Medical
Firms Collaborate on 'Sustainable' HDPE Pharma Bottle
Milliken, SACMI, and Jarden Plastics combine on HDPE bottles that reduce plastic and energy use.
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Fifth Straight Month of Growth for Processing
May’s Index comes in at 57.1 amid indications that processors are making longer-term investments to increase production capacity.
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World's First 5th Generation 3D Printing Filament from New JV
Perstorp and 3D4Makers form ElogioAM to advance additive manufacturing.
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Covestro Starts Up New TPU Capacity Expansion
Commitment to global burgeoning TPU market shown by Covestro.
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Materials: High-Impact, FR-Modified PET Compound
PolyVisions new DuraPET FR is also available in a version made from recycled PET.
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Topas COC Resins Part of Polyplastics USA
Engineering thermoplastic resins supplier Polyplastics USA, Farmingdale, Mich., has acquired its affiliate Topas Advanced Polymers Inc. (TAP USA; U.S. office previously in Florence, Ky.), adding Topas’s cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) resins to its existing portfolio of acetal, PBT, and PPS engineering polymers.
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PolyOne Acquires PlastiComp
Expanding its footprint into LFT composites, PolyOne confirms yet another composites acquisition.
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Plastics Processing Closes Best Quarter in Recorded History (Again)
Overall index for April hits 58.1; custom processors climb to 62.4.
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Eastman Completes Tritan Copolyester Expansion
Plans to increase PETG & PCTG specialty copolyester capacity by 25% well underway.
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