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Extrusion

Film Disruption: Peak Nano Upends Major Markets with Game-Changing Technology

Born in a university setting, young firm is rewriting the rules by commercializing film structures with thousands of layers for optical and capacitor markets and is pushing hard in high-end barrier packaging.  

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economics

Processing Index Ends Year Near Where It Started

2021’s initial burst of expansion tapers by year end.

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Biopolymers

New Family of Bioplastics Boast Property Retention as well as Degradability and Recyclability

U.K. and U.S university research team have developed both a stretchable rubber like plastic as well as a tough but ductile one.  

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Medical

Covid Slowed Catheter Business? No One Told Putnam

Leader in extrusions and assemblies for minimally invasive devices had double-digit growth amid global pandemic, opened new facility, and continues to advance new technologies.

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polyolefins

Prices Drop for Polyolefins and PET

Projected trajectory is downward for polyolefins, flat to upward for PVC, PS, and PET  

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Postconsumer

Ocean Plastics in My Wallet

O.P. recycling helps pay the bills.

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sustainability

Dow Invests in Recycler Mr. Green Africa

At full scale, the investment is expected to create approximately 200 more direct jobs, impact the lives of 5,000 waste pickers and engage more than 250,000 consumers in separation at source programs. 

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Automation

The Changing Nature of Injection Molding

As the industry enters a new year, it stands at the crossroads of global events that will change many aspects of injection molding in indelible ways—many of which are positive.

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A Look Ahead to 2022

Five predictions on what’s in store for plastics in the year ahead.  

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sustainability

Sleek and Sustainable Jaguar F-Pace Contrast Roof Produced with AERO’s Game Changing Sustainable Material Technology

AERO’s single-stage durable film technology includes adhesive/primer, color, and self-healing clear coat.

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Blow Molding

15 Headlines I’d Like to See in ’22

Extrapolating from recent news and trends, I twisted the dial from “Reasonable Possibilities” to “A Bit of Fantasy”

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Recycling

Closing the Loop for Syringe Filters

Global life sciences company Cytiva and recycler TerraCycle are working to convert multi-material syringe filters into useable products.  

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Plastics Size Reduction