self-administered at global scale volumes is crucial to protect global populations against pandemic virus threats. - May 20, 2020 - Zeteo Biomedical LLC

Searaven Glauben Announces Revised Bitumen Contract Worth $3.36B

Searaven Glauben Announces Revised Bitumen Contract Worth $3.36B

Energy company Searaven Glauben, LLC signs revised $3.36 billion (USD) Bitumen contract with a major shipping port in China, extending its original agreement from 5 to 10 years. - May 18, 2020 - Searaven Glauben

Zeteo Biomedical Introduces ZEOx1 Orion(TM) Nasal Vaccine and Drug Delivery Systems

Zeteo Biomedical Introduces ZEOx1 Orion(TM) Nasal Vaccine and Drug Delivery Systems

Zeteo’s patient-centric delivery systems are designed for quick manufacturing to facilitate rapid deployment of drugs and vaccines to global populations. - May 14, 2020 - Zeteo Biomedical LLC

Private Label Hand Sanitizer Manufacturer Ocean Star Inc. - FDA CE Approved to Deliver 5 Million Hand Sanitizers

Private Label Hand Sanitizer Manufacturer Ocean Star Inc. - FDA CE Approved to Deliver 5 Million Hand Sanitizers

Hand sanitizer manufacturer, Ocean Star Inc. announced today that it has more than 5 million units of hand sanitizers ready to deliver. The company is following and complies with each step of the FDA Guidance. And the hand sanitizers contain 62-75% alcohol with different size containers, over 30 types (10ml-5000ml). - May 09, 2020 - Ocean Star Inc.

AppIt Ventures and JourneyApps Announce Strategic Partnership to Accelerate the Delivery of Mission-Critical Custom Apps

AppIt Ventures and JourneyApps Announce Strategic Partnership to Accelerate the Delivery of Mission-Critical Custom Apps

AppIt Ventures, a Denver-based custom software and mobile app development company, today announced a strategic partnership with JourneyApps, the low-code app platform for industrial companies, aimed at helping companies accelerate the delivery of mission-critical business apps. The combination of... - May 05, 2020 - AppIt Ventures

Molecular Products Group Announces Appointment of Sheila Connor Peyraud to Its Board of Directors

Molecular Products Group Announces Appointment of Sheila Connor Peyraud to Its Board of Directors

Molecular Products Group (“Molecular Products”), the market leader in chemically based pure air technologies, backed by Arlington Capital Partners (“Arlington”), has announced today that Sheila Connor Peyraud has been appointed to its Board of Directors. Previously, Peyraud... - May 05, 2020 - Molecular Products

In Response to COVID-19 Ocean State Shields Launches in RI

In Response to COVID-19 Ocean State Shields Launches in RI

Rhode Island startup Ocean State Shields is launching a curated portfolio of non-toxic antimicrobial barriers and products in response to COVID-19. In collaboration with CT based SD Labs, this affordable and durable line of innovations is a new way to help in the re-opening of Rhode Island's economy. - April 29, 2020 - Ocean State Shields

Apellix™ Now Piloting Drone-Based UT Inspections

Apellix is now identifying pilot projects for ultrasonic wall thickness (UT) inspections of above-ground storage and terminal tanks. - April 29, 2020 - Apellix

Aciont's Paper, "Transscleral Iontophoresis for Noninvasive Ocular Drug Delivery of Macromolecules" Published in JOPT

Aciont's Paper, "Transscleral Iontophoresis for Noninvasive Ocular Drug Delivery of Macromolecules" Published in JOPT

Aciont Inc. announced today that results from preclinical studies of its Visulex-I technology is published online ahead of print in the Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics under the title “Transscleral Iontophoresis for Noninvasive Ocular Drug Delivery of... - April 18, 2020 - Aciont Inc.

NewAge(R) Industries Invests in New Plastic Hose Manufacturing Equipment; Proactively Replaces Extrusion Machinery

NewAge Industries has been extruding plastic tubing and hose for nearly 30 years. The company recently replaced a few of its extruders to avoid a catastrophic breakdown and to stay current with machinery and software. The replacements were made before problems with the extruders could become commonplace and lead to potential production and inventory problems. - April 17, 2020 - NewAge Industries, Inc.

Wisconsin Zinc Plating Company Receives Prestigious Award

Wisconsin Zinc Plating Company Receives Prestigious Award

Plateco Inc., a zinc plating company based in Reedsburg, WI, has just been named a "Top Shop" by Products Finishing magazine. - April 13, 2020 - Plateco Inc.

Smarter Sorting Partners with Major Retailer to Launch New Lithium Ion Battery Regulatory Platform

Smarter Sorting Partners with Major Retailer to Launch New Lithium Ion Battery Regulatory Platform

Smarter Sorting launches new platform to help retailers ship and sell Lithium Ion Batteries, and Lithium Ion Battery containing products. - April 11, 2020 - Smarter Sorting

"Disinfecting of Schools Like Hospitals and Healthcare Facilities Will be the New Norm Going Forward" - DisinfectSchools.com

Standard routine chemical cleaning and sanitizing are not enough to battle the pathogens found in many different work environments. UV-C surface and air treatments can be used as an additional measure to combat dangerous pathogens as its done in hospitals. DisinfectSchools.com is dedicated to... - April 10, 2020 - DisinfectSchools

