End Markets
Packaging Waste Will Become Composite Decking
New partnership will incorporate process waste into wood-alternative decking.
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Aerosol Spray Cap is Recyclable
Dutch company Weener Plastics has developed a mono-material spray cap for easy recycling.
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Building a Consumer Packaging Powerhouse
TekniPlex extends footprint in consumer packaging through acquisitions, but plans to grow organically through a materials-science focus.
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Seaway Plastics Acquired
Private equity firm ICG purchased the injection molder and its three facilities located in Florida and California.
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Solve Four Common Problems in PET Stretch-Blow Molding
Here’s a quick guide to fixing four nettlesome problems in processing PET bottles.
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Formulating LLDPE/LDPE Blends For Abuse–Resistant Blown Film
A new study shows how the type and amount of LDPE in blends with LLDPE affect the processing and strength/toughness properties of blown film. Data are shown for both LDPE-rich and LLDPE-rich blends.
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Getting Charged Up About Electric Vehicles
Metal-to-plastics replacement stories are a classic of the genre for plastics publishing, and nowhere more so than in the automotive space.
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Spectrum Plastics Expands Cleanroom, Boosts Production Capacity
The company completed a major renovation of its Minneapolis facility, including additional injection molding and cleanroom capacity.
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Freudenberg Medical Appoints New CEO
The medical devices, tubing and product manufacturer has promoted Mark Ostwald from the management board and his previous role as the chief technology officer.
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Minnesota Rubber and Plastics Opens Innovation Center
The plastics and rubber compounder and molder has opened the 9000-ft2 center that’s intended to help speed product development with design, prototyping, testing and production capabilities.
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