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A Gel By Any Other Name...
Gels…unmelt…contaminants…inclusions…whatever you call them, you want to avoid them. Proper maintenance and good housekeeping—lids on boxes, closed hopper doors, core-free reclaim systems—go a long way towards defect-free product.
Save Energy with New Central Chiller Control Technology
Most central chillers run at full capacity all the time, whether you need it or not. But new “Dynamic Lift” control technology dynamically adjusts capacity to meet the need, delivering substantial energy savings to a central cooling system. Here’s how it works.
Trash as Value: Turning Ocean Waste Into Viable Products
So-called “ocean plastics” is a global problem, but a wide rangeof companies across the entire supply chain have put in the time,
money and R&D efforts necessary to make capturing and converting the material into a sustainable business. But demand must follow.
NPE2018: News in Materials & Additives
Here’s more news in engineering resins, TPEs, bioplastics, polyolefin film grades, PVC, and a range of additives from the Big Show not reported in all our other previous coverage.
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Resin Pricing
Higher Prices for Commodity Resins, Except PP
Business Index
Plastics Processing Bounces Back from Brief Lull
Market Watch
Second Quarter Solid in Medical
