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Injection Molding 2 Nov 2012

The New Lightweights: Injection Molded 'Hybrid' Composites Spur Auto Innovation

A thermoplastic composite technology that emerged just a couple of years ago promises to make dramatic strides within the next two years in automotive mass production of structural components.

Commodity Resins 1 Oct 2012

Resin Prices Go Up, Down and Sideways

Tight resin inventories and upward pressure from feedstocks were two factors pushing prices of PE, PP, and PVC higher last month.

Molds & Tooling 28 Sep 2012

Molder Takes 3D Printing In-House to Speed Product Development

“Bringing this function in-house is very much in keeping with the way our company conducts its 911��.

Commodity Resins 27 Aug 2012

PE , PS , PVC Prices Rise While PP Tabs Dip

Prices of PE and PS rose in August, and PVC prices were set to move up this month, while PP prices did the reverse.

polyolefins 26 Jun 2012

Resin Prices Still Heading South

A sharp decline in U.S. energy prices and tabs for all key feedstocks, along with dismal-to-lackluster domestic and global demand, have brought significantly more attractive pricing for the four commodity thermoplastics and downward movement for four high-volume engineering resins.

Additives 25 Jun 2012

Sub-Micron Additives Make Strides (Just Don’t Say ‘Nano’)

High-surface-area, sub-micron-size additives have been making significant commercial strides in thermoplastic applications, albeit generally later than had been expected just a decade ago.

Additives 30 May 2012

Additives at NPE: Many Routes To ‘Greener’ Plastics

Just as eco-friendliness was a major theme in materials news at the big show in April, so it was with additives.

Biopolymers 28 Apr 2012

MATERIALS AT NPE: All Market Sectors Benefit from Large Crop of New Materials

Higher-performance and easier processing PE film resins for packaging, a one-pass crosslinked PE for photovoltaic (PV) wire and cable, several higher-performing nylons and TPEs, “greener” plastics, and enhanced styrenic and PC resins are among the new materials that made their debut at the big show in Orlando, Fla., last month.