Engineering Resins
Some Resin Prices Bottom Out, Others Are Still Falling
With the start of the new year, commodity resin prices, except for PVC, appear to have bottomed out.
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Injection Molded, Long-Glass Thermoplastic Concrete Forms
WEB EXCLUSIVE: An unusual application for long-glass fiber reinforced thermoplastic is injection molded concrete forms measuring up to 3.7 x 2 ft.
Read MoreMaterial Selection Can Save Energy Cost in Production
WEB EXCLUSIVE: At October’s Fakuma 2011 show in Germany, BASF and Arburg teamed up in a demonstration of energy-efficient injection molding.
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First Production-Ready Thermoplastic Wheel
At the Fakuma show in Germany this month, BASF AG will show off what’s said to be the first all-plastic car wheel that’s ready for high-volume production.
Read MoreSABIC Joins Automotive Innovation Joint Venture
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC) has agreed to purchase an equity stake in INPRO, a joint venture dedicated to collaborative innovation in automotive production.
Read MoreStyrolution Opens for Business
WEB EXCLUSIVE: On Oct. 1, Styrolution became a free-standing corporation, owned 50:50 by BASF in Germany and Ineos Holdings Ltd.
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Commodity and Engineering Resin Prices Softening
As we enter the fourth quarter, price relief has already been felt in the four major commodity thermoplastics and four large-volume engineering resins.
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New PC Sheet Offers Blast Protection for Buildings
A new type of “structural envelope” based on a special polycarbonate sheet laminate from Bayer MaterialScience LLC, Pittsburgh, is said to establish a new level of bomb-blast resistance for building structures.
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Now LDS Electronic Circuitry Is Colorable
Laser direct structuring (LDS) is a powerful technology for adding electrical circuit paths to plastics electronic products such as mobile phone and notebook antennas or molded interconnect devices (MIDs). But up to now, LDS-ready plastics were limited to black.
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