Dow Chemical Co. started selling a new plastic last year, the first novel version of polypropylene in 30 years.

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It consists of a mesh of polypropylene (the stuff used to make Astroturf) sandwiched between layers of nonwoven polyester.

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Sapir stopped work on the plant, prompting MOR to reassign the processing of polypropylene to another MOR unit working under an Inteco agreement.

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The money is made out of polypropylene, which can be recycled and used to create new products including plumbing fittings, compost bins and other household items.

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Exxon Mobil is a major manufacturer and marketer of basic petrochemicals, including olefins, aromatics, polyethylene and polypropylene plastics and a wide variety of specialty products.

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Instead of spending millions to fight the Californian legislation, the chemical companies should have just hurried out some alternatives to BPA. Leading candidates include polyethylene and polypropylene and, of course, good old glass.

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Mahmoud Nili of Bu-Ali Sina University in Hamadan for example, is using polypropylene fibres and quartz flour, known as fume, in his mix.

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In 1995 the federal government decreed so-called Order 58-R, which set the volume of oil exports and obligated the Moscow Oil Refinery to build a factory for processing polypropylene-based chemicals, financed by petroleum revenues over a ten-year period.

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He is out to convince big resinmakers like GE and Dow Chemical to let Great Lakes do the dirty work of blending their color, heat and light requirements into one pellet they can then add to polypropylene for car bumpers.

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