Lilli Manolis Sherman

Lilli Manolis Sherman Contributing Editor

Commodity Resins

Sustainable Packaging Offered by Cannabis Packaging Company

STO Responsible uses PP formulation that facilitates oxygen-driven biodegradation.

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PVC

Volume Resins to Enter New Year Generally on a Downward Pricing Trajectory

Significant decline in raw materials, general year-end slowdown, and resin export and/or import challenges contribute to this trend.

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Biopolymers

'Plug-and-Play' Bioplastic Platform Results in Various Grades of PC

Teysha Technologies' proprietary platform enables development of polymers that combine strength and toughness with hydrolytic breakdown to biologically beneficial byproducts at end of life. 

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Construction

Nonlinear Modelling: A Proven Mathematical Tool for Efficient Product Development

This approach been shown to be beneficial to crosslinked foam producers and applicable to other types of plastics processors. 

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Nylon 66: Pricing & Supply Issues Spur Processors to Consider Alternatives

While the nylon 66 tightness may not prove long-lasting, resin suppliers, compounders, and distributors have mobilized to offer processors an array of ‘replacement’ materials. 

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polystyrene

Commodity Resin Prices End Year on Downward Path

Falling feedstock costs are one factor driving prices lower for PP, PS, PVC and PET, while PE remains flat.

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Borealis Collaborates on Revolutionary Heat Recovery Technology

Partnering with Belgium's Qpinch, Borealis will be the first polyolefins producer to scale up the latter's technology for reducing carbon emissions while improving energy efficiency.

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Premium Recycled Nylon 66 Chosen for Molded Spray Lances of High-Pressure Cleaners

Solvay’s Technyl 4earth selected by global cleaning technology OEM to foster sustainability roadmap.

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Automotive

Honeycomb Core Sleeve Packs Set New Performance Standard

Sleeve packs produced with EconCore’s ThermHex technology outperform alternatives in container box compression tests. 

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Several 'Firsts' Characterize Winners of SPE Auto Innovation Awards

With the addition of an ‘additive manufacturing’ category, the winners of all nine categories exemplify continued innovation and transferability in the use of plastics.

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Biopolymers

Copolyester & Engineering Bioplastic Score Highly in Molded Acoustic Enclosures

Collaboration with audio product development pro resulted in in-ear monitor housings with superior acoustic performance. 

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PVC

Commodity Resin Prices Generally Trending Downward Heading to Year's End

Falling raw material and feedstock costs are one common denominator driving prices of PP, PS, PVC and PET down, while PE is flat.

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Blending & Dosing
Plastics Size Reduction