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Biopolymers

5 Year Study Culminates In Viable Biobased Plant Containers

The Center for Bioplastics and Biocomposites has come up with a sustainable replacement for petroleum-based plant pots.

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Housing’s Faster Growth Could Boost Appliance Production

Leading indicators suggest continued growth in appliances.

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Packaging

'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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Medical

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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Electronics Should See Stronger 2015

For the first time in roughly a decade, the domestic electronics industry could be poised for some real growth this year.

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Postprocessing

New ‘Dry’ Process Puts Circuitry on Plastics

Laser ablation and plasma etching team up to apply thicker conductive layers without a ‘wet’ plating process.

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Construction

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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Fiber-Reinforced & Low-Volatility LSRs Unveiled

At NPE2015, Momentive launches advancements in fiber-reinforced and low-volatility LSRs.

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Carbon Fiber Filament For New 3D Printing Capabilities

  Just last year, Eastman Chemical and Helian Polymers of The Netherlands, a leader in filament 3D manufacturing, teamed up to launch a 3D printing filament under Helian’s ColorFabb brand based on Eastman’s Amphora 3D XT-copolyester.

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