Injection MoldingHybrid Press Has Electric ClampNew injection presses that combine servo-electric and hydraulic movements to achieve high performance with energy efficiency will be discussed by Arburg Inc., Newington, Conn. ArticlePublished: 5/1/2009
Two recent moves by NatureWorks LLC, Minnetonka, Minn., the world’s first and largest supplier of polylactide (PLA) biopolymer, indicate that this renewable resin is gaining broader market acceptance. ArticlePublished: 4/24/2009
WEB EXCLUSIVE The roster of companies supplying thermoplastic blends with carbon nanotubes is upwards of half a dozen and growing. ArticlePublished: 3/19/2009
Recycling HDPE homopolymer from milk and water bottles back into food-grade bottles is a new achievement that was featured at the Plastics Recycling Conference, sponsored by Resource Recycling magazine, and at the SPE Global Plastics Environmental C... ArticlePublished: 3/1/2009
WEB EXCLUSIVE Nova Chemicals Corp., of Calgary, Alberta (U.S. office in Pittsburgh) has agreed to the acquisition of all its outstanding shares by International Petroleum Investment Co. (IPIC), which is wholly owned by the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. ArticlePublished: 2/24/2009
Bayer MaterialScience AG in Germany (U.S. office in Pittsburgh) has started building a facility to produce carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in Leverkusen, Germany. ArticlePublished: 2/20/2009
In December, about a dozen representatives of European chemical companies gathered in Aachen, Germany, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of a quiet revolution in plastics. ArticlePublished: 2/1/2009