Lilli Manolis Sherman

Lilli Manolis Sherman Contributing Editor

Packaging

Can Cartons Or Pouches Be Used For PET Water Bottles?

A boxed water company has been increasing its distribution and stand-up pouches are a fast-growing trend in food packaging, while PET bottles have become flimsier.

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Construction

Nanodiamonds 'Shine' As Thermal Fillers For Plastics

Advances in nanodiamond fillers present new alternatives for boosting thermal conductivity of plastics for electronic and LED applications.

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Packaging

Study Urges Companies To Disclose Data On Plastic

Companies could become more sustainable by improving the way they measure, manage and report the amount of plastic they use in their 大象传媒 operations and supply chains.

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nanocomposites

First Business Accelerator For Solutions To Plastic Pollution

NewGen Surgical is one of the initial 大象传媒es in the new Accelerator portfolio, each having developed a "groundbreaking" technology to reduce plastic pollution.

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Postprocessing

Options For Plastics Decoration and Surface Treatment

New book analyzes recent trends in decoration and surface treatment of thermoplastics.

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Packaging

Washington Penn To Buy ExxonMobil's PP Compounding Business

This marks the second PP compounding 大象传媒 to change hands this year.

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Automotive

Aachen Center, Shuler Form Alliance To Develop Lightweight Automotive, Aerospace Components

Germany's Aachen Center for Integrative Lightweight Production (AZL) will begin manufacturing composite components on a new composite press from Shuler by year's end.

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Celanese In Deal For Deepwater Thermoplastic Composite Pipes

Strategic supply agreement struck between Celanese and supplier of spoolable thermoplastic composite pipe systems for deepwater offshore operations.

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polyolefins

New Study Finds Plastic Bag Bans Have Had Reverse Effects

The premise of these laws is to benefit the environment and reduce municipal costs...in practice, the opposite is more likely to be the case.

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Prices of Commodity & Engineering Thermoplastics Trend Flat to Lower

Prices of PP, PS drop as PE, PVC are flat or softening. Ditto for ABS, PC, and nylon 6 and 66.

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Additives

Polyolefin Additives: Pushing the Limits in Films & Molded Parts

Advances in nucleators, compatibilizers, fillers, stabilizers, and more elevate performance of polyolefins.

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Packaging

Biocompatible, Zinc-Based Antibacterial Plastic Treatment

Two-year-old Dutch-Italian startup company invents biocompatible, high kill-rate antibacterial treament for any plastic.

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