Materials
First Ocean-Cleaning System Set to Deploy in 2016
The Ocean Cleanup's unique ocean cleaning-system will be the longest floating structure ever deployed in the ocean.
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Quanex Expands With Acquisition of U.K.'s' HL Plastics
Leading North American suppliers of energy-efficient window and door systems acquires major U.K. PVC extrusion company.
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Coca-Cola Debuts First 100% Biobased PET Bottle
And the winner is....Coca-Cola appears ahead of the game in the race towards an all-biobased PET beverage bottle.
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Solvay Launches New Thermoplastic Lightweighting Materials for Aerospace
'Tegralite' is the name of a new family of thermoplastic composites developed by Solvay and three alliance partners.
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Fibers Pair With Foam for High-Bending Stiffness at Low Surface Weight
Reduced clamp force, shorter cycles, lower melt viscosity, and higher dimensional stability are just some of the purported benefits of foam injection molding.
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Bayer MaterialScience Business To Be Named Covestro
The new name for Bayer's MaterialScience business that will be spun off is Covestro, effective Sept. 1.
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MATERIALS: The Problems with Single-Point Data
Properties are generally provided at a single temperature on a data sheet. But do those properties stay the same with changing temperatures? Of course not.
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Planting The Seeds For A Future In Plastics
Winners of the Techmer PM sponsored Student Design Awards. There have been several stories lately from a number of companies describing the ways in which its employees are engaging with the younger generation.
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Milan Plast Was Good With Plans To Be Even Better
Big international turnout at the triennial international fair for the plastics and rubber industry, Milan Plast: check out the Plastics Technology slideshow.
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