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Moldmakers Unite To Aid Wounded Vets
Group raising money to give warriors iPads to allow them to reach friends and family members during lengthy rehab process.
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PE, PP Prices Firming, Others Soften
Polyolefin prices appear to have bottomed out, with flat-to-upward pricing expected, while PS and PVC prices are likely to flatten. Prices of ABS, PC, and nylons are soft and going nowhere in the near future.
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New Hybrid Machine Platform Focused on Customization, Integration, Energy Savings
After five years of product development behind the scenes, Athena Automation is ready for its close-up.
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Extreme Molding’s Mantra: ‘Find Your Niche and Stick to It’
For a small custom injection molder competing in today’s global market, Lynn Momrow-Zielinski has two pieces of advice: 1) Develop a business plan and stick to it. 2) Find a technical and/or market niche and stick to that, too.
Read MoreEttlinger Opens U.S. Subsidiary
Company already had presence in the U.S. market with ERF melt filter for recycling highly contaminated plastics waste.
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Moretto Auxiliaries Available Through Advanced Blending Solutions
Products will be branded as ABS and will supplement ABS’s own line of material handling, blending, and controls technology.
Read MoreA. Schulman to Acquire Network Polymers
Acquisition expected to be completed in the next few months.
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Braskem Adds ‘Green’ LDPE and PE Cap Resin for Carbonated Beverages
LDPE derived from sugarcane ethanol.
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Modifying PVC with Bio-Based PHA Rubber
A new class of renewable and very efficient multifunctional modifiers for PVC has been developed at Metabolix. This series of biobased PHA (polyhydroxyalkanoate) copolymers offers toughening, plasticization, and improved processing of all types of PVC compounds. They also have good UV stability and transparency, do not promote biodegradation, and are fungi resistant.
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