Packaging

PET

Speed to Market: Pretium Stays Light on Its Feet And Ahead of the Pack

A visit to its largest PET plant illustrates how this versatile blow molder leverages design skills, a can-do attitude, and a high degree of production flexibility to supply custom products in ever-shorter time windows. A new thrust into automation will help pick up the pace.

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Construction

PHA Plays Role as Multifunctional Additive in PVC

At Vinyltec 2015, Metabolix presented the latest data on its biobased PHA copolymer in a range of PVC applications.

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Packaging

TPE Supplier Plans Further Expansion

United Soft Plastics has been growing over its 10-yr life span, particularly on the domestic front in more recent years.

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Packaging

U.S. PET Recycling Rate At 31% For 2014

Recycled PET usage in domestic markets hits all time high.

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Will SABIC Invest in Production of Polyolefins in N.A.?

With its impending move to Houston next year as part of its global restructuring, it will be interesting to follow SABIC's next move.

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Automation

Up Close And Personal With Rethink Robotics’ Sawyer Robot

Without fail, whenever there are robots in a booth at a trade show, people are going to stop and stare.

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First-Ever Global Report Aimed at Ridding Oceans of Plastic Waste

The Ocean Concervancy's allies include Dow Chemical, Coca-Cola, and ACC.

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Packaging

Techmer PM Partners to Apply DNA Tagging to Fibers, Plastics

Techmer PM sees potential for application of DNA tagging in film and injection-molded products.

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polyolefins

Photochromic Ink for Flex Packaging Helps Brand

Printpack's process allows for photochromic ink to be hidden and remain invisible until exposed to sunlight.

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polyolefins

iD Additives Enters Liquid Color & Additives Business

As a testament to "liquid color is alive and thriving", yet another new player enters the 911爆料网.

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Blending & Dosing