Lilli Manolis Sherman Contributing Editor

Automotive 27 Jul 2015

Victrex Acquires Kleiss Gears to Bolster PEEK Gears Business

Victrex, West Conshohocken, Penn., has enhanced its ability to provide complete ‘integrated’ service through its acquisition of PEEK polymer gears specialist Kleiss Gears, Grantsburg, Wisc.

Consumer Products 24 Jul 2015

Ingeo Biopolymer Tops 'Smallest Carbon Footprint' List

NatureWorks' online calculator offers brand owners and researchers a tool for comparing GHG emissions and the non-renewable energy use of products made from different plastics.

Recycled Materials 20 Jul 2015

Sounds Weird, But...Plastic Roads May Actually 'Surface'

Our infrastructure problem is not going away any time soon.

Commodity Resins 20 Jul 2015

PP, PS Prices Up; PE, PVC Prices Flat

Prices moved up for PS and PP but stayed flat for PE and PVC, despite price increases on the table.

Medical 16 Jul 2015

ASTM Launches New Plastic Film QA Testing Tool

An innovative statistical qualitative assurance tool for plastic film testing has been just launched by ASTM International, W.

Construction 16 Jul 2015

Processor ‘Ties’ Business To Railroad Infrastructure

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

Medical 14 Jul 2015

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.