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sustainability

Processor ‘Ties’ Business To Railroad Infrastructure

IntegriCo Composites expands and adds new capabilities to produce compression molded railroad ties from recycled materials.

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economics

Second Contraction in Three Months

Slowdown among small-to-mid-size processors drags index down.

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best practices

From Extruder to Pelletizer: What Happens in Between Influences Quality

There’s a lot more to strand pelletizing than dunking material in water and hoping for the best. Here’s some advice on taking out some of the guesswork.

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Testing

Sandretto’s 3D Printer Highlights MilanPlast Show

A second injection press supplier throws its hat into the 3D ring. Meantime, several Italian suppliers’ growth plans target North America.

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Tips to Sell Your Company at the Right Value

M&A expert offers her advice in part two of this three-part blog series.

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Sheet Extrusion

EXTRUSION AND COMPOUNDING NPE: Flexibility, Speed and Quality

Extrusion processors need more—of everything—to compete. And suppliers responded in force in Orlando.

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Blow Molding

Processing Market Flattens

Processing has grown significantly since the beginning of 2014, but April dipped 11% on a year-to-year basis.

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Compounding

What’s Your Company Worth?

Most processors might not really know. Here, an expert offers her insights at a time when M&A activity is growing.

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Blending & Dosing