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PETG Foam-Core Sheet Cushions Thermoformed Medical Packaging

New option is lighter, cleaner, tougher than HIPS at a comparable price.

Processor ‘Ties’ Business To Railroad Infrastructure

IntegriCo Composites expands and adds new capabilities to produce compression molded railroad ties from recycled materials.

Engel Shines Spotlight on Liquid Metal Molding

During its triennial symposium in Austria, the machine builder molded medical forceps parts from a novel liquid-metal alloy.

APR Establishes New Strategies For Film Reclamation

The association recently appointed Sandi Childs, a long time recycling industry executive, to direct its flexible film recovery efforts.

Eriez Introduces Moisture Monitor To The Recycling Industry

The non-contact electronic scanning device is said to prevent excess water content in recycling processes.

Expect Graphene to Make its Mark in Multiple Markets

  There has been a lot of buzz about graphene in recent times and for good reason.  A material stronger and stiffer than carbon fiber, graphene is thought to have enormous commercial potential, but has been impractical to use on a large scale, with researchers limited to using small flakes of the material.

PE Film Market Analysis: Cheese Packaging

Market is projected to grow by 4.4% over the next three years. Coextruded blown film structures dominate.

Will Rise of Benzene Prices Impact Those of Nylons, ABS & PC as They Have PS?

Rising benzene prices have already impacted prices of PS and nylon 6 appears to be next.

COC Used in Unique Crystallization Microplate

Topas's cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) selected for the In-Situ-1, an unusual crystallization microplate by MiTeGen LLC, Ithaca, N.Y.

Sun Chemical Plans Major Capacity Expansion of Metallic Effect Pigments

Demand for metallic effect pigments for plastics in such applications as interior automotive is one key reason for Sun Chemical's plant to nearly double capacity.

Motorola Thermoplastic Composite Smartphone Covers Get Award

What Customers Actually 'Need' When They 'Want' Certain Material Properties

Despite the fact that material specification in a part drawing will literally make or break a component, this key attribute is often treated like an afterthought, if addressed at all.