Lilli Manolis Sherman

Lilli Manolis Sherman Contributing Editor

PET

Commodity Resin Prices Dropping

A reversal of several industry factors is likely to drive prices down this quarter.

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Elastomers

TPE for Additive Manufacturing with SLS Process

CRP Technology鈥檚 Windform RL touted as ideal for functional prototypes and parts.

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PET Processing

Three-Partner Alliance Eyes All-Biobased PET Bottle

Danone and Nestle Waters launch NaturALL Bottle Alliance with California Startup.

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Emerging Application for Tepex: Door Module Carrier

Lanxess contracts with German Tier I for use of the composite in large series automotive production.

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Extrusion

Borealis Starts ADCA-Free Foamed HDPE for Communication Cable

The development is said to be the first of its kind, and it meets Cat 6, Cat 7 and Cat 8 standards for physically foamed data cables.

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Where PE, PP Prices Might be Heading into Q2

Up, flat, down? Polyolefin pricing trends never bore.

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Automotive

More High-Performance Materials for Additive Mfg Emerge

Included are high-temperature formulations for 3D-printed tooling.

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Price Increases on Polyacetal and UHMW-PE Underway

POM, UHMW-PE join other commodity engineering resins in moving up in price.

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Biopolymers

Kuraray America Celebrates 30th Anniversary With Advances

Developments include new EVOH and Plantic bio-based plastic.

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Additives

Price Hikes on Plastic Additives Underway

Major players issue price increases closely coinciding with higher prices on all commodity resins.

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Proto Labs Finds Millennials Upbeat on Manufacturing’s Future

Survey indicates increased optimism and changing perceptions about the industry among those from their late teens to late 30s.

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Automotive

Prices Up for All Commodity Resins, Including ABS, PC, Nylons 6, 66

Reversal of some factors driving prices up could change the trajectory in the second or third quarter.

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Plastics Size Reduction