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Construction

Ascend to Acquire Compounding & Masterbatch Business of Poliblend and Esseti Plast

Ascend’s pending acquisition will broaden its portfolio of nylon 66 offerings and mark its entry into nylon 6, PBT and POM.

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Medical

Exact Metrology Set to Open New Center in Illinois

Exact Metrology’s new facility will serve as a training, support, contract measurement and sales center.

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Additives

Foster Corp. Partners with LioChem to Expand Medical Color Masterbatch Capability

LioChem’s Lioplas MD color masterbatches, capability and expertise will allow Foster to offer increased services, larger orders adn expanded expertise in critical color matches for the medical market. 

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Testing

Exact Metrology Now Represents German Builder of Industrial CT Scanner

Leader in 3D and CT scanning for industrial and commercial concerns Exact Metrology is U.S. distributor for GOM GmbH.

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Biopolymers

Ineos and UPM Biofuels in Supply Agreement for Renewable Raw Material to Make Bio-Attributed Polyolefins

The world’s first commercially available bio-attributed PVC from Ineos’ Inovyn ´óÏó´«Ã½ uses residue from wood pulp manufactuing.

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Materials

Thermoplastic Honeycomb Sandwich for Overmolding Into Thinner Lightweight Composites

Econcore’s new ThermHex organosandwich of thermoplastic honeycomb surfaced with long-fiber organosheet offers new composite overmolding alternatives.

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Postprocessing

New Technology Positions Large Laminate Tubes to Compete with Blow Molded Bottles

NEOSeam from Packsys Global makes laminate tubes with 360° decoration, no visible side seam, and lighter weight than blow molded bottles.

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Arburg Unveils Inline Fiber-Reinforced Additive Manufacturing

At the Hannover Messe 2020, Arburg is producing fiber-reinforced grippers on a Freeformer additive manufacturing machine modified with a feed unit for glass or carbon fibers.

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Breakthrough in Animal Drug-Delivery Features Covestro's PC Resins

RxActuator’s Mini-Infuser made with Covestro’s PC-based resins said to be the first â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹wearable drug-delivery device for small companion animals. 

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Pittsburgh International Airport to Establish an Additive Manufacturing Production Campus

The planned development, called Neighborhood 91, will be the first-ever cluster strategy with a production focus of 3D printing. 

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