July 2013 Issue
June 2013
Features
Featured articles from the latest issue of Plastics Technology
Moretto Auxiliaries Available Through Advanced Blending Solutions
Products will be branded as ABS and will supplement ABS’s own line of material handling, blending, and controls technology.
Read MorePE, PP Prices Firming, Others Soften
Polyolefin prices appear to have bottomed out, with flat-to-upward pricing expected, while PS and PVC prices are likely to flatten. Prices of ABS, PC, and nylons are soft and going nowhere in the near future.
Read MorePut the Oomph Back in Your Vacuum System
You can make these enhancements to your resin conveying with a better understanding of three critical elements: Air, vacuum receivers, and piping.
Read MoreIML Groundbreaker Adds Sheet Extrusion
In-house sheet production allows Tech II to vertically integrate to hasten product development, control costs.
Read MoreLCP in Award-Winning Ultra-Flat OLED Light Element
Ultra-flat OLED module uses LCP with laser direct structuring in MID
Read MoreA. Schulman to Acquire Network Polymers
Acquisition expected to be completed in the next few months.
Read MoreIneos to Buy Mitsui’s Polyacrylonitrile Business
The leader in acrylonitrile copolymers buys another PAN business.
Read MoreVinyl-Based TPE Compound Selected for Cable Jacketing in New Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
TufFlex TPE is resistant to heat, cold, and oils.
Read MoreModifying PVC with Bio-Based PHA Rubber
A new class of renewable and very efficient multifunctional modifiers for PVC has been developed at Metabolix. This series of biobased PHA (polyhydroxyalkanoate) copolymers offers toughening, plasticization, and improved processing of all types of PVC compounds. They also have good UV stability and transparency, do not promote biodegradation, and are fungi resistant.
Read MoreNova Starts Work on LLDPE Expansion
Around 1 billion lb more capacity is due by 2015 in Joffre, Alberta.
Read MoreHaidlmair Adds Capacity for Extra-Large Molds
Austrian moldmaker expands at home and in the U.S.
Read MoreEttlinger Opens U.S. Subsidiary
Company already had presence in the U.S. market with ERF melt filter for recycling highly contaminated plastics waste.
Read MoreExtreme Molding’s Mantra: ‘Find Your Niche and Stick to It’
For a small custom injection molder competing in today’s global market, Lynn Momrow-Zielinski has two pieces of advice: 1) Develop a business plan and stick to it. 2) Find a technical and/or market niche and stick to that, too.
Read MoreBraskem Adds ‘Green’ LDPE and PE Cap Resin for Carbonated Beverages
LDPE derived from sugarcane ethanol.
Read MoreNew Hybrid Machine Platform Focused on Customization, Integration, Energy Savings
After five years of product development behind the scenes, Athena Automation is ready for its close-up.
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