Lilli Manolis Sherman

Lilli Manolis Sherman Contributing Editor

Construction

General Polymers Further Expands Thermoplastic Distribution Network in North America

Fast-growing General Polymers’ geographic reach beefed up in Western Midwest.

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polyolefins

SPE ACCE 2020 Virtual Event to Feature Lanxess' Technical Director as First Keynote Speaker

Lanxess’ Jose Chirino to present a roadmap for future mobility with a discussion on automotive plastics and polymer composites.

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Packaging

Additives: Additive Masterbatch Boosts rPET Performance

Aquadye Fibers’ new Nylester masterbatch for compounders brings rPET performance to nylon 6 equivalent.

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Additives

Mineral Additives Supplier and University Partner Expand Uses of Graphite to Thermoplastics

Germany’s George H. Luh’s recent research developments look promising for broadening the use of expandable graphite to nylons and more. 

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Packaging

Testing: Thickness Measurement & Dimensional Gauging in One System for Plastic Containers

Agr’s Gawis 4D all-in-one system is well suited for measuring PE, PP and PET containers and preforms.

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Automotive

Sun Plastech Has Rebranded to Asahi Kasei Asaclean Americas

  Company believes the new brand emphasizes the technical expertise and global product development focus for which Asahi Kasei is so well known.  

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Albis Plastics Separated Distribution and Compounding Businesses

Albis’ compounding 大象传媒 now operating as Mocom, a separate company from Albis resin distribution.

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Diversified Plastics and Nonin Medical Meet the Challenge of Rapid Demand for Noni's Oximeters Brought on by Coronovirus

Demand has sharply risen for Nonin’s Onyx fingertip pulse oximeters as they have the capability to help diagnose and monitor silent hypoxia in COVID-19 patients. 

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Commodity Resins

Materials: Glass and Carbon Fiber-Reinforced PP for Automotive

Borealis brings its Fibremod PP technology to North America which boasts flexible designs with reduced weight and cost in automotive applications, 

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Postprocessing

Welding: Laser Welder for a Wide Range of Applications

Emerson’s new Branson GL-300 laser welder platform boosts production capability and enables faster production start-up. 

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Biopolymers

IDTechEx Study Examines What Oil Price Crash Means for Bioplastics

IDTechEx’s new report explores emerging bioplastics technologies and forecasts the industry’s future over the next five years.

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Additives

Slide Products Offers Hazardous Aerosol Return Service

Slide Products’ new SHARP program helps molders reduce disposal costs and keeps hazmat out of waste stream. 

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Plastics Size Reduction