Materials

DowDuPont to Complete Spin-Off of Companies

Following last month’s spin-off of a ‘new’ Dow, the spin-off of an independent DuPont materials company and the new Corteva agriculture firm will take place June 1.

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Automotive

First CFRTP for High-Volume Production Vehicles Now in Use

Teijin’s Sereebo carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic selected by GM for use in select pickup box applications. 

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color

Materials: Color-Changing Continuous Acrylic Sheet for Illuminated Signage

Plaskolite’s new Optix-L Black/White acrylic sheet reduces materials needed for many back-lit signs and graphic installations. 

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Electronics

INEOS Styrolution to Build Production Site for Thermoplastic Composite Stylight

Demand for automotive, electronics and sports industries drives INEOS Styrolution to invest in a dedicated production site for its Stylight composite product line. 

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PPA Inducts Eight New Members

Plastics Pioneers Association adds to membership roster following April meeting.

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polyolefins

SABIC & Partners Collaborate to Produce 'Revolutionary' Thermoplastic Composite Vehicle Panel

Cost-effective and lightweight vehicle panels produced using SABIC’s Udmax tape in a one-shot compression molding process challenges panels made of metal or thermosets.

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Arkema and 3DXTech Bring FluorX Material To Ultimaker’s Cura Marketplace

The new PVDF-based filament is specifically designed for printing highly technical 3D parts that require extreme performance.

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Victrex to Make Multi-Million Euro Investment in Bond 3D Technology

Victrex and Bond will initially focus their new collaboration on demonstrating the potential in the spine and the semiconductor segments. 

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Testing

Part 4: Heat Deflection Temperature vs. Dynamic Mechanical Analysis

The presentation of DMA data can sometimes frustrate users and discourage its adoption. Those unfamiliar with DMA should insist on receiving data relevant to the manner in which the part they are developing will be used.

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Extrusion

Plastics Industry Fly-In on March 27

This year’s Fly-In attendees will hold over 100 meetings with elected officials and their staff on the Hill

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Plastics Size Reduction
Blending & Dosing