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Strong Growth for High-Sliding Polyacetal Grades for Gears, Bearings
Polyplastics says its Duracon noise-reduction grades are getting a lot of play at the same time that DuPont seems ready to back away from its engineering thermoplastics.
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SABIC Gets Two European Plastics Innovation Awards
FDM produced aircraft seat and in-mold structural electronics highlighted.
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Pennsylvania Poised to Attract More Plastics Manufacturing
Keystone State boasts everything from NGL assets and new cracker plants to plastics manufacturing and educational/training resources.
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Americhem’s 2018-2019 Color Trends
Music sounds of the past and present characterize new palettes.
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Resin Pricing Update as October Approaches
Firm pricing indicated by PCW & The Plastics Exchange
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Hurricane Lifts Resin Prices Across the Board
Length of Hurricane Harvey’s impact on feedstocks and resins is still uncertain.
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Leading-Edge Molding Technology Installed at ORNL
Roctool’s induction-powered heating/cooling equipment to further development of composites.
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Harvey Impact Delays Startup of Some New Ethylene Capacity
While several plants have restarted or are in restart mode, logistics continue to be an issue, though improvement there is also underway.
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First License Agreement for Advanced PE Production Technology Signed
The Norner Trimodal Technology enables a higher comonomer content in the highest molecular weight.
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PLASTICS' Chief Economist Weighs In on Harvey Impact
In 2016, Texas ranked third in the U.S. for plastics employment and first in plastics industry shipments.
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First Expandable TPU is Key to Revolutionizing the Bicycle Saddle
BASF’s E-TPU and Ergon’s design and engineering knowhow have led to the ST Core Ultra bike saddle.
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