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Anchor Packaging Launches Alternative to Foam Clamshell

Anchor Packaging says its clamshell replacement is a truly affordable upgrade to foam.

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Medical

RTP Offers Tribology Data for Medical Device Material Selection

Until recently, there were no established industry tests that accurately predict friction behavior.

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Commodity Resins

Commodity Resin Prices Soft, Except for PP

The price trajectory for PE, PS, and PVC appears to be downward but firmly steady for PP.

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Additives

Packaging Company Launches Alternative to Foam Clamshell

Anchor Packaging has introduced its "ultimate replacement" for foam clamshells.

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New Type of Carbon Fiber for Thermoplastics Gets Funding

SGL Group is pursuing development of a carbon fiber with enhanced elongation and optimized surface structure.

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High-Moisture Barrier sHDPE Gets Increasing Play in Flexible Food Packaging

sHDPE from Nova Chemical offers excellent moisture barrier in "easy open" cereal and cracker packages.

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Packaging

Ingeo Biopolymer Tops 'Smallest Carbon Footprint' List

  NatureWorks' online calculator offers brand owners and researchers a tool for comparing GHG emissions and the non-renewable energy use of products made from different plastics.

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Construction

Sounds Weird, But...Plastic Roads May Actually 'Surface'

      Our infrastructure problem is not going away any time soon.

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PP, PS Prices Up; PE, PVC Prices Flat

Prices moved up for PS and PP but stayed flat for PE and PVC, despite price increases on the table.

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Nova Installs Nine-Layer Blown Film Line to Enhance Customer Collaboration

It's said to be a first for PE resin producers in North America.

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Process Cooling
Plastics Size Reduction