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Shrimp Shells Play Key Role In New Bioplastic
Substance that makes shrimp shells hardy used to make new bioplastic by Wyss Institute.
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Ferro To Exit Specialty Plastics And Polymer Additives Businesses
Ferro's specialty plastics 大象传媒 will be part of A.Schulman before year's end; Ferro is also seeking to sell its polymer additives 大象传媒.
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Styron To Exit Domestic Commodity PC Resin Business
Specialty blends such as chemically-resistant Emerge PC/PET used for medical device housings, as well as other higher-margin compounds for lighting, electronics and automotive, are Styron's new focus in North America.
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Borealis Pushes PP In Automotive Development Projects
New high-fluidity PP grades from Borealis applied to new vehicles from the Renault-Nissan Alliance exemplify the trend of using a focused PP product portfolio on common global OEM platforms.
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Solvay And e-Xstream Join To Speed Up Metal-To-Plastic Sub For Car Makers
The MMI Technyl Design advanced simulation service set up by Solvay and e-Xstream for automotive OEMs can accurately predict the performance of injection-molded parts, which when replacing metals, ultimately contribute to weight reduction and production costs.
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Price Trend Still Flat to Lower
Prices for three of four commodity resin trending down. PE relatively stable.
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Continuous And Long Fiber Thermoplastic Composites In Automotive
Thermoplastic composites represent a new class of structural parts for automotive and a new opportunity for injection and compression molders.
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Materials & Applications for Thermoplastic Composites in Automotive
Thermoplastic composites represent a new class of structural parts for automotive and a new opportunity for injection and compression molders.
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Nylons 6 & 6/6 With Up To 100% Biomass For Flexible Packaging
BASF's new Ultramid nylon 6 and 6/6 resins derived from biomass boast identical product formulation and quality.
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PVC Water Pipe Again Proves Its Merits In New Study
Dig-ups here and abroad confirm PVC water pipe's longevity in excess of 100 years.
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Bright,Platy Talc Soon Available from North American Source
Imerys will soon supply a minimum 92 brightness, lamellar, micronized talc from a North American source for the first time in the industry's history.
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Catalyst Promises 'Better' PET for Preform Extruders and Bottle Makers
Patent-pending and tested catalyst produces PET with improved thermo-oxidative stability and other advantages for processors.
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