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Packaging

Sefortek Expands Business With Customized Ultrasonic Welders

Building ultrasonic welding machines for automotive and packaging is a new focus.

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Medical

Savvy Molder Willing To Share Its Smarts

OCTEX adds advanced metrology technology to brand-new lab, and will make it available to other molders.

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Biopolymers

BASF and Avantium JV Aims at “Green” PEF Barrier Resin

The new joint venture will further development and licensing of Avantium production processes of precursor FDCA and PEF.

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Commodity Resins

Braskem Idesa's Mexican Polyethylene Plant to Start Production

After numerous delays pushed back its scheduled launch by a year, the massive Ethylene XXI project will begin production this month in Mexico.

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Coperion Relocates U.S. Headquarters

Compounding equipment machine builder completes move from Ramsey, N.J. to three other facilities.

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Elium Liquid Thermoplastic Acrylic Used in Prototype Sailboat

The hull and bridge of a prototype sailboat made of Arkema’s recyclable thermoplastic composite material called a ‘first’.

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Biopolymers

Cow Gas to Plastics

NatureWorks invests in commercial-scale development of methane-to-lactic acid fermentation.

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Testing

Instron Celebrates 70th Anniversary

Starting with a material testing prototype in an MIT lab, Instron has made its mark with innovations in testing instruments for evaluating mechanical properties of plastics and components.

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Orion Space Capsule Will be 3D-Printed Onsite at RAPID 2016

We’ve seen 3D-printed cars, kayaks, even a house. So naturally a spacecraft is next on the agenda.

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Modular Flange for Interior Auto Fan Modules Made of New Thermally-Conductive Nylon

Lanxess recently unveiled the first application of its new thermally-conductive, mineral-filled nylon 6.

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Paratherm Moves to New Headquarters

Less than 2 miles from the former location, with more lab and conference space.

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Wittmann Battenfeld Expands Training Team

Injection machinery expert arrives from Austria.

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