End Markets
Plastic Bank, SC Johnson Partnership Keeping Bottles from Oceans
Partnership has diverted more than 500 million bottles from oceans.
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PPS Replaces Metal and Rubber in Automotive Thermal Management Systems
Solvay’s Ryton PPs mono-layer extrusion grade shown to be optimized for new corrugated tubing.
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Ford Converts 3D Printing Scrap into New, Molded Parts
Ford has collaborated with HP to reuse spent 3D printed powders and parts turning them into injection molded vehicle parts.
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New Package Concept Offers Relief from PP Shortages & Soaring Prices
A new IML approach that uses a thick paper label as most of the structure of a plastic container can slash resin use drastically—especially handy when resin supplies are tight and prices are soaring.
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For Honeywell’s Aclar Edge Bottles, “The Pie Is Much Bigger Than We Thought”
High-moisture-barrier Aclar Edge bottles for liquid drugs are nearing commercialization, and much broader market opportunities are emerging.
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New Bottle Lightweighting Technology Saves Resin and Cost
Graham Packaging has developed a method of selectively reinforcing a bottle wall perpendicular to conventional parison programming.
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Flexible Case Packer with Collaborative Automation
New Proco case packer incorporates a cobot arm and flexible packing programs with quick changeover.
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Shrink Packers Now Can Use 100% Recycled Shrink Film
KHS shrink packers for bottles now can handle shrink film with up to 100% recycle.
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Scratch-Resistant PP for Complex Interior Automotive Applications
Compounder Polykemi and subsidiary Rondo Plast launch first of new PP-based compound and sustainable variants that boast both high scratch resistance and UV stability.
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Fresh Milk in Clear PET with 20% PCR
Use of clear PET bottles for fresh milk is a growing trend, and Amcor offers up to 100% PCR content, as well as a UV barrier additive that doesn’t affect clarity.
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