Packaging
A. Schulman Emphasizes Growth in Building & Construction
A. Schulman is aiming for further material advancements that provide weatherability, UV protection, and strength over traditional building products.
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SABIC & ExxonMobil Enter New Joint Venture
The new Gulf Coast Growth Venture project will be in San Patricio County, Texas and include two polyethylene units.
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First PE Blown Films with Graphite Nanotubes Launched in China
These anti-static PE films containing OCSIAL's nanotubes are made by a electronic products packaging manufacturer.
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Plastics Processing Closes Best Quarter in Recorded History
March comes in at 57.7. Index for the first-quarter of 2018 reaches 57.1
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DowDuPont to Invest in Expansion of Specialty Resins and Additives
A series of investments totaling about $100 million over the next two years by DowDupont, Midland, Mich., is aimed at expanding manufacturing capacity and facility modernization at the Sabine River Works (SRW) plant in Orange County, Texas.
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Blow Molding: Injection-Blow Molder Gets a Speed Boost
Closed-loop hydraulics trim dry-cycle times of Jomar’s mid-size injection-blow molder.
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Super-Lightweight PET Bottle For Quick Refreshment
Two new PET water bottles set benchmarks for light weight and material savings.
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Snapple Replicates its Iconic Bottle in Plastic— and Keeps the “Pop”
R&D/Leverage designed the preform and blow mold tooling for converting Snapple’s iconic bottle to PET, while keeping the metal lug cap and the “pop” when it’s first opened.
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It’s All About Speed at Sumitomo (SHI) Demag
Sumitomo Demag all-electric toggles and hybrid injection molding machines are molding high-speed medical and packaging applications.
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Toray Plastics America Garners Rhode Island Workforce Development Award
Toray Plastics America Inc. (TPA) was recently recognized by the Providence Business News (PBN) as the best among Rhode Island manufacturers for its training and career advancement programs.
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