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Athena Automation Expands Press Assembly & Customization Facilities

More than quadrupling floorspace to build larger and more customized machines.

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Biopolymers

Meredian’s PHA Ready for Commercial Production

The firm has 60 million lb of capacity ready for use.

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Blow Molding

Milacron Offers New Aftermarket Service Package

Bundling online apps for spare parts, maintenance, and remote monitoring for injection and blow molding machines and extruders.

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Materials

Climbing like a gecko thanks to molded silicone pads

The science of bio-mimicry seeks inspiration for new technologies in nature, and it’s hard to find a better natural climber than the gecko.

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Styron To Exit Domestic Commodity PC Resin Business

Specialty blends such as chemically-resistant Emerge PC/PET used for medical device housings, as well as other higher-margin compounds for lighting, electronics and automotive, are Styron's new focus in North America.

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Styron To Exit Commodity PC Resin Business

Specialty PC compounds and blends in North America is Styron's new focus.

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Medical

PolyOne Expands Medical-Grade Material Offerings

A recent agreement with Biomerics has resulted in PolyOne becoming the exclusive distributor of medical-grade TPUs.

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Packaging

Chinese cutlery manufacturer adds production…in the U.S.

Shoot-and-ship molding is supposed to have long left the U.S. for China, so why is a Chinese maker of food service ware opening up a its newest production facility in Pennsylvania?

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Automotive

Borealis Pushes PP In Automotive Development Projects

New high-fluidity PP grades from Borealis applied to new vehicles from the Renault-Nissan Alliance exemplify the trend of using a focused PP product portfolio on common global OEM platforms.

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Packaging

Collaboration Yields First Transparent, Conductive PC Film

Big application for new film is touch screens to speed response times.

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Automotive

Solvay And e-Xstream to Speed Up Metal-To-Plastic Substitution For Car Makers

The MMI Technyl Design, an advanced simulation service for automotive OEMs jointly created by Solvay and e-Xstream, is said to accurately predict the performance of injection-molded parts, which when replacing metals, ultimately contributes to reduction of weight and part production costs.

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Automotive

Solvay And e-Xstream Join To Speed Up Metal-To-Plastic Sub For Car Makers

The MMI Technyl Design advanced simulation service set up by Solvay and e-Xstream for automotive OEMs can accurately predict the performance of injection-molded parts, which when replacing metals, ultimately contribute to weight reduction and production costs.

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