End Markets
Materials: Cellulosic with Higher Dimensional Stability and Creep Resistance
Eastman’s new bioplastic boasts a significantly higher heat deflection temperature than standard CAP.
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Materials: Flame-Retardant Nylon 66 for Unattended Appliance Connectors
Ascend’s newest grade sports the highest possible glow wire ignition temperature rating.
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Winners of SPE Auto Innovation Awards Wow with Many ‘Firsts’
Innovative, transferable, and intelligent use of plastics shine in nine categories.
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NPE2018 Selected to Participate in Commerce Department’s 2018 International Buyer Program
As one of only 21 participating shows next year, NPE2018 will have access to a global network of U.S. Department of Commerce trade professionals in more than 75 countries who will recruit international buyers, representatives and distributors to Orlando.
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COC Boosts Performance in Multilayer LLDPE Packaging
TOPAS demonstrates COC’s significant performance enhancements at ANTEC 2017.
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Braskem Aims for ‘Green’ PET
Through a new partnership, the company seeks biobased production of a key raw material—MEG—in a cost-effective way.
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Lifetime Achievement Awardee Honored For Over 30 Years of Advances in Automotive Molding
Technical specialist Dr. Suresh Shah, who holds more than 45 Intellectual Properties including patents and trade secrets, was recognized at SPE Automotive Innovation Awards Gala.
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Everything Is Bigger in China
Where can you find a molder who buys 100 injection machines over five years, and then another 100 machines in 18 months? In China, that’s where.
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Mack Molding Adds ‘Largest Press in New England’
The 2360-ton Haitian press has a 268-oz shot capacity and the ability to handle 40,000-lb molds.
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Reusing Post-Consumer Plastics as a Concrete Strengthening Additive
Exposing discarded plastic to doses of gamma radiation changes the material’s crystalline structure in a way that makes the plastic stronger, stiffer and tougher.
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