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Materials

New Group Gets Continuous-Fiber-Reinforced Composites Ready

New team to support partners though all stages of Tepex component development.

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Automotive

North American Auto Sales Will Tap On the Brakes in 2017

After spiking thanks to pent-up demand following the Great Recession of 2009, automotive sales will slow in coming years.

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SABIC Now in Polyolefin Elastomer and Plastomer Market

Through its 50-50 JV with Korea's SK Global Chemical, SABIC is offering POE/POP products for polymer modifications and film applications.

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Additives

BASF Launches New Global Pigments Brand

The new Colors & Effects brand aligns BASF's global pigments expertise across five industries.

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Construction

Long-Glass Fiber Reinforced Polyolefin Sheet for Automotive and More

Germany's Renolit is now in North America and thriving in automotive, building & construction, and furniture.

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Innovation On the Agenda at TCC Auto 2016

Lots of new developments discussed including Covestro’s strategy to launch continuous reinforced PC sheet.

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Japanese Automaker Joins Stratasys to 3D Print Custom Parts

More stories are emerging that take 3D printing beyond just the prototyping phase to factory tooling and even short-run production, exploiting the technology for mass customization of consumer products.

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KraussMaffei Celebrates 50 Years in U.S.

The U.S. has become the largest single-country market for KM.

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Transitioning From World’s Factory to World’s Designer

China has long since aggregated the means and materials of production, but increasingly it’s seeking to lay claim to the creative origins of products—the design.

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polyolefins

Braskem Expands R&D Capabilities for UHMWPE

This in keeping with its new UHMWPE plant slated for startup in fourth quarter.

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