End Markets
Long-Chain Nylon Compounds for Automotive and More
Ascend’s new HiDura nylons 610 and 612 designed for automotive fuel systems, cable ties for solar power systems, battery seals and monofilaments for brush bristles.
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PLASTICS Reports Double-Digit Growth in Machinery Shipments in Third Quarter
Third quarter plastics shipments were up compared to the second quarter and on a year-over-year basis, rising 15.8% and 4.6%, respectively, as supplier sentiment and the trade deficit were also on the rise.
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Freudenberg Medical Opens New Global Headquarters in Massachusetts
The greenfield site in Beverly covers 36,000-ft2, will employ 48 and provide LSR and thermoplastic injection molding on presses ranging in tonnage from 40 to 220 tons.
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Top Packaging Innovation Award Goes to Henkel in Collaboration with Plastic Bank
The strong focus on sustainability and the circular economy evident in Dow’s 2020 Packaging Innovation Awards
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Halogen-Free Flame Retardant Masterbatches for PE Film
Ampacet’s new Halofree 709 and 229 boast outstanding flame retardancy in PE film at low addition rates.
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Priority Plastics Brings New Technology to U.S. for large PET Containers
Priority Plastics promises wIder neck openings, a variety of handle options, energy savings and quick changeovers with novel PET ISBM machinery.
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Evonik Completes First Plant of New Nylon 12 Complex
Evonik appears to be on track with bringing its major new nylon 12 production complex to fruition.
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Package Testing System for Healthcare & Food Packaging Markets
Ametek Mocon’s Dansensor Lippke 5000 tests for package integrity on the production floor or in the lab.
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Prent to Open New Rigid Thermoform Medical Packaging Plant in New Mexico
Prent aims to start up new rigid thermoform facility by Fall 2021 in southern New Mexico.
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Cadillac Products Debuts New Brand Line of Medical Gowns
As PPE demand rises, automotive supplier and packaging manufacturer Cadillac Products steps-up with new line of extruded medical gowns.
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