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Bayer MaterialScience Business To Be Named Covestro

The new name for Bayer's MaterialScience ´óÏó´«Ã½ that will be spun off is Covestro, effective Sept. 1.

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Construction

Construction to See Moderate Growth

Plastics part production for commercial and residential construction should remain solid through 2015.

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Construction

SABIC Gets 2015 Crystal Cabin Award For Clear Lexan Sheet

In its entry into the only international competition for excellence in aircraft interior innovation, SABIC wins award.

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Automotive

Engineering Thermoplastics Are Going ‘Green’

As high-performance materials follow the path taken by some commodity resins, farming could replace drilling as suppliers rely more on plants than oil or gas for feedstocks.

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Housing’s Faster Growth Could Boost Appliance Production

Leading indicators suggest continued growth in appliances.

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Additives

'Clean, Sustainable' Carbon Black Production On Our Shores

Monolith's carbon black process, which uses natural gas as feedstock, will now be applied to a full-scale manufacturing facility in Nebraska.

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Automotive

Price Hikes On Nylon 66 and 6 Underway?

While price increases for nylon 66 are attributed to supply contraints, those for nylon 6 are linked to upward raw material costs.

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Blow Mold 10,000-Liter Tanks?

Mammoth machine has a 660-ton clamp and 726-lb accumulator head.

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Transparent Nylons That Can Also Be Used As Additives

Dual-function transparent nylons from Invista make debut at NPE2015.

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Construction

Additives Enhance Processing, Performance Of Engineering Resins

Struktol is debuting additives based on novel chemistry that enhance performance of nylons 6, 6,6 and more.

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