Articles
Ahead of the Curve in Recycling
A pioneer in recycling milk bottles built a thriving business in plastic lumber, but blow molding with PCR has proved a longer, harder road to success.
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Resin Prices Drop Again—Except for PP
First quarter saw further price erosion, even for high-volume engineering resins, but PP was the exception.
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First High-Barrier PLA-Based Flexible Film for Long Shelf-Life Pouches
Italian film processor combines coating technology with NatureWorks Ingeo films for packaging of processed foods.
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Sefortek Expands Business With Customized Ultrasonic Welders
Building ultrasonic welding machines for automotive and packaging is a new focus.
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Savvy Molder Willing To Share Its Smarts
OCTEX adds advanced metrology technology to brand-new lab, and will make it available to other molders.
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BASF and Avantium JV Aims at “Green” PEF Barrier Resin
The new joint venture will further development and licensing of Avantium production processes of precursor FDCA and PEF.
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Braskem Idesa's Mexican Polyethylene Plant to Start Production
After numerous delays pushed back its scheduled launch by a year, the massive Ethylene XXI project will begin production this month in Mexico.
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Coperion Relocates U.S. Headquarters
Compounding equipment machine builder completes move from Ramsey, N.J. to three other facilities.
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Elium Liquid Thermoplastic Acrylic Used in Prototype Sailboat
The hull and bridge of a prototype sailboat made of Arkema’s recyclable thermoplastic composite material called a ‘first’.
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Cow Gas to Plastics
NatureWorks invests in commercial-scale development of methane-to-lactic acid fermentation.
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Instron Celebrates 70th Anniversary
Starting with a material testing prototype in an MIT lab, Instron has made its mark with innovations in testing instruments for evaluating mechanical properties of plastics and components.
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Orion Space Capsule Will be 3D-Printed Onsite at RAPID 2016
We’ve seen 3D-printed cars, kayaks, even a house. So naturally a spacecraft is next on the agenda.
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