Lilli Manolis Sherman

Lilli Manolis Sherman Contributing Editor

sustainability

ELG Carbon Fibre to Accelerate Expansion Plans

Strong demand for recycled carbon fiber driven by automotive and aerospace development projects.

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Construction

EconCore Expands Continuous Production of Thermoplastic Honeycombs for Composites

ThermHex technology has been used successfully to produce honeycombs from several high-performance thermoplastics.

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Additives

Novel Flat Fiberglass Boasts Several Benefits for Thermoplastic Composites

Flat vs. round fiberglass allows higher fiber loading levels and better mechanical properties—including higher impact strength.

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Commodity Resins

Maco PKG Licenses Dow PacXpert Flexible Packaging Technology

Maco is the third North American licensee of the this technology, joining KRW Packaging Machinery and Ring Container.

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economics

Global Bioplastics Market to Grow 20%

Emerging low-carbon circular economy, stronger policy support for the bioeconomy, and increased consumer awareness drive expansion.

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Carbon-Filled Thermoplastic 3D Printing Material Replaces Handmade Metal Parts

Handmade metal part required replacement three times a month, with delivery times of a month or more.

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‘First’ Scientific Tests Show HDPE Can be Reused 10 Times

How often HDPE can be processed, ground and reprocessed in injection molding processes without fundamentally changing its  structure and characteristics?

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Higher Prices for Commodity Resins

Only PP is facing a downward correction.

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Automotive

Novel ‘Flat’ Fiberglass Enhances Injection Molded TP Composites

Advances in fiberglass reinforcements for thermoplastics have evolved from conventional chopped strand to long-glass fibers to hybrids of long glass and carbon fibers.

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Automation

Polycarbonate to Play Key Role in E-Mobility and Autonomous Driving

  Seamless integration of LED lighting, insulation properties, strong optics, good haptics and more lend PC to new mobility applications.  

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Automotive

Ferromagnetic Nanoparticles Lead Quest for Reversible Adhesives

  Promising research on reversible multi-material adhesive bonds could prove game changing in auto industry.  

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SABIC Weighs In On Additive Manufacturing Materials

  Overarching trend in plastics additive manufacturing: transition from a history of prototyping to a future of end-use part production.  

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Process Cooling
Plastics Size Reduction