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Dow to Throttle Back PE Production in the Americas
Dow is idling three PE plants and two elastomer plants to address supply/demand imbalance, exacerbated by the coronavirus impact/
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Tooling Tech Supplied Thermoform Tooling for Hospital Bed Production in Support of Coronavirus Relief
Tooling Tech was able to go from design to finished tool in less that the two-week delivery requested by Kruger for Emergency & Disaster Relief Beds in the fight against the coronavirus epidemic.
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Lubrizol Materials and Expertise in Healthcare Support Coronavirus Needs
Specialty TPU manufacturer Lubrizol is helping improve patient outcomes with its materials and expertise in medical equipment and drug products.
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Mitsubishi Chemical America to Acquire Gelest
MCA’s technology platform will be bolstered though acquisition of organic and inorganic hybrid chemicals manufacturer Gelest.
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Bockatech and Westfall Technik Solidify EcoCore Foam Core Technology License Deal
Westfall Technik to promote use of EcoCore PP foam core technology in the U.S. to create new opportunities for more sustainable lightweight single-use and reusable packaging.
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Additives: Flow Enhancer for Nylons, PPA, PBT and PLA
CAI Performance Additives’ ST-PA9 flow enhancer shown to dramatically increase MFI of nylon, PBT, PPA compounds and looks promising for PLA formulations.
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Additives: VOC Extraction Additive Masterbatch for PP, TPO
CAI Performance Additives LDV-1035T boasts ‘permanent’ removal of VOCs during compounding eliminating odors in filled PP and TPO compounds.
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Additive: Non-Nylon Based, Low-Haze Oxygen Scavenger for PET
PolyOne’s ColorMatrix Amosorb 4020G, designed for rigid PET packaging, boasts lower haze and reduced impact on the PET recycle stream.
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Materials: LCPs Designed for Rigors of 5G Cellular Communications, Autonomy
Sumitomo expands portfolio of LCPs with two thermotropic grades with low & consistent dielectric constant, loss tangent at high frequency and more to meet 5G technology evolving requirements.
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Cryogenic Victrex PEEK Outperforms Fluoropolymers in Oil & Gas Cryogenic Sealing Applications
AEV opts to use Victrec CT polymer for its cryogenic and severe service ball valves due to improved sealing reliability that meet the needs found in compressing and liquefying natural gas.
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NatureWorks Partners with Nonwoven Institute in N95 Mask Production for Coronavirus Fight
Amidst the coronavirus crisis, NatureWorks has donated PLA bioplastic to produce as many as 2 million/week reusable N95 masks from a new nonwoven structure.
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Materials: Medical TPEs Boast Excellent Adhesion to Engineering Plastics
Teknor Apex’s next-generation Medalist MD-3000 Series said to offer productivity advantages over silicones.
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