Commodity Resins

Commodity Resins

Nova Installs Nine-Layer Blown Film Line to Enhance Customer Collaboration

It's said to be a first for PE resin producers in North America.

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Construction

ASTM Launches New Plastic Film QA Testing Tool

  An innovative statistical qualitative assurance tool for plastic film testing has been just launched by ASTM International, W.

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Sheet Extrusion

How to Keep Moisture Away From Your APET Sheet Line

Moisture in PET will result in degradation that will foul up sheet and thermoformed products. Keep it at bay by following these tips when drying APET virgin and flake material.

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nanocomposites

Expect Graphene to Make its Mark in Multiple Markets

  There has been a lot of buzz about graphene in recent times and for good reason.  A material stronger and stiffer than carbon fiber, graphene is thought to have enormous commercial potential, but has been impractical to use on a large scale, with researchers limited to using small flakes of the material.

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sustainability

Rising Virgin Prices Bode Well for Recycled Resins

Recycled HDPE prices went up earlier in the year and are now subsiding. R-PET prices were low but have risen and may now stabilize.

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Materials at NPE: New Solutions to Enhance Processing, Performance, Sustainability & Cost

There was no shortage of new thermoplastics and additives covering the full range of end-use applications.

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Resin Prices Relatively Flat for Now

Prices are up for some commodity and engineering resins, but the trajectory for the third quarter is generally flat.

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First Ocean-Cleaning System Set to Deploy in 2016

The Ocean Cleanup's unique ocean cleaning-system will be the longest floating structure ever deployed in the ocean.

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Film Extrusion

Nova Installs Nine-Layer Blown Film Coextrusion Line to Enhance Customer Collab

As part of a several upgrades at its Calgary R&D facility, Nova Chemicals has installed a semi-commercial scale nine-layer blown film coextrusion line.

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Commodity Resins

King Plastic Gets Exclusive License for Gelest's Antimicrobials

King Microshield is the upgraded polyolefin sheet stock to be offered by King Plastic, featuring Biosafe antimicrobial from Gelest.

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Plastics Size Reduction