End Markets

Construction

Construction Activity to Increase

Residential home spending up 20% over first three quarters compared to 2012.

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Thermoforming

There’s No Lid on This Processor’s Creativity

For this lid maker, the keys to success are speed, flexibility and ingenuity.

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Thermoforming

Medical Device Nabs Thermoforming Award

A thermoformed medical device from Ray Products won first place in the Heavy-Gauge, Pressure-Formed category at the SPE Thermoforming Div. annual parts competition, held recently in Atlanta.

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Packaging

PS Recycling Project Launched in Montreal

The Canadian Plastics Industry Association (CPIA), along with the city of Montreal and other partners, is embarking on a polystyrene recycling project that it hopes will be a model for future endeavors of this type.

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Packaging

Headlines from the K 2013 Show

Here’s just a taste of the innovations on display, a selection of the top headlines not covered in our September show preview.

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Film Extrusion

Stackable, Recloseable Package Hits Store Shelves

Clear Lam鈥檚 revolutionary PrimaPak debuts as package for pretzels.

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Engineering Plastics Kick Metals Out of the Kitchen

WEB EXCLUSIVE: At K 2013, Celanese takes metal replacement into a wholly new application鈥攁 kitchen oven.

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Film Extrusion

Blown Film Line Combines Style, Substance

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Three years in the making, unique Varex II blown-film line from W&H that debuted at K 2013 features clean, sleek look and offers upgrades in throughput and control as well.

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Automotive

Nylon 410 Slashes Weight & Cost in Engine Crankshaft Cover

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Next-generation Volkswagen diesel engines will benefit from a multi-functional crankshaft cover made of biobased nylon 410 from DSM Engineering Plastics.

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Materials

High-Gloss, Piano-Black SAN Exterior Pillars Cut Weight & Cost

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Jaguar Land Rover鈥檚 new Range Rover Evoque features high-gloss, piano-black A, B, C, and D exterior pillars made from a specialty SAN grade, Luran HH120 SPF50, from Styrolution.

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Blending & Dosing