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MATERIALS: The Trouble with Data Sheets

Data sheets are routinely relied upon, yet the data they provide is limited in scope and can lead to incorrect conclusions.

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Additives

APS Compounding to increase production capacity by 30%

Obtaining additional partners is enabling APS Compounding to integrate new technologies.

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Materials: Analyzing Filler Content

The process is considered simple. But things aren’t always as they seem.

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polystyrene

Resin Prices May Have Bottomed Out

With continued declines in feedstock and energy costs through much of the first quarter, commodity and engineering resin prices fell too.

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Materials

"Revolutionary" Device Makes Purging Safer, Simpler

What is said to be a “revolutionary” device designed to capture molten plastic purges and create a safer environment for personnel and equipment in plastic processing operations is being introduced at NPE2015 by the Dyna-Purge div. of Shuman Plastics.               Lava-Shield is the result of a two-year development project and hundreds of rigorous field trials.

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Commodity Resins

Specialty Olefinic TPE For High-End Cast Power Pre-Stretch Films

ExxonMobil's new Vistamaxx 6000 making a debut at NPE is designed for use in the functional layer of cast power pre-stretch films.

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Medical

Carbon Fiber Filament For New 3D Printing Capabilities

  Just last year, Eastman Chemical and Helian Polymers of The Netherlands, a leader in filament 3D manufacturing, teamed up to launch a 3D printing filament under Helian’s ColorFabb brand based on Eastman’s Amphora 3D XT-copolyester.

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Commodity Resins

A.Schulman To Acquire Citadel Plastics

In yet another acqusition, A.Schulman marks a significant strategic milestone as it continues to transform itself.

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Commodity Resins

ExxonMobil To Host Seminars On Packaging & Stretch Film

Another major material supplier, ExxonMobil Chemicals, to host seminars on market trends and product innovations.

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Construction

PlastiComp and Xenia To Develop Apps For Carbon Fiber TP Composites

At JEC Europe 2015, PlastiComp and Italy's Xenia announced partnership to advance applications of carbon fiber reinforced TP composites.

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Process Cooling
Plastics Size Reduction