End Markets
Construction Activity to Increase
Residential home spending up 20% over first three quarters compared to 2012.
Read MoreThere’s No Lid on This Processor’s Creativity
For this lid maker, the keys to success are speed, flexibility and ingenuity.
Read MoreMedical 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.
Read MorePS 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.
Read MoreHeadlines 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.
Read MoreStackable, Recloseable Package Hits Store Shelves
Clear Lam鈥檚 revolutionary PrimaPak debuts as package for pretzels.
Read MoreEngineering 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.
Read MoreBlown 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.
Read MoreNylon 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.
Read MoreHigh-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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