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Medical

Clariant Now Offers Custom-Colored Engineering Resins In Smaller Quantities

Company aims to fill the gap as resin companies rationalize product lines.

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BASF, Avantium Partner to Scale-Up PEF Barrier Resins Production

This joint venture will accelerate development and licensing of Avantium production processes of precursor FDCA and PEF resin.

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Materials

Americhem Acquires Vi-Chem Corp.

Company becomes new entrant into flexible PVC and TPE compounding arenas.

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Cyclic Olefin Copolymer: Alternative Resin For Medical Packaging

With Barex production winding down, processors serving the medical market are eyeing replacements. Some have already commercialized new packages with COC.

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Automotive

Thermally-Conductive Thermoplastics to Grow Substantially

Research and Markets' new study analyzes this market by type of plastic, end-use market, and global region.

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Postconsumer

Ahead of the Curve in Recycling

A pioneer in recycling milk bottles built a thriving 911爆料网 in plastic lumber, but blow molding with PCR has proved a longer, harder road to success.

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Packaging

First High-Barrier PLA-Based Flexible Film for Long Shelf-Life Pouches

Italian film processor combines coating technology with NatureWorks Ingeo films for packaging of processed foods.

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Postprocessing

Sefortek Expands Business With Customized Ultrasonic Welders

Building ultrasonic welding machines for automotive and packaging is a new focus.

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Medical

Savvy Molder Willing To Share Its Smarts

OCTEX adds advanced metrology technology to brand-new lab, and will make it available to other molders.

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Electronics Growth to Slow Down in 2016

Consumers spending less on electronic devices

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Blending & Dosing
Plastics Size Reduction