End Markets

Packaging

Compact, ‘Universal’ Stretch-Blow Molder Offers Wide Flexibility, Quick Changeovers

Unprecedented versatility in a two-stage machine, at a competitive price.

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Glass-Filled Nylon 6 & PBT in Two-Part Top Steering Wheel Column Module

Three BASF materials form integrated component design for BMW 3 to 7 series with rear-wheel drive.

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Micromolding

Is Micro Molding Hot?

It seems to be, at least if it’s done right, earning MTD Micro Molding attention from Inc. magazine.

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Construction

New ASTM Standard Expected to Boost PP Piping Systems

Borealis’ PP random copolymer showing up in the first North American plumbing and industrial PP piping projects.

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Materials

DuPont & Kurz Collaboration Yields Golden or Metallized Effects

The development involved a foil that offers excellent adhesion to Surlyn ionomer.

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‘Engineering’ Plastic Structure for Thermal Conductivity

U. of Michigan researchers’ process is a major departure from past approaches to rendering thermal conductivity to plastics.

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First Thermoplastic Composite Gearbox Housing: 30% Lighter Than Aluminum

ARRK’s lightweight injection molded construction is made with layer-optimized organic sheeting.

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polyolefins

PVOH-Based Resin: Challenger to LDPE and HDPE?

Aquapak Polymers’ 100% biodegradable resin poised as a sustainable option to conventional plastic film packaging.

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New Materials Acquisitions and Development Collaborations

Both Celanese and Radici’s Itema have completed deals that expand their material offerings in engineering thermoplastics and composites, respectively.

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Biopolymers

“Yellow Chemistry”: Waste Sulfur Turned into New Plastic

University of Arizona scientists have invented a new plastic they say is ideal for lenses in infrared devices like heat-sensing cameras.

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