Electronics

Materials: Multi-Resin & Process Economical Purging Compound
Electronics

Materials: Multi-Resin & Process Economical Purging Compound

Slide Products’ new Econo-Purge also works on hot runners ahd thoroughly purges manifolds with small gates. 

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Materials: Novel Family of PPA Compounds
Electronics

Materials: Novel Family of PPA Compounds

BASF is aiming the new Ultramid Advanced T1000 series to metal replacement applications is a wide range of industries.

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Electronics Industry Reports Growing Revenue, Capital Expenditures
Consumer Products

Electronics Industry Reports Growing Revenue, Capital Expenditures

First-quarter numbers show electronics is growing more than twice as fast as overall economy.

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Index Nears Historic Growth
Consumer Products

Index Nears Historic Growth

Gardner Business Index: Year-to-date average is nearly 54.

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Third Quarter Finished Strong for Plastics Processing
Packaging

Third Quarter Finished Strong for Plastics Processing

September’s index hit 54. Processing is up about 9% year-to-date from 2016.

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August 2017 Index: 56.2
Medical

August 2017 Index: 56.2

Plastics processors ride manufacturing growth wave.

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July’s Index: 52.9
Packaging

July’s Index: 52.9

Overall industry index is up 12% from last July, though processor numbers dip.

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Construction

April’s Index: 52

Custom processors and medical market grow for fourth straight month.

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March 2017 Index: 55.1
economics

March 2017 Index: 55.1

Custom processors have experienced robust growth all year.

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February 2017—55
Medical

February 2017—55

Custom processors grew at their fastest rate since January 2015.

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Plastics Size Reduction