End Markets

Invasion of the Giant Cleanrooms!

Fed by growing demand for medical molding, cleanrooms keep getting bigger and bigger.

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PolyOne to Divest Performance Products & Solutions Business Segment

Broad range of Geon PVC portfolio, Maxxam PP compounds and manufacturing services under PP&S included in recently signed agreement.

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Packaging

Novel Additives Lift the Fog

Kafrit has new developments in anti-fog technology for PETG, nylon, PLA for agricultural and packaging film and sheet.

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BASF and Toray in Supply Agreement for Production of CFRT Tapes for Automotive & Industrial Applications

Toray Advanced Composites (U.S. office in Morgan Hill, Calif.) and BASF, Florham Park, N.J., signed a manufacturing and supply agreement focused on the production of continuous fiber reinforced thermoplastic (CFRT) tapes for the automotive and industrial markets.

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Construction

Materials: Lightweight Honeycomb Production Technology at K 2019

EconCore to highlight its patented technology for various industries.

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Electronics

Materials: Next Generation Conductive Masterbatch Technologies

RTP Co.’s new CCX line designed to mitigate ESD.

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PE & PP Prices Down

A buyer’s market for both polyolefins could continue though this quarter and into the fourth. 

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INEOS Styrolution Celebrates Groundbreaking of New ASA Plant

The new ASA plant further strenghthens INEOS Styrolution’s global lead % increases local supplies.

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Sidel Buys PET Moldmaker

Sidel adds to its tooling capabilities with acquisition of COMEP in France.

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Packaging

PET Stretch-Blow Molding Tip: Use Preforms While They’re Fresh

Moisture uptake in storage is almost impossible to remove from PET preforms and can negatively affect processing and container performance.

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Plastics Size Reduction
Process Cooling