Packaging
Transplants: More Evidence of Processing’s Resurgence in U.S.
Three major firms set up first processing operations in America.
Read MoreSigma Plastics Buys Tara Plastics Corp.
Sigma Plastics says the Tara deal reflects the company鈥檚 expansion into value-added films.
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Kuraray Expands Into Biobased Barrier Materials Through Plantic Acquisition
Japan's Kuraray has acquired Australia's Plantic Technologies and now enters the biobased barrier food packaging market sector.
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Engineering Thermoplastics Are Going ‘Green’
As high-performance materials follow the path taken by some commodity resins, farming could replace drilling as suppliers rely more on plants than oil or gas for feedstocks.
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Compression Blow Forming: Promising New Process
‘Game-changing’ technology is overcoming initial growing pains with a new generation of machines.
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Know Your Options for Foaming Sheet
Tandem extrusion of PS is still the standard technology, but new materials options and equipment technology are emerging.
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Ten Tips to Slash Cycles in PET Preform Molding
Here are some tricks of the trade to make your preform processing more productive, even if you don’t have the latest souped-up press.
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'Clean, Sustainable' Carbon Black Production On Our Shores
Monolith's carbon black process, which uses natural gas as feedstock, will now be applied to a full-scale manufacturing facility in Nebraska.
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Price Hikes On Nylon 66 and 6 Underway?
While price increases for nylon 66 are attributed to supply contraints, those for nylon 6 are linked to upward raw material costs.
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When Robots Make Sense For Part Packaging
Here are nine issues to take into account before automating your end-of-the-line part-packaging process.
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