Automotive
Biobased PLA Composite Used in World's First 'Circular' Car
Total Corbion’s high-heat PLA and natural flax fiber sandwich panels were used for the car’s structural parts.
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NIST Looks at Big Picture of Nanoparticle Manufacturing
New paper aims to identify problems that are common for different materials, processes and applications.
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LyondellBasell's Advanced Polymer Solutions Business to Focus on Diverse Market Applications
New ´óÏó´«Ã½ combines LyondellBasell's PP compounding assets with A. Schulman’s product portfolio.
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Pricing Trajectory is Flat-to-Down for Most Volume Resins
Nylons 6 and 66 are the key exceptions due to tightness of feedstock and resin.
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Four Colorant Companies Combined into One Entity
Breen, Chroma, Hudson, and Carolina Color are now Chroma Color Corporation.
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Polyplastics Uses CAE to Forecast Deformation of LCP Connectors During Production
LCP parts can expand considerably in the high-temperature conditions of the reflow process, potentially affecting product flatness.
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Double IMD + IML Injection Molding To Be Demonstrated at Fakuma
Patented Kurz system, demonstrated by KraussMaffei, allows two independent single-image foils to decorate two mold cavities.
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Automotive Industry Beats Expectations
Through the first half of 2018, the auto industry experienced a level of growth that exceeded the expectations of most experts.
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Processor Business Continues Growth
July’s Index is up nearly 7% from last July. Custom processors report second-highest Index since 2013.
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Market Trends in Polymer Additive Manufacturing
Unlike the BetaMax/VHS technology debate, all the established polymer print technologies have a viable long-term role to play in the 3D-printing industry.
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