End Markets

Injection Molding Keeps Golf Greens Pristine

Tabletop low-pressure machine molds large, difficult mats to defend against divots.

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Thermoforming

SPE Names Winners of Thermoforming Parts Competition

Creative boundaries pushed in each category, SPE says.

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Downward Pricing Pressure for Commodity Resins this Quarter

Slowed demand, sufficient supplies, lower global prices could serve to push down prices of most commodity resins.

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Additives: High-Performance Colorants for Engineering Plastics

Milliken’s new KeyPlast Resist portfolio of bright colorants developed for nylons and other high-heat plastics.

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Auto Filters Get Superior Seals with Servo Ultrasonic Welding

Automotive Tier 1 gets stronger welds and shorter cycle times in assembly of small transmission filters—results not possible with vibration welding.

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Medical

3D Printing Enables Customizable Medical Prosthetics

Glaze Prosthetics produces customized prosthetics using HP’s Multi Jet Fusion technology.

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resin pricing

Prices for Nearly All Volume Resins Down

Flat pricing projected in fourth quarter for volume resins.

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polyolefins

BASF's Chemical Recycling Process Produces Virgin Grade Material for Food-Contact Approved Quality

Creating flexible packaging such as stand-up pouches from virgin-grade material derived from plastic waste is taking a step closer to reality in BASF’s ChemCycling project.

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PVC

Lower or Flat Prices Ahead

Slowed demand, sufficient supplies, and lower global prices could serve to push down U.S. prices of most commodity resins.

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Automotive

Modern Dispersions Expanding Capacities of Engineered Compounds, Polyolefin Black Masterbatches

At K2019, Modern Dispersions highlights expansions for engineered compounds, polyolefin black masterbatches, and more.

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Plastics Size Reduction