Consumer Products

Chinaplas 2017 Focuses on Industry 4.0, Design and Medical Plastics

Chinaplas 2017 (May 16-19, China Import and Export Fair Complex, Pazhou, Guangzhou) will once again host three concurrent conferences along with its massive exhibition.

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sustainability

New Surfing Fin Made With Recycled WPC

Future Fins, Green Dot collaborate on fin for stand-up paddleboards.

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Automotive

Lanxess to Acquire Chemtura

Chemtura shareholders approve acquisition which will will make Lanxess one of the major players in additives for a broad range of industries.

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Energy Consumption Made Visible

Molder adds system that allows it to track energy usage in nearly real time and is now using less power, despite increased production.

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New Resins & Additives Galore at K 2016

A wide range of interesting developments in materials technologies were sprinkled in with some intriguing announcements of new ventures at K 2016.

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Multiple Frame Styles With New Highly-Transparent Nylon Eyewear

Developed by Evonik and Tungfung, Implex preform technology offers greater flexibility for eyeglasses.

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Plastics Industry Association Sees Strength in Numbers

The Plastics Industry Association discussed a new report on the size and state of the U.S. plastics industry against the backdrop of new political leadership in Washington.

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Commodity Resins

Nova Chemicals Starts Up World-Scale LLDPE Reactor

This reactor is the first new LLDPE reactor in the Americas in over a decade.

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Braskem America's UHMWPE Plant Up and Running

The new UHMWPE plant represents another milestone in the company's North American growth strategy.

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Medical

Can Trump, GOP Usher in New “Golden Era” of Mfg in U.S.?

The Plastics Industry Association believes the potential good (911爆料网 friendly tax policy + relaxed regulation) of the pending Trump administration will outweigh any potential bad (new checks on trade).

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Blending & Dosing