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Know Your Options for Foaming Sheet

Tandem extrusion of PS is still the standard technology, but new materials options and equipment technology are emerging.

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Automotive

'Clean, Sustainable' Carbon Black Production On Our Shores

Monolith's carbon black process, which uses natural gas as feedstock, will now be applied to a full-scale manufacturing facility in Nebraska.

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Additives

APS Compounding to increase production capacity by 30%

Obtaining additional partners is enabling APS Compounding to integrate new technologies.

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Materials: Analyzing Filler Content

The process is considered simple. But things aren’t always as they seem.

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Additives Enhance Processing, Performance Of Engineering Resins

Struktol is debuting additives based on novel chemistry that enhance performance of nylons 6, 6,6 and more.

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Additives

Clariant Opens Rotomolding Lab

A full-scale rotomolding machine will help with application-specific color matching.

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MATERIALS AND ADDITIVES AT NPE: Spotlight on Performance, Economy, and Sustainability

Lots of news in engineering thermoplastic compounds, TPEs, and purging agents, plus a wide range of colorants and additives.

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Construction

Orlando Startup To Showcase 'Green', Affordable Graphene Additive

Garmor plans to display samples of plastic composites using its low-cost graphene oxide at NPE2015 Startup Garage.

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Clariant's New Rotational Molding Lab Aims For Fast Color Matching

New rotational molding lab at Clariant's Toronto facility caters to North American rotational molding.

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Medical

BPA Gets Euro Authority's 'Green Light' Following FDA Ruling

Last December, FDA confirmed that BPA is safe as currently used and the EFSA has now ruled similarly.

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Blending & Dosing
Plastics Size Reduction
Process Cooling