Electronics
Record Reshoring Rates in 2022
Reshoring and foreign direct investment (FDI) in the third quarter marked their highest ever level, eclipsing the previous record set in the second quarter of 2022.
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Artificial Intelligence Enables Smarter Sourcing
Westfall Technik has adopted Arkestro’s predictive procurement software to wring savings and more reliable deliveries from a historically challenging supply chain.
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High-Flow PEI ‘Captures’ Burn-In Test Socket Manufacturer
S. Korea’s Sensata is one of the first BiTS makers to adopt SABIC’s new Superflow Ultem.
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Plastikos Wins Inaugural RJG Mold Smart Award
RJG named the medical molder as the first North American winner of the new award for its use of RJG training and technology, with YanFeng and Stoneridge recognized for Latin American and Asia, respectively.
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Logitech Scales-Up Use of Recycled Plastic in Electronic Products
About 65% of mice & keyboards in the company’s largest product portfolio now use post-consumer recycled plastic
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Celanese to Acquire DuPont’s Engineering Plastics
Celanese will acquire nearly all of DuPont’s engineering thermoplastics, except for its Delrin, Multibase and Tedlar products.
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Covestro and TactoTek Debut Smart Surfaces at CES 2022
Covestro’s PC resin and films paired with TactoTek’s in-mold structural electronics (IMSE) to make demonstration devices featuring integrated controls, electronics and displays.
Read MoreAnti-Stat Compounds for Explosive Environments
SABIC’s new materials meet EU’s ATEX safety requirements for electrical conductivity while giving customers a choice of desirable performance and processing attributes.
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The Accidental Molder
Peyton Owen came to plastics after decades in commercial real estate, but by empowering his employees through listening, he’s learning molding and success at D&M Plastics.
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BP and Lanxess in Strategic Partnership for Sustainable Raw Materials for Production of Nylon 6
BP will provide sustainably produced cyclohexane to Lanxess’s production site in Antwerp, Belgium.
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