Construction
More Growth & Equipment Investment For Processors This Year
Gardner’s research projects that processors will invest around $3.3 billion in primary machinery, auxiliary equipment, and molds and related supplies this year, about 10% more than its projection for 2013.
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Construction Activity to Increase
Residential home spending up 20% over first three quarters compared to 2012.
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Continuous-Glass/Thermoplastic Wins Award in Composite Pressure Pipe
Celstran continuous-fiber reinforced thermoplastic composite (CFR-TP) from Ticona, Florence, Ky., is used in the new Fiberflex-11 pressure pipe from Composite Fluid Transfer of Kilgore, Texas.
Read MoreItalian Compounder So.F.Ter. Adds U.S. Production
So.F.Ter. is building a plant in Tennessee.
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K 2013 Preview: Materials & Additives
The K 2013 show will present a broad range of engineered plastics materials, including thermoplastic composites, as well as additives. Automotive and electronic applications will be the main targets, as well as medical, packaging, lighting, and construction.
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CertainTeed Cuts No Corners Toward Sustainable Certainty
At this building-products powerhouse, the commitment to sustainability runs deep and extends to virtually every aspect of its business.
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Mixed Outlook for Construction
When the U.S. economy is functioning at its best, a vibrant construction sector generates a lot of jobs and consumes lots of materials.
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First PVC Long-Fiber Composites Debut
SolVin has developed technology that allows production of what are said to be the world’s first PVC long- or continuous-fiber composites.
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Molded Spool Specialist Sees Growth Opportunities in Extrusion
Spools, reels, and more spools…and now custom profile extrusion has been added to the mix.
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Ultra-Stiff Glass-Filled Nylon 66 in Photovoltaic Mounting System
WEB EXCLUSIVE: The new Aixtralight Clip rooftop solar-panel mounting system from Germany’s Aixtra Solar AG is made of ultra-stiff, 35% glass-reinforced, flame-retardant Ultramid A3WG10 nylon 66 from BASF (U.S. office in Wyandotte, Mich.). The plastic bracket is mounted on a roof, and the rails attached to the photovoltaic modules can be quickly and easily inserted into the bracket.Installing an Aixtralight Clip is said to avoid stresses caused by differences in the expansion coefficients of the trapezoidal sheet metal and the mounting rails.
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