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MATERIALS: Braskem To Build UHMWPE Plant
A new UHMWPE plant is planned by Braskem at its LaPort, Texas site.
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Winzeler Gear Thrives With a Little Help from Its Friends
Strategic partnerships give a small molder the technical clout of a much bigger firm.
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Chinaplas Show Offers News For Packaging, Automotive, Electronics
Fast-growing plastics fair showcases the region’s growing appetite for sophisticated food packaging, and more.
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Ferro To Exit Specialty Plastics And Polymer Additives Businesses
Ferro's specialty plastics ´óÏó´«Ã½ will be part of A.Schulman before year's end; Ferro is also seeking to sell its polymer additives ´óÏó´«Ã½.
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Styron To Exit Domestic Commodity PC Resin Business
Specialty blends such as chemically-resistant Emerge PC/PET used for medical device housings, as well as other higher-margin compounds for lighting, electronics and automotive, are Styron's new focus in North America.
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Styron To Exit Commodity PC Resin Business
Specialty PC compounds and blends in North America is Styron's new focus.
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Borealis Pushes PP In Automotive Development Projects
New high-fluidity PP grades from Borealis applied to new vehicles from the Renault-Nissan Alliance exemplify the trend of using a focused PP product portfolio on common global OEM platforms.
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Collaboration Yields First Transparent, Conductive PC Film
Big application for new film is touch screens to speed response times.
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Solvay And e-Xstream to Speed Up Metal-To-Plastic Substitution For Car Makers
The MMI Technyl Design, an advanced simulation service for automotive OEMs jointly created by Solvay and e-Xstream, is said to accurately predict the performance of injection-molded parts, which when replacing metals, ultimately contributes to reduction of weight and part production costs.
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Solvay And e-Xstream Join To Speed Up Metal-To-Plastic Sub For Car Makers
The MMI Technyl Design advanced simulation service set up by Solvay and e-Xstream for automotive OEMs can accurately predict the performance of injection-molded parts, which when replacing metals, ultimately contribute to weight reduction and production costs.
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