Materials
Resin Buying Strategies: Resin Prices Soften
Despite further increases in prices of commodity resins in March and April, all indicators point to lower pricing, except perhaps for PVC, according to purchasing consultants at Resin Technology, Inc. (RTi) in Fort Worth, Texas (resinpros.com). Improvements in the supply of ethylene and propylene monomers were a key factor in lower prices.
Read MoreCompanies Formed to Recycle PLA
Two firms have been established to recycle polylactic acid (PLA) biopolymer.
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Resin Buying Strategies: Resin Prices May Have Peaked
Though prices of major commodity resins were still rising in March, there were indications that they may have peaked, according to purchasing consultants at Resin Technology, Inc. (RTi) in Fort Worth, Texas.
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Resin Buying Strategies: Higher Prices Prevail, for Now
Prices of major commodity resins were on the way up last month, with looming potential for further increases this month, according to purchasing consultants at Resin Technology, Inc. (RTI) in Fort Worth, Texas.
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It's Time to Get to Know Your Way Around Bioplastics
If you’re thinking about adding bioplastics to your portfolio of processing capabilities, it’s best to first find out what separates them from traditional synthetic polymers and how their differences will affect you.
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Resin Buying Strategies: Rising Prices in This Quarter
Prices of all four commodity resins were moving up last month and in some cases into this month.
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Resin Buying Strategies: Higher Prices Going into 2010
Prices of commodity resins are generally on an upswing as we enter the new year.
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On-Site: Green Business Is Good Business for Fabri-Kal
Learning to deal with the particular characteristics of PLA biopolymer has opened up a promising business in “green” plastics for thermoformer Fabri-Kal.
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Resin Buying Strategies: Still a Buyer's Market
Resin prices were soft this autumn, and despite some announced hikes for commodity resins, purchasing consultants at Resin Technology, Inc., (RTI) in Fort Worth, Texas, advise that processors continue to look for bargains.
Read MoreBioplastics from Tobacco
Metabolix, Inc., Cambridge, Mass., has just completed a field trial of growing tobacco that was genetically engineered to produce polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) biopolymers.
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