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Broad Drop in Resin Prices
With feedstock and energy costs dropping globally, commodity and engineering resin prices are following suit.
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Numerous ‘Firsts’ Among Winners of 2014 SPE Automotive Innovation Awards
The 44th annual awards competition broke new ground in almost all award categories
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Ecover Bottles Feature 'Green' HDPE And Some Post-Consumer Recycled Material
Sonoco is producing bio-based HDPE bottles for Ecover's new home-care 'green' cleaning products.
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Global PEI Shortage To Last Until Second Half Of 2015
With SABIC's Ultem PEI supply tightness expected to continue, RTP is hosting a webinar to discuss alternative compounds it is offering.
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Fine-Particle Cellulosics Key To Patented Bio-Plastic Compounds
Through a Japanese/U.S. joint venture, a new range of customized bio-plastic compounds are now available in North America.
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'Green' Alternative To EPS Underway At Findland's VTT Tech
Partners in processing sought by Findland's VTT research center to further development of a PLA-based alternative to EPS packaging and insulation.
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PE Spot Prices Down; More Contract Price Reductions Likely
A second PE supplier has offered a PE contract price reduction, while spot prices tumble as available supply swells.
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Bayer Exploring Use of CO2 to Make Plastics
With one application near commercialization, Bayer's research into CO2 as a raw material for making plastics looks promising.
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Commodity Resin Prices Heading Down
Falling global feedstock costs and demand destruction concerns are forcing prices downward.
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Servo Welder Gives Molder More Control
Applications that require near-hermetic seals are now easily achieved by this electronic contract manufacturer.
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Why Processors Are Rediscovering Liquid Colorants
In extrusion, injection, and blow molding, liquid color is enjoying something of a renaissance. Cost is one reason, but advances in pigments, carriers, delivery systems, and innovative service programs have played a role too.
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