Lilli Manolis Sherman Contributing Editor

Lilli Sherman is a contributing editor for Plastics Technology Magazine. Lilli started with PT in 1987, and has reported on ever-evolving materials and additive technologies.  She also is responsible for PT’s resin pricing column.

Other interesting topics she regularly covers include advances in biopolymers, thermoplastic composites as well as testing & measurement, decorating & printing, and welding technologies. She also enjoys being a regular blogger on interesting technologies and studies that emerge in the news beats she covers.

For the last five years, Lilli has been invited to serve as a participating judge in the annual Blue Ribbon Automotive Awards by the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Automotive Division. 

She has also served as moderator in sessions of PT’s Extrusion and Molding conferences and one on Thermoplastic Composites, which included recruiting appropriate speakers from materials and additives companies.

Lilli also attends and reports on, among other events, on the annual SPE  International Polyolefins conference and the IHS Markit Global Plastics Summit (GPS).

She is a graduate of Hofstra University (Hempstead, N.Y.) and the University of Bridgeport (Bridgeport, CT), and has attended several writing courses at the University of Connecticut.

Additives

Performance Phosphite Antioxidant and Extended Service Life UVA for Polyolefins

NPE 2024: Songwon’s Songnox 9228 phosphite enhances  resistance to oxidative corrosion while Songsorb 1164 UVA outperforms benzotriazoles.  

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Postprocessing

Polyfuze Graphics Corp. Partners With RFID Specialists

To help customers navigate the complexities of RFID technology, Polyfuze has partnered with such companies as HID Global.

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Kiefel Showcasing New Equipment and Sustainable Solutions

NPE2024: Kiefel is demonstrating its Speedformer KMD 90.1 Premium machine and cutting-edge technology for efficient polymer cups and fiber sip-lid production.

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Commodity Resins

ExxonMobil Collaborated on Creation of a High-Performance, Recyclable, Nonlaminated Freezer Film

The company partnered with provider of plant-based foods Bunduelle and film extruder Constantia Drukpol.

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Delrin Partners with Entec and Channel Prime Alliance

Through this partnership, Entec and Channel Price Alliance will distribute all grades of Delrin acetal to customers in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

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sustainability

BASF Highlighting How They 'Make, Use and Recycle Future Solutions'

NPE 2024: On May 8, company chairman and CEO Michael Heinz gives keynote session, “Our Plastics Journey: The Road to a Sustainable Future.”

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NPE

Next-Generation Additives Including Rice Bran Wax, Stabilizers, Flame Retardant

NPE 2024: Clariant is showcasing alternatives to fossil-based carbon waxes and additions to its AddWorks portfolio of stabilizers.

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Biopolymers

PHA-Based Compounds for Compostable Film Packaging

NPE 2024: CJ Biomaterials launches two Phact PHA/PLA compounds for blown, cast and MDO film applications.

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NPE

Additives for Boosting Performance and Sustainability of PE and PP Packaging

NPE 2024: Milliken’s UltraGuard 2.0 boosts barrier performance in HDPE and LLDPE while Hyperform HPN 58ei  improves properties of PP FDA-approved sheet and thermoformed packaging.  

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Plasticizer-Free Proprietary Long-Chain Nylons

NPE 2024: NYCOA highlighting proprietary NXTamid L as a sustainable replacement to nylons 11 and 12.

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“Groundbreaking” Flame Retardant PC and PC/ABS for Consumer Electronics, Electrical, Battery Chargers

Trinseo’s new FR PC and PC/ABS produced without  PFAs or halogenated additives

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PEK for Metal Replacement and Applications Requiring the Highest Heat Resistance

NPE 2024: Polyplastics’ new Sarpek polyetherketone (PEK) is said to be an advancement over PEEK.  

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