End Markets
Bracing for Possible Supply Shortage of Nylon 66
PolySource, for one, has been preparing for this with alternatives it offers. How big is this concern? Who’s working on solutions, including alternative offerings?
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Covestro Starts Up New TPU Capacity Expansion
Commitment to global burgeoning TPU market shown by Covestro.
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Materials: First-Ever TPE to Resist Blue Jean Staining
PolyOne’s new TPE alloy is ideal for white and light-colored phone cases.
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Materials: Unique PC/ABS and Polyester TPE Compounds Bridge Gaps
Nova Polymers’ Nova TPEE polyester elastomer offers 15-20% cost saving over comparable materials.
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Materials: High-Impact, FR-Modified PET Compound
PolyVisions new DuraPET FR is also available in a version made from recycled PET.
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Ascend to Boost ADN Capacity to Meet Nylon 66 Demand
There are industry concerns that current global capacity of ADN is not up to par with fast growing nylon 66 demand.
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Topas COC Resins Part of Polyplastics USA
Engineering thermoplastic resins supplier Polyplastics USA, Farmingdale, Mich., has acquired its affiliate Topas Advanced Polymers Inc. (TAP USA; U.S. office previously in Florence, Ky.), adding Topas’s cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) resins to its existing portfolio of acetal, PBT, and PPS engineering polymers.
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PolyOne Acquires PlastiComp
Expanding its footprint into LFT composites, PolyOne confirms yet another composites acquisition.
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Consumer Products Industry Grows As Consumer Spending Increases
Wall Street expects strong earnings growth among these companies in 2018.
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