March 2007 Issue
March 2007
Features
Featured articles from the latest issue of Plastics Technology
Biopolymers Strive to Meet Price/Performance Challenge
High expectations for biopolymers— an emerging class of materials derived at least in part from biological activity—are being tempered by the realities of the marketplace.
Read MoreTaste and Odor: Understand the Role of Colorants and Additives In Food and Beverage Packaging
Do you know how masterbatch ingredients, processing, storage, and handling can affect taste and odor in packaged products? Here’s an introduction to the numerous factors in organoleptic properties and how they are measured.
Read MoreYour Business In Brief - March 2007
Huntsman to Exit EPS, PP, & PEHuntsman Corp., Salt Lake City, will sell its U.S. basic chemicals and polymers business to Flint Hills Resources, Wichita, Kan., sub. of Koch Industries Inc.
Read MoreIn-Mold Assembly: The New Frontier for Multi-Shot Molding
The drive to eliminate secondary operations is pushing multi-shot injection molding a step farther—toward assembling separate components in the tool via snap-fits, welding, and co-molding of incompatible materials.
Read MoreYour Business Outlook - March 2007
After declining 6% in 2005 and another 2% in 2006, North American production of plastic film will increase 4% in 2007.
Read MoreClean and Upgrade Recycled PET
Two recently developed technologies are said to make high-quality PET recycling more economical.
Read MoreYour Business Pricing Update - March 2007
Polyolefin prices were poised to rise again this month as suppliers aimed to implement a series of price hikes.
Read MoreTwo Recyclers Build Better Mousetraps
Josef Soellner and Werner Kruschitz are entrepreneurs who run established, multi-plant plastics recycling operations in Europe.
Read MoreNon-Contact IR Analysis Simplifies On-Line Quality Control
A new method of mid-infrared analysis allows on-line monitoring of both the composition and physical properties of a plastic while it is being compounded or extruded.
Read MoreSticking Sprues or Parts? Lots of Possible Causes and Solutions
Material sticking in the mold can be a production killer, whether it is the sprue or the formed part in the cavity.
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