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- Nylon 6 Price Hikes Under Way
- WEB EXCLUSIVE: Citing unprecedented and continuing increases in the cost of raw materials, some nylon 6 suppliers have been aiming to lift prices since late last year.
Article Published: 2/6/2013
- That’s One Complex Molding Job!
- Under the hood of the 2012 Nissan Altima is a water outlet assembly that looks like an injection molder’s nightmare.
Article Published: 1/29/2013
- Lots of News in Engineered Compounding
- Three companies, two of them domestic masterbatch suppliers, and one a German compounder, recently made new moves in engineered compounds for the U.S. market.•Americhem expands: Color and additive concentrate producer Americhem Inc., Cuyahoga F...
Article Published: 1/29/2013
- Two-Shot PC Glazing/Spoiler Combo in New Fiat Car
- The new Fiat MPV (multi-purpose vehicle), already launched in Europe and set to debut here early in 2013, has what are said to be the first fixed rear side windows in the U.S. to use two-shot injection-compression molding, which allows for the seaml...
Article Published: 1/29/2013
- New U.S. Source for Borealis Medical Resins
- Nexeo Solutions (formerly Ashland Distribution), Dublin, Ohio, is now distributing Bormed medical-grade PP and PE resins from Borealis of Austria for healthcare applications in North America.
Article Published: 1/29/2013
- Commodity Resin Prices Shoot Up
- Unplanned disruptions in polymer feedstock production in December, to be followed by a number of planned cracker outages slated for the first four months of this year, helped drive up monomer and resin prices, especially of PP, but also including PE...
Article Published: 1/29/2013
- PC/PBT in Larger Shore Power Connector for Boats
- WEB EXCLUSIVE: Following the success of it 30-amp SmartPlug system in marine, RV, and EMS vehicle markets, Seattle-based SmartPlug Systems decided to develop a 50-amp version of its shore power connector system.
Article Published: 1/1/2013
- Two-Shot PC Glazing/Spoiler Combo in New Fiat Car
- WEB EXCLUSIVE: The new Fiat MPV (multi-purpose vehicle),already launched in Europe and set to debut here early in 2013, has what are said to be the first fixed rear side windows in the U.S. to use two-shot injection compression molding, which allows...
Article Published: 1/1/2013
- Altuglas & NatureWorks Collaborate on Biobased Alloys
- WEB EXCLUSIVE: Arkema Group’s subsidiary, Altuglas International, King of Prussia, Pa., and NatureWorks LLC, Minnetonka, Minn., have entered a global marketing collaboration to provide a range of high-performance alloys based on PMMA and PLA.
Article Published: 1/1/2013
- Pallets, Pellets Use Old Tires as Feedstock
- Custom injection and compression molder CTC Plastics, Dayton, Ohio, recently rolled out a line of pallets and will be supplying the resin compounds used to make them as well.
Article Published: 12/28/2012
