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Prices Flat for PE; Down for PP, PS, PVC; Up for PET
Prices for both polyolefins and PS seemed to be bottoming out as production rates were lowered.
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Plastics Processing Contracts Again
October’s reading marks four straight months of contraction.
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Robot Installations, Operational Robot Stock Hit Record Levels in 2021
The International Federation of Robotics (IFR) World Robotics report shows that annual robot installations more than doubled over the last six years.
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"First" Bacteria to Upcycle Single-Use PET Heading to Space
Collaborators at Seed Health, MIT, NREL, Weil Cornell and Harvard have built an autonomous biological system which converts PET to an environmentally-benign “new” plastic.
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Get to Know the Refreshed Plastics Hall of Fame
Nominations are open for the revamped Plastics Half of Fame’s Class of 2024
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How Do You Estimate Cycle Time?
Molders price jobs based on estimated press time, and that is where you can either be very profitable or lose your shirt. But there’s a new, free resource to help you out.
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Void Prediction for Injection Molded POM Parts
Resin maker Polyplastics says the CAE analysis technology can predict the risk of voids in a part design before the mold is created.
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‘Get the Right Information to the Right People at the Right Time’
Scott Rogers at Noble Plastics is working on production-monitoring software to empower his shop-floor personnel.
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November Most-Viewed Stories
Take a look at what the top stories read by Plastic Technology visitors for the month of November.
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Advanced Recycling: Beyond Pyrolysis
Consumer-product brand owners increasingly see advanced chemical recycling as a necessary complement to mechanical recycling if they are to meet ambitious goals for a circular economy in the next decade. Dozens of technology providers are developing new technologies to overcome the limitations of existing pyrolysis methods and to commercialize various alternative approaches to chemical recycling of plastics.
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Video: Prepping Better Melt Preparers
The Molding 2022 conference concluded with a special half-day workshop and tour at the Polymers Center of Excellence.
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Matrix Tool: Welcome to the Family
In its 50th year, Matrix Tool applies moldmaking and injection molding expertise, plus a long family heritage, to high-precision jobs that many would deem impossible.
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