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polyolefins

Ineos and UPM Biofuels in Supply Agreement for Renewable Raw Material to Make Bio-Attributed Polyolefins

The world’s first commercially available bio-attributed PVC from Ineos’ Inovyn business uses residue from wood pulp manufactuing.

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Automotive

Thermoplastic Honeycomb Sandwich for Overmolding Into Thinner Lightweight Composites

Econcore’s new ThermHex organosandwich of thermoplastic honeycomb surfaced with long-fiber organosheet offers new composite overmolding alternatives.

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New Technology Positions Large Laminate Tubes to Compete with Blow Molded Bottles

NEOSeam from Packsys Global makes laminate tubes with 360° decoration, no visible side seam, and lighter weight than blow molded bottles.

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Arburg Unveils Inline Fiber-Reinforced Additive Manufacturing

At the Hannover Messe 2020, Arburg is producing fiber-reinforced grippers on a Freeformer additive manufacturing machine modified with a feed unit for glass or carbon fibers.

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Medical

Breakthrough in Animal Drug-Delivery Features Covestro's PC Resins

RxActuator’s Mini-Infuser made with Covestro’s PC-based resins said to be the first â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹wearable drug-delivery device for small companion animals. 

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Pittsburgh International Airport to Establish an Additive Manufacturing Production Campus

The planned development, called Neighborhood 91, will be the first-ever cluster strategy with a production focus of 3D printing. 

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sustainability

Lux Research: No Singular Technology to Command Plastic Recycling

Lux Research report takes a look at the economic forces driving growth across the four main plastic recycling technologies.

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Chinaplas 2020 Postponed

Under instruction by the Shanghai city government in response to the coronavirus epidemic Chinaplas 2020 will be postponed.

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Postconsumer

U.S. Energy Department and American Chemistry Council to Collaborate on Plastics Recycling

The MOU serves as a framework for the U.S. Department of Energy and ACC to collaborate on the development of innovative plastics recycling technologies and strengthen the domestic plastics supply chain. 

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Automation

Teradyne Plans New Cobot Hub for Portfolio Companies UR and MiR

Teradyne, parent to Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) and Universal Robots (UR), is investing $36 million in a new shared “cobot hub” in Denmark for its portfolio companies.

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