Engineering Resins

RTP Bolsters Compounding Capabilities Through Acquisition

RTP's newly integrated acquisition will especially focus on black masterbatches and carbon black thermoplastic compounds for a several industries.

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RadiciGroup Now Nylon Producer in Mexico

With new acquisition, RadiciGroup Plastics makes entry into Mexico and Central America.

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Victrex Acquires Kleiss Gears to Bolster PEEK Gears Business

Victrex, West Conshohocken, Penn., has enhanced its ability to provide complete ‘integrated’ service through its acquisition of PEEK polymer gears specialist Kleiss Gears, Grantsburg, Wisc.

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Packaging

Ingeo Biopolymer Tops 'Smallest Carbon Footprint' List

  NatureWorks' online calculator offers brand owners and researchers a tool for comparing GHG emissions and the non-renewable energy use of products made from different plastics.

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Medical

Eastman Explores Processing of Tritan Copolyester For Small, Multicavity Medical Parts

A sophisticated 32-cavity mold and all-electric press are being used to define the process window and critical mold and part design criteria.

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Packaging

PETG Foam-Core Sheet Cushions Thermoformed Medical Packaging

New option is lighter, cleaner, tougher than HIPS at a comparable price.

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Construction

Expect Graphene to Make its Mark in Multiple Markets

  There has been a lot of buzz about graphene in recent times and for good reason.  A material stronger and stiffer than carbon fiber, graphene is thought to have enormous commercial potential, but has been impractical to use on a large scale, with researchers limited to using small flakes of the material.

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Will Rise of Benzene Prices Impact Those of Nylons, ABS & PC as They Have PS?

Rising benzene prices have already impacted prices of PS and nylon 6 appears to be next.

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Postprocessing

On-Site: A Big Molder’s Technical Engineering Plus a Small Company’s Customer Service

That’s the formula for rapid growth at a new/old firm serving medical, military, and aviation markets.

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Will BASF's Nylon 66 Force Majeure Impact the Domestic Market?

Duration of force majeure at BASF's nylon 66 UK production facility uncertain at moment.

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Plastics Size Reduction
Blending & Dosing