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SABIC Opens Specialty Compounding Plant
SABIC Innovative Plastics, Pittsfield, Mass., recently opened a specialty polypropylene compounding operation at its Bay St.
Read MorePolyOne Acquires ColorMatrix
In late December, PolyOne Corp., Cleveland, completed the acquisition of ColorMatrix Group, Inc., Berea, Ohio, a maker of liquid colors and dosing equipment, colorants and additives for fluoropolymers, and specialty additives for PET and other resins.
Read MoreCoperion Adds Pelletizer Company
Twin-screw compounding equipment supplier Coperion GmbH (U.S. office: Coperion Corp., Ramsey, N.J.) has expanded its product line by acquiring majority ownership of Pell-Tec Pelletizing Technology GmbH in Niedernberg, Germany.
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Microcellular Foam Goes Really Big
The world’s largest injection machine equipped for the MuCell microcellular foam molding process (above) was started up in December at the technical center of Mürdter, a German molder and moldmaker in Mutlangen.
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New WPC Materials Producer Up and Running
Some 18 months in the making, Polymera Inc. last month announced that its 160,000 ft² production plant is officially open for business, with annual capacity for 60 million lb of wood/plastics composite (WPC) compounds.
Read MoreMetabolix, ADM End Telles Joint Venture
The world of biopolymers got a jolt last month when Metabolix Inc., Cambridge, Mass., and the Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM), Decatur, Ill., announced the end of the Telles LLC joint venture for producing PHA biopolymer, effective Feb. 8.
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'Global' Ultrasonic Power Supplies Boast 'World First' Innovations
Branson Ultrasonics Corp., Danbury, Conn., has just introduced its first “global” series of ultrasonic welding power supplies for automated assembly systems, which are said to incorporate several “first-in-the-world” capabilities.
Read MoreGetting 'Youth of America' Interested in Manufacturing
Finding people interested in careers in manufacturing is a major problem for processors and suppliers alike.
Read MoreScrews and Screen Changers
There are precautions that need to be taken when adding a screen changer.
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New Acetals Star in Gears, Pipes & Hoses
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Ticona Engineering Polymers, Florence, Ky., recently showed off new applications for two of its newest Hostaform acetal copolymers.
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North American Debut of Special Heat-Resistant Nylon
WEB EXCLUSIVE: BASF Corp., Engineering Plastics, Wyandotte, Mich., introduced to North America its Ultramid Endure line of heat-resistant nylons at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit early this month.
Read MoreKureha Starts U.S. Production of Biodegradable PGA Resin
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Last year, Kuraha PGA LLC, began commercial production of its new Kuredux PGA (polyglycolic acid) high-barrier, biodegradable polymer at a plant in Belle, W.Va.
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