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Automation

PLASTICS Releases New Safety Standard for Robotics and Injection Molding

New standard establishes guidelines for the design, implementation, set-up, operation, maintenance and modification of robots in use with injection molding machine systems.

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Automotive

PPS Replaces Metal and Rubber in Automotive Thermal Management Systems

Solvay’s Ryton PPs mono-layer extrusion grade shown to be optimized for new corrugated tubing.  

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Testing

Zeiss Completes new R&D, Production, Sales and Customer Service Site.

Zeiss’ new Innovation Center is an integral part of the company’s global strategy to expand its presence close to research centers and growth markets.  

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Radici is Significantly Expanding Global Production Capacity

Radici’s expansion include new plants in Mexico and China and capacity expansion of engineering resins in North America and Europe

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Additives

REPI has Acquired Novosystems GmbH

Italy’s REPI, global supplier of  high-performance liquid color and additives for thermoplastics and polyurethanes expands product offering through new acquisition.

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Ford Converts 3D Printing Scrap into New, Molded Parts

Ford has collaborated with HP to reuse spent 3D printed powders and parts turning them into injection molded vehicle parts.

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Cascadia Custom Molding Acquired by Private Equity Firm

Blue Point Capital Partners portfolio company, VRC Engineered Solutions, has acquired the custom injection molder with facilities in Idaho and Washington.

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Film Extrusion

Reifenhauser Buys Air-Ring Supplier

Acquires a majority stake in Germany’s Kdesign.  

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sustainability

Eastman’s First Sustainability-Based Agreement with a Major Prestige Beauty House Involves its Chemically Recycled Renew PET Copolymer Portfolio

Eastman’s agreement with The Estée Lauder Companies expected to help drive greater use of recycled or recyclable plastics in luxury cosmetics packaging.

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sustainability

PFE Further Expands into the European Plastics Recycling Industry

PFE is not only the first U.S. testing facility to achieve accreditation to perform RecyClass testing, but is also the world’s only lab accredited to perform testing in all four product categories

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Process Cooling