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PET Bottle Resin Prices Drop 7¢/Lb
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Prices of PET bottle grades have dropped an average of 7¢ since March, which puts them 8¢ below last year’s average prices. More (+)

New Economical Pathway to Bio-PET
Micromidas, Inc. of W. More (+)

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Sustainable Medical Molding: For Nypro, It’s Good Business
5/28/2013Plastics Technology

“Why worry about sustainability?” asks Ed Cathey, controller of Nypro’s Mebane, N.C., injection molding plant.

Compostable Drinking Straws from PLA
5/1/2013Plastics Technology

WEB EXCLUSIVE: A proprietary PLA-based bioplastic from Cereplast, Inc., El Segundo, Calif., is being used in new compostable drinking straws sold under the Cello-Green Bio Straws brand by Cell-O-Core Co., Wadsworth, Ohio.

First Film Based on Nylon 410
4/29/2013Plastics Technology

Applications in flexible food packaging, building/construction, medical, more.

New Machinery Debuts at Negri Bossi, Sacmi Open House
4/29/2013Plastics Technology

New preform system, all-electric press among the highlights.

Conveying, Drying, Crystallizing PLA : The Energy-Saving Packaging Solution
4/29/2013Plastics Technology

When the new industry term “bioresins” hit the plastics community in the early 2000s, polylactic acid (PLA ) made its way to the top of the list in a class of new plant-based materials.

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Packaging

Thousands of processors compete in the packaging end market in applications that run the gamut from blow-molded bottles to injection-molded caps and closures to extruded film and sheet for food and non-food applications. More resin is consumed in packaging than in any other market, which tends to make profit margins extra snug. In this zone you will get updated on the new technology and best practices among leading processors you can use to get the edge.

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