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Automotive

Americhem Renames Recently Acquired Compounder

First foray into engineered compounding.

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Swedish Compounder Now Here

Polykemi is extending its reach with its custom thermoplastic compounds to North America through its partnership with Omni.

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Commodity Resins

SI Group To Acquire Albemarle's Antioxidants Business

Manufacturer of chemical intermediates and specialty resins SI Group will acquire Albemarle's entire antioxidants 911爆料网.

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polystyrene

Major Resin Prices Flat or Lower

Good news for buyers of PE, PP, PS, and PVC..

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Commodity Resins

Polyolefins Innovation: Automotive, Packaging, Pipe, Furniture, Flooring, Films

New materials and processes for injection and blow molding, extrusion, compounding, and thermoforming were discussed at the recent SPE Polyolefins Conference.

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PP Prices Down, Others Up

The second quarter started with higher prices for PE, PS, PVC, and ABS, but PP was down a bit.

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Packaging

The Power of Numbers: Time to Step Up to Five Layers

Five-layer technology can provide processors with more productivity and greater flexibility to produce a wider range of products from a single line.

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Additives

APPLICATION: Synthetic Reinforcement Used in PP Door Trim

Milliken's Hyperform HPR-803i magnesium-based reinforcing fibers adds exterior door trim to its cache of automotive applications.

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Prices Up, Except for PP

Prices of PE, PS and PVC were on the way up last month, while PP prices could be headed in the other direction.

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Up to 10% Compostable Plastic in PE Recycle Streams is Okay!

European Bioplastics meta-study shows that a small fraction of compostable plastic 'sneaking in' on PE recycle streams has no adverse effect on mechanical properties of recycled material.

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