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Prost! Network, Socialize at the NPE2018 Bottle Zone Biergarten
Visitors can enjoy coffee, beer and German food while socializing and doing business with colleagues, industry leaders and experts. Perhaps the coolest aspect? The beer served has been locally brewed and bottled—in plastic no less! Four-thousand bottles have been custom produced just for NPE attendees.
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NPE2018 Unveiling: A Newly Branded and Focused Davis-Standard
Global extrusion systems supplier to be more focused on helping customers achieve success.
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NPE2018 New Technology Focus: Additives
The broad range of new additives includes modifiers, silicone additives for various polyolefins, compatibilizers PET and PLA, a blowing agent reinforced nylons, flame-retardant synergists for wire & cable, unique colorants, and color-tracking software for liquid-color metering devices.
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NPE2018 New Technology Focus: Purging Compounds
Look for more versatile and improved efficiency purging compounds.
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Yizumi-HPM’s Bill Flickinger to Retire; Company Plans Tech Center Expansion
Two late-breaking news announcements from Yizumi-HPM Corp., Iberia, Ohio, include the retirement of a 50-year veteran and plans to expand its newly established U.S. technical center.
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FLiP & Sip Reception to Host Young Plastics Professionals
Tonight, as the first day of NPE winds down, PLASTICS and the Future Leaders in Plastics (FLiP) Committee will host the FLiP & Sip Reception from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., in partnership with the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE). Attendees of all ages can enjoy free drinks, appetizers and games as they mingle with industry leaders and learn how to be part of FLiP.
Read MoreLyondellBasell Focuses on Technology, Capacity for HDPE, PP; Plans Recycling and Compounding Expansion
LBI's plans are in keeping with annual demand growth of 4% for HDPE and nearly 5% for PP.
Read MoreConair Launches New Viper Granulator Product Line
Seven different models are on display at the show, in configurations for injection molding, blow molding and both pipe/profile and film/sheet extrusion.
Read MoreYizumi-HPM: Size Plus Technical Depth
A full-service provider of injection molding technology, with the resources of one of the world’s biggest builders of injection machines and a depth of North American support.
Read MoreCount Down with Plastics Technology
Plastics Technology has promoted its NPE2018 Problem Solvers Contest with music (hat tip to Vanilla Ice), movies (plastics in one word ala The Graduate) and now the program finishes on another musical note, invoking the biggest (only?) hit of a certain Swedish rock band.
Read More'Mega-Trends' Driving Polyolefins Developments at Nova Chemicals
Sustainability, e-commerce, application development and time to market are just some of the over-arching trends driving PE and PP development.
Read MorePlastics Hall of Fame: 10 Inspiring Stories
Last evening, at the Linda W. Chapin Theatre, the Plastics Academy inducted 10 new members into the Plastics Hall of Fame. Meet these outstanding individuals with remarkable stories. Each one teaches a lesson of hard work and creative thinking.
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