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Bayer To Quit Plastics

MaterialScience 911爆料网 will be floated on the stock market by 2016 at the latest.

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Thermoplastic Composites Prominent At SPE's ACCE

Advances in long fiber thermoplastics (LFT) starred in several presentations and exhibits.

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Packaging

Borealis Fully Acquires Ethylene Copolymer Joint Venture

Specialty Polymers Antwerp N.V., the joint venture between Borealis and Dupont now fully owned by Borealis.

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Automotive

Plastic Pallets Manufacturer Gets Grant To Expand Into Thermoplastic Composites

Indiana-based Jeco Plastics Products recently received a research grant from Purdue University under the IN-Mac program to study how thermoplastic composites with continuous internal fibers in either single or multiple directions develop wrinkles when being molded with multiple cavity thermoforming tools.

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Thermoforming

Tablet Computer Shell Demonstrates Thermoplastic Composite Process

Advanced materials and high-speed molding machines comprise a new turnkey system for thermoplastic composites.

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processing tips

MATERIALS: Don’t Guess Your Way Through Root Cause Analysis

More than 50 different polymer test techniques can be used to find root causes of problems. Of these, five or six are fairly common. Use them to take the guesswork out of why a product failed.

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Packaging

Polystyrene Recycling Spurred By Demand For Post-Consumer Content

World's leading maker of foam cups and major recycler come together to boost annual recycling volume of post-consumer PS.

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Novel Tooling and Materials Highlight Thermoplastic Composite Advances

Conference showcases new developments in equipment and materials for more efficient production of automotive thermoplastic composites parts.

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Materials

APPLICATION: Stand-Up Paddle Boards Feature High-Performance Acrylic

Altuglas' high-performance acrylic coextruded on ABS produces new high-gloss colored boards.

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Automotive

MATERIALS: BASF, Alpek To Switch Businesses Of Joint Venture

BASF will expand polyurethanes 911爆料网 while Alpek will expand EPS 911爆料网.

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Process Cooling