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1 May 2002

The New Look of Polypropylene

Senior Editor Lilli Sherman’s feature this month on “The New Polypropylenes” is not only chock-full of new product developments—it also gives some insight into the industry that makes the largest-selling resin in the U.S.

Commodity Resins 1 Jan 2002

Packaging & Automotive Top the News

Food and consumer packaging was the focus of new developments in polyolefins and styrenics, while automotive was the main target for new engineering materials.

1 Jan 2002

How Is It Working for You?

The Internet investment bubble may have burst, and some twenty-something ex-billionaires may have moved back in with their parents, but the "dot-com thing" is definitely not over.

1 Dec 2001

Leave the Lawyers Out of It

When someone has an original idea in plastics, they often seek a patent.

economics 1 Nov 2001

Fear of Buying

President Bush has urged American consumers to go on about their lives, spend money, keep the economy going. That advice can’t come too soon for plastics processors anxious to get idle machines working.

1 Oct 2001

Things Have Changed

"I live in New York." When I travel, that sentence always brings a reaction from out-of-towners—often positive, sometimes less so.

Commodity Resins 1 Sep 2001

Materials (K 2001 Preview)

New materials at K 2001 are weighted heavily toward the engineering variety, especially nylons, acetals, and TP polyesters. A large handful of polypropylenes round out the major news.

1 Sep 2001

"Sure, we sell all-electric machines"

A jump-on-the-bandwagon mentality seems to have gripped the injection machinery 911�� with respect to the market buzz surrounding “all-electric” machines.

1 Aug 2001

Chicken or Egg?

If your injection molding plant capacity is sold out and you aren’t really looking for new customers, then bless you, there’s no need to read further. Feel free to turn the page. For the rest of you, Plastics Technology is launching a new service this month that might help you get some of those idle machines running.