Automotive
Clariant and Floreon to Collaborate on 'Performance' Biopolymers
A collaboration between Clariant and Floreon aims at expanding high-performance biopolymer applications to more markets.
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SPE Schedules First-Ever 'Virtual' ANTEC
Attendees can listen to keynotes and presentations live. Many presentations will also be recorded.
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Survey Says: Manufacturers Experience Fewer Changes with Less Impact from COVID-19
In the second week of a survey on COVID-19, manufacturers reported fewer changes to their ´óÏó´«Ã½ with less severe impact on their with the lone exception of travel related activities.
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Materials: EPP Foam with Improved Surface Properties and Optimized Filling Behavior
BASF’s new expanded PP foam Neopolen P 9235+ is designed for components with a high-quality look to be used in the automotive and building industries.
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DSM Partners with SABIC and UPM Biofuels to Produce Biobased Dyneema UHMWPE Fiber
In its collaboration with SABIC and UPM, DSM plans to launch biobased Dyneema UHMWPE fiber in April 2020.
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GW Plastics Expands Silicone Business
Investment of $2 million includes equipment and an expanded cleanroom.
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Borealis is Now Producing Certified Renewable PP
Said to represent a milestone in sustainable PP, these resins are being produced at Borealis’ two production facilities in Belgium.
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Plastics Machinery Shipments Finish 2019 Down Compared to 2018
A surge in the final quarter of 2019 could not salvage a weaker overall performance for North American plastics machinery and equipment sales compared to 2018.
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Prices for Polyolefins, PS, PVC and PET Trending Flat to Higher
Going into second quarter, the resin pricing trajectory is unsettled by a virus outbreak.
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Additives: Flow Enhancers for Semi-Aromatic Nylon
Bruggemann’s Bruggolen TP-P1810 said to be the first flow enhancer for aromatic nylons.
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