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Conveyors Available on Three-Day 'Quick Ship' Program

Dynamic Conveyor offers quick custom conveyor delivery program.  

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Thermoforming

Brown Machine Group Acquires aXatronics Robotic Capabilities

BMG’s Nalle automation systems with aXatronics’ robotic offerings said to provide the ‘ultimate’ packaging manufacturing solution.

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Packaging

Biobased PEF Bottle Aimed at Substituting Conventional PET

Avantium teams up with major beverage producers to make PEF bottles. 

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Electronics

Covestro and Neste Collaboration Underway for Renewable PC Raw Materials

Strategic cooperation between Covestro and Neste aimed at replacing a significant portion of fossil raw materials used in polycarbonate resins.

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Postconsumer

Encina Turning Plastic Waste Into Renewable Base Chemicals and Fuels

Encina’s initial U.S. facility will implement the proprietary technology to produce the valuable renewable chemicals and can take plastic in varying conditions – from post-consumer, mixed plastics to ocean plastics.

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Garner Industries Adds Injection Molding Machine

The Nebraska-based customer manufacturer added a 400-ton Toyo press, its second new machine addition of 2020.

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Commodity Resins

Brentwood Plastics Providing PPE Materials During Coronavirus Crisis

Brentwood’s is supplying PE film generally used for packaging and other applications for making impermeabile isolation gowns for healthcare worker in the fight against COVID-19.

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Packaging

Engineered Polyolefins Compounder Mytex Polymers Plans Expansion

Mytex Polymers has opted to invest in expanding capacity at its Georgia facility to meet demand for long glass fiber PP compounds.

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3D Printing Providing Opportunities During COVID-19

A look at two companies working on 3D-printed PPE equipment.

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Packaging

North American Plastics Machinery Shipments Contract in First Quarter

Impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, overall shipments decreased by nearly 20%, while extrusion 大象传媒 and exports expanded, according to the Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS).

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