End Markets

Best Methods of Molding Undercuts

Producing plastics parts with undercuts presents distinct challenges for molders.

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Collaboration Creates Recycling Loop for Multilayer PET

Water-based adhesive makes packaging film easier to delaminate.

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Commodity Resins

Borealis and Partners Move Forward with Crosslinked PE and PP Pipes Based on Renewable Feedstock

The company’s partnerships in these new drop-in solutions significantly advances carbon footprint reduction.

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Packaging Waste Will Become Composite Decking

New partnership will incorporate process waste into wood-alternative decking.

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sustainability

Aerosol Spray Cap is Recyclable

Dutch company Weener Plastics has developed a mono-material spray cap for easy recycling.

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processor's edge

Building a Consumer Packaging Powerhouse

TekniPlex extends footprint in consumer packaging through acquisitions, but plans to grow organically through a materials-science focus.

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Medical

Seaway Plastics Acquired

Private equity firm ICG purchased the injection molder and its three facilities located in Florida and California.

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Solve Four Common Problems in PET Stretch-Blow Molding

Here’s a quick guide to fixing four nettlesome problems in processing PET bottles.

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Packaging

Formulating LLDPE/LDPE Blends For Abuse–Resistant Blown Film

A new study shows how the type and amount of LDPE in blends with LLDPE affect the processing and strength/toughness properties of blown film. Data are shown for both LDPE-rich and LLDPE-rich blends.

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Automotive

Getting Charged Up About Electric Vehicles

Metal-to-plastics replacement stories are a classic of the genre for plastics publishing, and nowhere more so than in the automotive space.

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Process Cooling