How This Determined Female Founder Is Taking on Big Plastic

December 12, 2022 by Domino Plastics

How This Determined Female Founder Is Taking on Big Plastic

While companies have touted the recyclability of their plastic products for years, plastic remains an environmental hazard. Less than 5 percent of flexible plastic packaging recycled by consumers ends up recycled in the world’s most advanced recycling markets, while only 2 percent is recycled globally, according to the Flexible Packaging Association. And of the 7 billion tons of plastic waste globally, less than 10 percent has ever been recycled, according to the U.N. Environmental Program.

After learning the truth about plastics–most of which end up in landfills, waterways, or the ocean and do not break down for hundreds of years–Nissenbaum began researching compostable alternatives and found that some compostable bio-materials had been on the market for decades, particularly polylactic acid, or PLA. Usually made from corn, PLA is often used for utensils, straws, and various forms of rigid packaging. It’s compostable, but only under industrial-compost conditions.

Read the full story here: https://www.inc.com/christine-lagorio/how-this-determined-female-founder-is-taking-on-big-plastic.html

IEEFA Says Formosa Plastics Plant Not Financially Viable

April 20, 2021 by Domino Plastics

via Big Easy Magazine

In a March 23^rd article, the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) said that Formosa’s new plastic plant being built in “Cancer Alley” in St. James Parish, would not be financially sustainable, writing, “IEEFA finds that the project will begin operations at a time of market oversupply, lower petrochemical prices, strong competition for market share, restrictive trade policies, environmental regulatory challenges, judicial findings of historic racial discrimination, popular opposition, rising construction costs, and a weakened bond rating. The report urges the cancellation of ‘this ill-advised project, which should be abandoned in light of its weak fundamentals.’”

Among those reasons the Formosa plant seems unviable, they write, that the plant, which was proposed as a $9.7 billion dollar project has already now ballooned to $12 billion. Along with that, they also add that with the likelihood of recycling increasing that the, “Long-term demand for virgin plastic production will likely decline as recycling and bans on single-use plastic increase.”

Read the full story here: https://www.bigeasymagazine.com/2021/03/26/ieefa-says-formosa-plastics-plant-not-financially-viable/

Polyester Resin Virgin Clear For Sale 100,000 pounds

December 11, 2019December 11, 2019 by Domino Plastics

Solid Polyester Resin virgin clear pellets in original Eastman Gaylords. Grade is OS300.

Polyester Plastic For Sale — Polyester Resin Virgin Clear For Sale

Product: Solid Polyester Resin is a high molecular weight polyester resin. It is supplied as 100% solid pellets.
Manufacturer: Eastman Chemical Company
Manufacturing date: May, 2018
Expiring date: This is a solid resin so there is no expiring date. It does not break down in any way.
Origin: USA
Packaging: 94 Original manufacturer boxes
Applications: Coil and Container, General Purpose Coatings, Utility Coating Resin
Key Attributes: Saturated linear high molecular weight polyester, 100% solid pellets, High Tg
Typical Properties:
Glass transition temperature °C (DSC): 72 C
Molecular Weight (Mn): 11,000-12,000 g/mol (Polystyrene equivalents)
Inherent Viscosity: .47-.55 deciliter/g
Acid Number: 1-2 g KOH/ g resin
Hydroxyl Number: 6-9 g KOH/ g resin
Solution clarity in Aromatic 100 (55% solids): Hazy
Solution clarity in Aromatic 150:PM Acetate: DBE: Clear
Grade: OS 300
33:33:33 (50% solids)
Safety Data Sheet: http://bit.ly/polyresindata