Consumer Products
Prices Up for Nearly All Major Volume Resins--For Now
As the third quarter was coming to an end, prices of nearly all volume resins were higher or heading that way. But flat or even lower prices are seen ahead.
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ProMach Acquires Panther Industries
Packaging machinery maker ProMach further expands labeling and coding business with acquisition of automated labeling equipment maker Panther.
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Reports from PLASTICS, VDMA and Haitian Show Mixed Machinery Results
Second quarter North America sales grow, while over the first half of 2020, domestic sales were flat for Haitian in China, as German machinery makers saw sales fall 20% over same time.
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Ascend Acquires Italy's Poliblend and Esseti Plast
Acquisiton of the two Italian companies expands Ascent Performance Materials’ portfolio and production footprint.
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PolyQuest to Expand rPET Production and Evaluating Polyolefins PCR Business
At least one additional FDA rPET production line is planned by PolyQuest at its Darlington facility.
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Testing: Large-Format Multi-Sensor Vision System
Starrett’s AVX550 large-format vision system boasts best features of vision and touch-probe inspection
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Additives: Eye-Catching Special Effects Colorants for Consumer Goods Packaging
Penn Color’s new penneffex colorants said to spark inspiration in packaging design.
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Materials: TPEs for Automotive with a Range of Renewable Content
Hexpol has added more grades to its Dryflex Green family of biobased TPE compounds.
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Materials: Next-Generation PE Rotational Molding Resins
Nova Chemicals’ new Novapol TRx0338-U and TRx0535-U boast accelerated production, lower costs and increased production flexibility.
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Additives: Cost-Efficient Metallic Colorants as an Alternative to Surface Coating and Electroplating
Tosaf’s new metal-like colorants based on special effect pigments not previously available and compounding know-how.
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