Construction
DuPont and Dow Confirm "Merger of Equals"
Proposal would create three companies that will spun off in the future.
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The Promise of "4D Printing"
MIT scientist is shaping the next development to 3D printing: 4D printing, where the fourth dimension is time.
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Foreign PE Investments Underway in North America
Ineos technology to star at two new U.S. HDPE plants and two in Mexico.
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Additives: Multi-Purpose Modifiers Pump Up Properties of Virgin & Recycled Plastics
A new slate of compatibilizers, chain extenders, and process aids improve properties and processability of resin alloys and mixed post-consumer recycle.
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Construction Market Boomed in 2015
Next year is shaping up strong, too, though growth could peak around summertime.
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Aussie Additives Newcomer has Alternative to Hardcoating for Mar/Scruff Resistance of Polar Plastics
Starting with acrylic automotive parts, TenasiTech is focussing its novel plastic additives activity to North America, Europe, Asia.
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Takeaway from IHS Presentation on PE Outlook
IHS expects flat prices to end the year, followed by one increase in Q1 2016, and lower prices in Q2 and Q3.
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Evonik Invests in Thermoplastic Composite Pipelines
New pipelines feature inner plastic pipe covered with a composite of unidirectional tapes which are then sheathed by the plastic--HDPE, PP, nylon 12, and PEEK can be used.
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PHA Plays Role as Multifunctional Additive in PVC
At Vinyltec 2015, Metabolix presented the latest data on its biobased PHA copolymer in a range of PVC applications.
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TPE Supplier Plans Further Expansion
United Soft Plastics has been growing over its 10-yr life span, particularly on the domestic front in more recent years.
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