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Automotive

Reports: U.S. Plastics Equipment Shipments Continue to Slip; Germany Forecasts Growth

Shipments of primary plastics equipment in the first quarter were 7.5% lower year over year, marking three straight quarters of contraction for the North American plastics machinery sector.

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Packaging

Prize-Winning Mix-It-Yourself Cocktail Package Comprises Two Snap-Fit PET Bottles

Shelf-stable fruit juice on top, premium liquor on the bottom.

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VIDEO: Walk the Halls of Chinaplas 2017

Take a look inside the halls at the record-breaking Chinaplas 2017, held in May in Guangzhou.

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Biopolymers

Major Cash Infusion for PEF Bioplastic Barrier Resin Underway

PEFerence consortium led by Synvina awarded over $28 million to build plant for key feedstock.

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Commodity Resins

Food Industry Collaboration Creates New Fresh Snack Packaging

Milliken鈥檚 NX Ultra Clear PP concentrates play key role in 鈥淧ick Your Plate鈥 concept.

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Mold Maintenance

How Serious Is Freudenberg Medical About Lean Manufacturing?

One employee I met there helped his daughter undertake a Kaizen event on her closet.

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Automotive

High-Perfomance Nylon Beats Aluminum, Rubber in Auto Air Conditioning Lines

Eaton Polymers new PACCS lines bring a new standard to the industry.

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Medical

Aurora Plastics Acquires Canada's Reinier Plastics

U.S. PVC compounder expands custom PVC compounding capabilities via acquisition.

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Plastics Size Reduction