Engineering Resins

sustainability

Texas A&M and U.K. Researchers Team up to Advance Research into Sustainable Polycarbonate

Teysha Technologies’ ‘Plug-and-Play’ technology utilizes bio-sourced feedstock.

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Automotive

Texas A&M & Teysha Technologies Team Up to Advance Research into Sustainable Polycarbonate

The ‘plug-and-play’ technology utilizes bio-sourced feedstocks.

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k show

K 2019 Slideshow: New Resins, New Applications in Materials

Ascend, Borealis, Borouge, Braskem, Dow, ExxonMobil, Nova, SABIC, and Solvay came to Düsseldorf with new applications, including pouches, shrink film, cable ties, flip tops, all-plastic bikes, as well as new materials.

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polyolefins

DOMO, Covestro and Circularise Partner on Full Plastics Traceability

Innovative start-up Circularise says transparency can be achieved through a blockchain technology.

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k show

Additives: High-Performance Colorants for Engineering Plastics

Milliken’s new KeyPlast Resist portfolio of bright colorants developed for nylons and other high-heat plastics.

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PET

Prices for Nearly All Volume Resins Down

Flat pricing projected in fourth quarter for volume resins.

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sustainability

BASF's Chemical Recycling Process Produces Virgin Grade Material for Food-Contact Approved Quality

Creating flexible packaging such as stand-up pouches from virgin-grade material derived from plastic waste is taking a step closer to reality in BASF’s ChemCycling project.

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Medical

Omnia Receives First Ever FDA Clearance for PEEK-Optima HA Enhanced Cervical Vertebral Body Replacement

The FDA 510(k) clearance paves way for an innovative orthopedic product that offers potential to improve bone apposition and, as a consequence, patient outcomes.

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Materials: Low-Warpage, High Hydrolysis-Resistant PBT for Automotive

Polyplastics’ Duranex flame-retardant PBT boasts outstanding electrical properties plus high rigidity and low warpage.

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Lanxess Adds Two New Production Lines for Composite Material Tepex

Lanxess’ wholly-owned subsidiary Bond-Laminates boosts capacity of Tepex by 50%.

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