End Markets
Wood on Plastics: Short-Term Gain But Long-Term Pain in Medical?
Though alive and kicking, the future of the medical market is fraught with uncertainty.
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Plant-Based PET, HDPE Uses Grow
Coke subsidiary Odwalla Inc., Dinubia, Calif. plans to transition all of its single-serve bottles to PlantBottle packaging of HDPE made from 96% to 100% plant-based materials.
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Four Key Markets Drive Material Advances At K 2010
Last fall’s K 2010 fair in Germany drew dozens of materials suppliers to show off hundreds of new products, aimed especially at packaging,medical, automotive, and electrical/electronics.
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Energy Savings Pay Off Fast for Custom Profile Processor
More and more processors are looking an energy as a place to cut costs and improve their competitive position.
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Wood On Plastics: Packaging: Growth Leader in 2011
Each quarter, the SPI’s Committee on Equipment Statistics and Processors’ Council survey their respective members and ask them to forecast future growth for the major end-markets for plastics.
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Processor Strategies - Royal Group Profile Maker Gives Environment The ‘Royal’ Treatment
When you’re already a leader in your industry, you might be tempted to simply stay the course and not worry about issues such as sustainability and carbon footprint.
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Wood On Plastics: Electronics: the Place to Be in 2010
After a few years of garnering only moderate profits, the U.S. electronics industry caught fire in 2010.
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PMC Proves It’s Not Too Late To Pioneer in Medical Molding
Molding medical devices is a high-end 911爆料网 that has proven more resistant to economic swings and to foreign competition than some other plastics markets.
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Wood On Plastics: Medical Market Regains Health
U.S. production of medical equipment and supplies will grow at an annual rate of 1% to 2% in 2010.
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Materials: Automotive PP Compound Combines Glass & Wheat Fibers
A. Schulman Inc. in Akron, Ohio, commercialized the first wheat-fiber/PP compound last year to replace 20% talc-filled PP in an automotive part
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