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Americhem Inc. subsidiary Infinity LTL Engineered Compounds has added ways to utilize injection moldable thermoplastic elastomers.

• TPE

Don't tell Pierre Boulet the automotive plastics sector is a mature market. He knows it's changing rapidly and offers plenty of opportunities for companies with the right strategy.

• Auto
• Plastic

Plasticity Forums will focus on plastic pollution, recycling, waste streams and related topics on April 21 in Dallas and May 9 in Anaheim, Calif. At least a dozen presentations are planned at each sustainability oriented event.

• Plastic

Dymotek Corp., a small custom molder focused on the demanding niche of liquid silicone molding, has a secret weapon: Its employees at two Connecticut factories, in Ellington and nearby Somers.

• Plastic

“Global powder coating market share is fragmented in nature due to the presence of several industry players including Akzonobel, BASF, Axalta, Nippon paints, Dupont, Sherwin Williams and Jotun.”

• Coating

One of the UK's leading asparagus growers has warned MEPs against banning of important pesticides on the basis of insufficient evidence.

• chemical
• agriculture

The head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday refused to ban the use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos on fruits and vegetables.

• chlorpyrifos
• chemical
• insecticide
• agriculture

Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP’s) election win in Uttar Pradesh has triggered another bout of gains in fertilizer stocks.

• fertilizer
• agriculture
• chemicals

Ultra Yield Micronutrients, Inc. ”Ultra” announce that it has acquired the assets of Kronos Micronutrients LP, “Kronos”, zinc sulfate production facility located in Moxee, WA.

• zinc sulfate
• fertilizer
• argriculture
• chemical

In February, the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) released a plan to pilot a fertilizer-replacement program by the end of 2017 in 100 counties and districts.

• chemical
• argriculture
• China
• fertilizer

Australian agricultural chemical firm Nufarm has announced a massive turnaround in its fortunes after experiencing a heavy loss in 2015 due to significant restructure costs.

• Nufarm
• agriculture
• chemical

The European Union's chemical regulator has declared there is not enough evidence to say the popular weed killer glyphosate causes cance

• glyphosate
• Europe
• cancer

Turkmenistan opened a $1 billion Belarussian-built potash plant on Friday, aiming to export 1.2 million tonnes of fertilisers to China and India per year as part of its drive to diversify away from natural gas exports.

• potash
• fertilizer
• China
• India
• agriculture

Leaders of ex-Soviet nations of Turkmenistan and Belarus have attended the launch of a huge potash fertilizer plant worth more than $1 billion.

• potash
• fertilizer
• agriculture

Overweight adults often turn to diet beverages to help them slim down, but this tactic might backfire, new research suggests.

• Food
• Drink

When is a lemon not a lemon? When it's "lemon flavor" in a processed food or drink.

• Food

An additive used in most processed foods may be linked to colon cancer in mice, a new study suggests.

• Food
• Additices

Regularly eating cured meats such as ham and salami might aggravate asthma, researchers report.

• Meat

Use of artificial sugar by American children and adults has soared in recent years -- and the news isn't all that sweet, a new study suggests.

• Sweeteners

There was a time when "fruit flavored" and "cheese flavored" meant "made with real fruit" and "made with real cheese."

• Food
• Additives