Engineering Resins
Vinyl Alcohol Polymers Are Moldable and Extrudable
Two companies claim to have achieved a long-sought goal by launching vinyl alcohol-based thermoplastics that are injection moldable and extrudable while retaining the water solubility and biodegradability of polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH). One of the new products is a PVOH compound; the other is a new vinyl alcohol copolymer.
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Commodity Prices Up Sharply
Resin makers have taken the gloves off on price increases for many commodity materials.
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Not So Fast
Commodity resin prices are moving up gradually, if not as fast as suppliers wish.
Read MoreLargest PET Recycling Plant Coming in 2010
WEB EXCLUSIVE PET resin and fiber producer DAK Americas, LLC, Charlotte, N.C., and leading carpet producer Shaw Industries Group, Inc., Dalton, Ga., have created a new joint venture to recycle PET from post-consumer bottles.
Read MoreNatureWorks Opens Applications Lab
WEB EXCLUSIVE NatureWorks LLC, Minnetonka, Minn., the world鈥檚 first and largest commercial producer of polylactide (PLA) biopolymer, has invested $1 million to convert its former pilot plant in Savage, Minn., into an applications lab for its Ingeo-brand bioresin.
Read MoreMaterials Suppliers Shift to Toll Compounding
WEB EXCLUSIVE Two producers of thermoplastic molding and extrusion materials are shifting from in-house compounding to outside toll producers.
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Temporary Lull in Price Hikes
For the most part, commodity resin prices were stable last month, though rising feedstock prices, some upticks in demand, and revival of exports indicate pressure building for higher prices.聽
Read MoreANTEC at NPE: Editors' Picks
One of the unusual features of NPE 2009 in Chicago June 22-24 will be the first-ever concurrent presentation of the SPE ANTEC conference, by far the largest of seven conferences at McCormick Place during the show.
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NPE 2009 News Flash
Injection MoldingHybrid Press Has Electric ClampNew injection presses that combine servo-electric and hydraulic movements to achieve high performance with energy efficiency will be discussed by Arburg Inc., Newington, Conn.
Read MoreNatureWorks Broadens PLA Supply
Two recent moves by NatureWorks LLC, Minnetonka, Minn., the world鈥檚 first and largest supplier of polylactide (PLA) biopolymer, indicate that this renewable resin is gaining broader market acceptance.
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