End Markets
Processor ‘Ties’ Business To Railroad Infrastructure
IntegriCo Composites expands and adds new capabilities to produce compression molded railroad ties from recycled materials.
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Engel Shines Spotlight on Liquid Metal Molding
During its triennial symposium in Austria, the machine builder molded medical forceps parts from a novel liquid-metal alloy.
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Expect Graphene to Make its Mark in Multiple Markets
There has been a lot of buzz about graphene in recent times and for good reason. A material stronger and stiffer than carbon fiber, graphene is thought to have enormous commercial potential, but has been impractical to use on a large scale, with researchers limited to using small flakes of the material.
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PE Film Market Analysis: Cheese Packaging
Market is projected to grow by 4.4% over the next three years. Coextruded blown film structures dominate.
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Will Rise of Benzene Prices Impact Those of Nylons, ABS & PC as They Have PS?
Rising benzene prices have already impacted prices of PS and nylon 6 appears to be next.
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COC Used in Unique Crystallization Microplate
Topas's cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) selected for the In-Situ-1, an unusual crystallization microplate by MiTeGen LLC, Ithaca, N.Y.
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Sun Chemical Plans Major Capacity Expansion of Metallic Effect Pigments
Demand for metallic effect pigments for plastics in such applications as interior automotive is one key reason for Sun Chemical's plant to nearly double capacity.
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DuPont's Spin-Off Chemours Launched
As planned a year ago, DuPont has spun off its Performance Chemicals segment into the newly launched Chemours.
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First Totally Biodegradable Fishing Lure Soon to Debut
MHG's PHA has been used to manufacture the first completely biodegradable fishing lure.
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