End Markets

Materials

Rubbery, Velvety, Silky: Properties of Coated Auto Plastic Parts

HapticMapping is an objective approach for determining the haptic properties of PUR-coated plastics.

Read More

UBE Acquires Mitsubishi's Molding Machine Division

Purchase spurred by worldwide growth of sales of big presses to automotive.

Read More
Construction

The M&A Climate in a New Political Environment

Business owners are asking what to expect going forward and whether there is a meaningful threat to plastics company values.

Read More
Construction

North American Plastics Machinery Shipments Contract Again

Compared to the final quarter of 2015, North American shipments of plastics machinery were 7.4% lower.

Read More
business

KraussMaffei Invests in Future Plastics Professionals

KM is doing its part through machinery donations, as well as co-op and apprentice programs.

Read More
Postindustrial

VIDEO: Moving Beyond Buzzwords in Recycling

OEMs, brand owners, and retailers, as well as plastics processors, recyclers and equipment suppliers have converged on New Orleans for the annual Plastics Recycling Conference.

Watch

Global Petrochemical Growth to be Led by China

This despite economic slowdown and overcapacity says IHS Markit.

Read More
Packaging

SPE's Polyolefins Highlights: Materials & Additives

New semi-crystalline SEBS, additives for improved discoloration resistance, plant-based antioxidants, online compounding of TPO blends and more discussed in Houston.

Read More

PC Continues to Hit the Bullseye in Archery

Covestro’s Makrolon 2805 has been used for injection molded arrow nocks for more than 30 years.

Read More
polyolefins

Polyolefins Technology Continues to Evolve

New resins and additives among highlights of SPE Polyolefins 2017.

Read More
Custom Manifold Assemblies - ManifoldBuilder.com
New 2024 Twin Screw Report
Guill - World Leader in Extrusion Tooling
Don't Let Cheap Bulk Bag Fillers Drain
Process Cooling
See How Much You Can Save Ulta Low Energy Dryer
Blending & Dosing
Resinworks with Optimizer
Chemial Foaming Agent tutorial rotational molding