End Markets
'Germ Warfare’: New Materials Withstand Sterilization, Disinfectant Barrage
At recent Plastec West show, material suppliers introduced grades that can withstand more and more varied sterilizations and/or materials that utilize specialty additives to impart antimicrobial properties.
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Back to Its Roots in Film Extrusion
After drydocking its film extrusion business in '99, converter goes back to its roots with upstart sister company.
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The Power of Numbers: Time to Step Up to Five Layers
Five-layer technology can provide processors with more productivity and greater flexibility to produce a wider range of products from a single line.
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Reshoring & Robotics Trends Bode Well for Electronics
As robots become more commonplace—in industry and consumer markets—electronics will continue to be a strong market for plastics processors.
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Are Imported PET Preforms Likely To Hit Our Shores?
At least one expert in the global polyester industry thinks that may well be a possibility, despite some odds against it.
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100% biobased polyester charts course to commercialization
Avantium's PEF (polyethylene furanoate) holds much promise as a 100% biobased polyester, and now the company is taking steps to help the bioplastic fully realize that potential.
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Liquid Thermoplastics Process Like Composite Thermosets
The continued evolution of thermoplastic composites just got even more interesting with this week’s launch by Arkema of the first range of a novel family of liquid thermoplastics that are transformed via reactive closed-mold processes such as room-temperature infusion, RTM, and flex-molding as used for composite thermosets.
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Celanese Bolsters Thermoplastic Composite Development Efforts
Thermoplastic composites on the forefront for Celanese.
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APPLICATION: Transmission Conductor Features Multi-Stranded Composite Core Of Celstran CFR-TPR
An affordable new option for utility transmission lines from Southwire uses a multi-stranded composite core of Celanese's Celstran continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic rods (CFR-TPR).
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Are You Ready to Export Your Film?
The shale gas boom could provide unprecedented opportunities for film processors.
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