January 2007 Issue
January 2007
Features
Featured articles from the latest issue of Plastics Technology
Your Business in Brief - January 2007
New Name for GE SiliconesThe silicones, quartz, and ceramics businesses of the former GE Advanced Materials, Wilton, Conn., are now called Momentive Performance Materials.
Read MoreGlobal Competition - High Shipping Costs Give U.S. Blow Molders an Edge
When it comes to foreign competition, blow molders feel relatively invulnerable in their biggest market–bottles.
Read MoreGlobal Competition - Injection Molders' Weapons: Advanced Technology or Secure Market Niche
Growing competition from low-cost overseas producers has spurred U.S. injection molders to reconsider what market segments they serve and how.
Read MoreNew Customizable Additives for Polyolefins and PVC
Developing a wide range of customizable additives to meet specific needs in polyolefins and PVC is a major thrust at Chemtura Corp., Middlebury, Conn.
Read MoreYour Business Outlook - January 2007
While the output of the overall injection molding sector declined moderately in 2005 compared with the previous year, production of molded packaging products was steady, and in some cases increased.
Read MoreHe Sat on Your Side of the Table
It is commonly said that the best supplier is one who really understands the customer’s business.
Read MoreNew Rubber Types Play Well with Plastics
Plastics and rubber sometimes compete, but they also collaborate.
Read MoreYour Business Pricing Update - January 2007
The fourth quarter saw a significant drop in prices of commodity thermoplastics such as polyolefins and PET, which largely negated the price increases of the second and third quarters.
Read MoreGlobal Competition - Extrusion: Imports Threaten Some Films And Maybe Profiles, But Not Sheet
Global competition from lower-cost manufacturers, primarily in Asia, affects individual extrusion markets differently.
Read MoreNew 'Ultra' Thermoplastics Contend for Top of Performance Pyramid
The industry’s broadest line of highly heat- and chemical-resistant thermoplastics is being fortified with several new amorphous and crystalline materials in the so-called “ultra-performance” category.
Read MoreStop Black Specks!
Black specks in film or sheet–especially in light-colored or clear plastics–lead to scrap, unscheduled shutdowns, and dissatisfied customers.
Read MoreRigid Packaging Goes Lighter, Thinner With Microcellular Foam
Molding higher volumes of a rigid thin-wall part typically means going to a larger press for increased injection and clamping capacity.
Read MoreExtreme Performance - Or Processability?: New TP Polyimide Offers Both
It has the highest Tg of any amorphous thermoplastic plus premium-level chemical resistance and true melt processability with no need for post-cure.
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