Materials
Commodity Resin Prices End the Year Mixed
Overall, processors will have more leverage in 2021 contract negotiations.
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Evonik Completes First Plant of New Nylon 12 Complex
Evonik appears to be on track with bringing its major new nylon 12 production complex to fruition.
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Tracing the History of Polymeric Materials: Celluloid
In this series we’ll delve into a discerning look back into the history of our industry and how we all got here.
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Comprehensive, High-Fidelity Materials Database for Simulation
Altair’s newly launched materials database for simulation contains accurate data and data lineage for plastics, metals, and composites directly connected to Altair’s and other major solvers
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Former CEO, Owner of Heubach Group Dies
Owner of global pigments manufacturer Heubach passed away after a brief illness in Salzburg.
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Nova Chemicals Becomes Lead Corporate Sponsor for the Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup Initiative
The Nova Chemicals sponsorship will help bring two more marinas into the GLPC Initiative, bringing the total number of marinas participating to date to 13.
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Materials: High Viscosity PVDF for Extrusion
Arkema has commercialized the highly flexible, high viscosity Kynar Flex 3030-50 PVDF for extrusion processing
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Materials: First Flexible Acrylic Sheet Debuts on Arkema 4 Trimaran
Altuglas’s ShieldUp Flex flexible acrylic sheet is a major innovation in the world of transparent flexible plastic.
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Processing Medical Plastics? Here's How to Minimize Risk
FDA now expects OEMs of healthcare products to also take responsibility for Tier 2 and 3 suppliers—making sure every supply-chain link is meeting Good Manufacturing Practices.
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DSM and Nedcam to Develop New Applications for Large-Size 3D Printing
Collaborating with DSM on material and 3D printing technology, Nedcam will offer commercial 3D printing production services to manufacturers looking for large-size applications, using DSM’s optimized pellet materials.
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