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๐“๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ'๐ฌ ๐Š๐๐Ž๐–๐‹๐„๐ƒ๐†๐„ ๐’๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ž : ๐“๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ž๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž ๐๐ž๐ž๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ข๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ — ๐€ ๐’๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž, ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐‚๐ข๐ซ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง

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๐“๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ'๐ฌ ๐Š๐๐Ž๐–๐‹๐„๐ƒ๐†๐„ ๐’๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐“๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ž๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž ๐๐ž๐ž๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ข๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ — ๐€ ๐’๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž, ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐‚๐ข๐ซ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง Every year, the global citrus industry produces millions of tons of orange peel waste. Most of it is discarded, even though it contains valuable natural compounds like cellulose and limonene. But new research shows that orange peels can be transformed into biodegradable bioplastic materials — offering a sustainable, low-cost alternative to fossil-based plastics. Here’s how it works: 1️⃣ Orange peels are rich in cellulose This gives them the structural properties needed to form biopolymer films. 2️⃣ The peels are processed into a natural bioplastic mixture Using simple and economical techniques, researchers convert the peel into a film-forming material. 3️⃣ Glycerol acts as a natural plasticizer It improves flexibility and mechanical strength — without using petrochemical additives. 4️⃣ The resul...

๐“๐จ๐ญ๐š๐ฅ๐„๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐ซ๐›๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐˜๐ฎ๐ก๐š๐ง‑๐Š๐ข๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐€๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐‹๐จ๐ง๐ ‑๐’๐ญ๐š๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐ƒ๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ˆ๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ข๐จ๐›๐š๐ฌ๐ž๐, ๐–๐š๐ฌ๐ก๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐–๐ข๐ฉ๐ž ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ

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TotalEnergies Corbion , a global leader in polylactic acid (PLA) bioplastics, and YuhanKimberly , a pioneer in sustainable consumer #hygieneproducts , today announced the successful commercialization of a new generation of washable, biobased kitchen towels, marking a major milestone in their multi‑year joint development partnership. The product, officially launched in 2026, is the result of more than three years of close collaboration between the two companies, combining Yuhan‑Kimberly’s application development expertise and market leadership with TotalEnergies Corbion’s Luminy® PLA, which has been solely qualified for this application following extensive development, testing, and industrial validation. A Multi‑Year Co‑Development Built on Scientific and Industrial Expertise Since the project’s inception, #TotalEnergies Corbion and #YuhanKimberly have worked together across the entire value chain – from material formulation and process optimization to downstream performance validatio...

๐’๐€๐๐ˆ๐‚’๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ‑๐ฐ๐ž๐ฅ๐๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ๐ฅ™ ๐•๐ŸŽ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐›๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ค๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐ข๐ง ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ ๐๐• ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ฎ๐Ÿ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ 

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SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, today announced the launch of NORYL™ V0150TW and V0150IR2 resins, the first laser-weldable thermoplastics for photovoltaic (PV) applications. #NORYLV0150TW (absorptive) and V0150IR2 (transmissive) resins uniquely combine flame retardancy and excellent weatherability and sealing performance. They can streamline the manufacturing of #PVmicroinverters and other components while significantly enhancing their reliability and outdoor stability to accelerate solar energy adoption. These novel materials recently won a Silver 2026 Edison Award, one of the most respected accolades for global innovation. “To address expanding global adoption of solar energy, SABIC is developing new specialty materials that expedite mass production of components and meet rigorous performance requirements,” said Sergi Monros, vice president, #SABICPolymers , Specialties BU. “Our laser-weldable NORYL V0 resins offer important advantages over metal and polymers tradi...

๐ƒ๐Ž๐Œ๐Ž ๐„๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐Œ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ & ๐‘๐š๐๐ข๐œ๐ข๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ ๐š ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐›๐š๐ฅ, ๐ข๐ง๐๐ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ซ-๐Ÿ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ

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DOMO confirms the successful completion of the transaction involving its Engineered Materials division, following the signing of binding agreements with an affiliate of Lone Star Funds in April. This closing marks the final step of the transaction process and paves the way for the full integration of #DOMO Engineered Materials into the new global platform created by Lone Star through the simultaneous acquisition of RadiciGroup’s High Performance Polymers and #SpecialtyChemicals businesses and DOMO Engineered Materials.  A Stronger Industrial Platform for the Future The combined platform will serve a diversified range of end markets, including automotive, electrical and electronics, construction, consumer, and industrial applications. It will benefit from increased scale, enhanced resilience, and expanded resources to accelerate innovation and sustainability. By joining forces, DOMO’s Engineered Materials & #RadiciGroup will continue to build on their established technical ex...

๐“๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ'๐ฌ ๐Š๐๐Ž๐–๐‹๐„๐ƒ๐†๐„ ๐’๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ž : ๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐’๐จ-๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ “๐๐š๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ซ ๐…๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฌ” ๐€๐ซ๐ž ๐Ž๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ž๐ง ๐๐จ๐ญ ๐๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ซ ๐…๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฌ

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  ๐“๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ'๐ฌ ๐Š๐๐Ž๐–๐‹๐„๐ƒ๐†๐„ ๐’๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐’๐จ-๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ “๐๐š๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ซ ๐…๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฌ” ๐€๐ซ๐ž ๐Ž๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ž๐ง ๐๐จ๐ญ ๐๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ซ ๐…๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฌ Barrier films based on PA / EVOH / polyolefin structures are designed to deliver excellent oxygen protection, extended shelf life, product safety for food & pharma packaging. On paper, many films claim impressive oxygen transmission rates (OTR). In reality, however, a large number of so-called barrier films fail to deliver consistent barrier performance in real-world conditions. So where does this gap come from? The answer often lies not in the EVOH or PA layer itself, but in the tie layer connecting them. The Hidden Role of the Tie Layer In a multilayer barrier structure, the tie layer is not a passive or optional component. It is a functional polymer whose role is to: Chemically bond polar layers (PA, EVOH) to non-polar polyolefins (PE / PP) Maintain interlayer integrity during: Without proper adhesion, even the b...