Consumer Products
Engineering Thermoplastics Are Going ‘Green’
As high-performance materials follow the path taken by some commodity resins, farming could replace drilling as suppliers rely more on plants than oil or gas for feedstocks.
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5 Year Study Culminates In Viable Biobased Plant Containers
The Center for Bioplastics and Biocomposites has come up with a sustainable replacement for petroleum-based plant pots.
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Housing’s Faster Growth Could Boost Appliance Production
Leading indicators suggest continued growth in appliances.
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'Clean, Sustainable' Carbon Black Production On Our Shores
Monolith's carbon black process, which uses natural gas as feedstock, will now be applied to a full-scale manufacturing facility in Nebraska.
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Price Hikes On Nylon 66 and 6 Underway?
While price increases for nylon 66 are attributed to supply contraints, those for nylon 6 are linked to upward raw material costs.
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Electronics Should See Stronger 2015
For the first time in roughly a decade, the domestic electronics industry could be poised for some real growth this year.
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New ‘Dry’ Process Puts Circuitry on Plastics
Laser ablation and plasma etching team up to apply thicker conductive layers without a ‘wet’ plating process.
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Transparent Nylons That Can Also Be Used As Additives
Dual-function transparent nylons from Invista make debut at NPE2015.
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Additives Enhance Processing, Performance Of Engineering Resins
Struktol is debuting additives based on novel chemistry that enhance performance of nylons 6, 6,6 and more.
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Fiber-Reinforced & Low-Volatility LSRs Unveiled
At NPE2015, Momentive launches advancements in fiber-reinforced and low-volatility LSRs.
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