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Fakuma Show News: Hot Runners & Tooling

Hot-runner nozzles, manifolds, and controls, as well as other mold components and a new tooling concept made their debut in Friedrichshafen.

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Are You Ready to Take on the World?

Plastics Technology’s exclusive benchmarking study reveals the tactics of processors who just might be in that class.

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Sheet Extrusion

Top of the Class: Meet 2015’s World-Class Processors

Plastics Technology’s inaugural group of World-Class Processors—selected through an exclusive benchmarking survey—spans geographies, markets, processes, and materials. Diverse in size and capabilities, these companies have one key trait in common: efficiency. How do you stack up in comparison?

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best practices

Molder Builds a Business From Next to Nothing

Under new ownership, Cumberland Plastics Solutions’ decision to invest when times were tough has paid big dividends.

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Car Window Technology with Integrated Lighting

SABIC's integrated window lighting exploration includes both decorative and functional aspects.

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Huber Expands FR Portfolio with Newest Acquisition

Acquisition of Albemarle's mineral flame retardants ´óÏó´«Ã½ is Huber's fourth and largest such endeavor within five years.

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Construction

Carbodeon Granted U.S. Patent for Nanodiamond-Containing Plastics

With thermally conductive plastics rapidly growing in demand, the addition of nanodiamonds to the arsenal of thermally-conductive fillers is only welcome.

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Construction

RTP to Sell Compounds Based on Solvay's PAI

New agreement expands availability of Solvay's Torlon PAI with RTP's compounding expertise.

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Sun Chemical Forms New Advanced Materials Division

PPS compounds for electronics from parent company DIC now available in U.S.

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Packaging

DuPont and Dow Confirm "Merger of Equals"

Proposal would create three companies that will spun off in the future.

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Blending & Dosing
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