BDA Advises Henkel on Sale of Its Asian Electronic Cleaning Chemicals Business to Nippon Kayaku

BDA Partners is pleased to announce that its client, Henkel AG & Co KGaA, has sold its Asian electronic cleaning chemicals business to Nippon Kayaku Co Ltd., a Japanese specialty chemicals company. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Henkel’s Asian electronic cleaning chemicals... - April 07, 2020 - BDA Partners Ltd

California-Based JPR Systems Continues to Support Customers with Process Measurement & Control Equipment

California-Based JPR Systems Continues to Support Customers with Process Measurement & Control Equipment

JPR Systems, the leading manufacturer's representative and service provider of process measurement and control equipment on the West Coast, remains open for business and ready to support customers in a variety of industries with products, services and solutions from top manufacturers, to keep their... - March 23, 2020 - JPR Systems

Burrow Global Works for 6 Million Hours Without a Lost Time Recordable

Burrow Global Works for 6 Million Hours Without a Lost Time Recordable

Burrow Global has worked 6 million man hours since their last lost time recordable, and 4 million hours since their last recordable. A significant safety achievement. - March 15, 2020 - Burrow Global

Keene Family of Companies Welcomes New Regional Manager

Keene Family of Companies Welcomes New Regional Manager

Keene Family of Companies is proud to announce and welcome Rebecca Turbeville. - March 08, 2020 - Keene Building Products

Eagle Environmental Services, LLC, Announces Merger with Press Rentals, LLC, Forming Eagle Dynamic

Eagle Environmental Services, LLC, Announces Merger with Press Rentals, LLC, Forming Eagle Dynamic

Industry Leaders Join Forces to Deliver Extensive Service Offering Line; The combination delivers over 50 years of combined experience offering integrated and innovative services for facility challenges. New service lines to include: hydraulic dredging, liquid solids separation, beneficial reuse, raw material sales, in-plant services, transportation, & disposal. - March 04, 2020 - Eagle Dynamic Solutions

PrintPlast Announces PVC Free Hotel Key Cards for Sustainable Hotels

PrintPlast Announces PVC Free Hotel Key Cards for Sustainable Hotels

Smart & Contactless Card Production Firm PrintPlast Announces Eco Friendly Hotel Key Cards - February 23, 2020 - PrintPlast

DFC, South Korea Producer of Synthetic Resins for Coatings, to Advance Into Russia

DFC Inc., a producer of synthetic resins for coatings, said it will advance into the Russian market. - February 19, 2020 - DFC Inc.

RAMPF – Material & Process Technology for Electrical/Electronic Components

Middle East Energy 2020 in Dubai – Reactive resins and dispensing systems for sealing, casting, and bonding. - February 19, 2020 - RAMPF

Blasch Announces Promotions to Enhance Business Development Bandwidth

Blasch Precision Ceramics, Inc., an expanding Albany-based manufacturing company, announces three promotions within the company in its Sales and Business Development teams. - February 18, 2020 - Blasch Precision Ceramics

Omachron Plastics Inc. Releases 100% Post-Consumer Plastic Recycled Blocks

The release of 100% post-consumer plastic recycled blocks plus color additives. Made from plastics 1-7 without the need to sort or wash materials. - February 09, 2020 - Omachron

Process Technology, Inc. Expands Banner Engineering Coverage Into Colorado, Montana and Wyoming

Process Technology, Inc. Expands Banner Engineering Coverage Into Colorado, Montana and Wyoming

Process Technology, Inc (PTI) along with Banner Engineering announces an expansion of territory to include Colorado, Montana and Wyoming. - February 04, 2020 - Process Technology, Inc.

NewAge(R) Industries Introduces Phthalate-Free Clearflo(R) 70 Tubing to Address Concerns About DEHP, BPA and Other Phthalates

New from plastic tubing manufacturer NewAge Industries is Clearflo 70 tubing that contains no leachable phthalates such as DEHP or BPA. The tubing was developed to meet customers’ requests for phthalate-free fluid transfer products, as certain studies suggest that phthalates may be harmful. Clearflo 70 meets USP Class VI requirements and is NSF-51 listed. Its non-toxic ingredients also conform to FDA standards. NewAge stocks the product in 50 sizes. - January 24, 2020 - NewAge Industries, Inc.

RAMPF RTI Electro Casting Resins Keep Components Cool

RAKU® PUR polyurethane systems with outstanding long-term thermal resistance at IPC APEX Expo 2020 – Booth 905. - January 23, 2020 - RAMPF

Process Technology, Inc. Announces New Partnership with QC Conveyors in the Rocky Mountain Region

Process Technology, Inc. Announces New Partnership with QC Conveyors in the Rocky Mountain Region

Process Technology, Inc. (PTI) and QC Conveyors announce a new partnership to service Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico, Montana, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming and El Paso, Texas territories. - January 21, 2020 - Process Technology, Inc.

Axiom Medical to Launch Improved Client Portal, Providing Up to the Minute Access to Information for a More Efficient Client-Centric Experience

Axiom Medical to Launch Improved Client Portal, Providing Up to the Minute Access to Information for a More Efficient Client-Centric Experience

Axiom Medical, a leading incident case management and occupational health services provider in North America, announced today the launch of its updated and improved client portal. The solution provides up to the minute access to information for a more efficient client-centric experience. “In... - January 20, 2020 - Axiom Medical

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