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End Markets

Engineering Resins 21 Mar 2014

'Germ Warfare’: New Materials Withstand Sterilization, Disinfectant Barrage

At recent Plastec West show, material suppliers introduced grades that can withstand more and more varied sterilizations and/or materials that utilize specialty additives to impart antimicrobial properties.

Packaging 21 Mar 2014

Back to Its Roots in Film Extrusion

After drydocking its film extrusion ��ý in '99, converter goes back to its roots with upstart sister company.

processing tips 21 Mar 2014

The Power of Numbers: Time to Step Up to Five Layers

Five-layer technology can provide processors with more productivity and greater flexibility to produce a wider range of products from a single line.

Automation 21 Mar 2014

Reshoring & Robotics Trends Bode Well for Electronics

As robots become more commonplace—in industry and consumer markets—electronics will continue to be a strong market for plastics processors.

Consumer Products 19 Mar 2014

Are Imported PET Preforms Likely To Hit Our Shores?

At least one expert in the global polyester industry thinks that may well be a possibility, despite some odds against it.

Stretch Blow Molding 19 Mar 2014

100% biobased polyester charts course to commercialization

Avantium's PEF (polyethylene furanoate) holds much promise as a 100% biobased polyester, and now the company is taking steps to help the bioplastic fully realize that potential.

Construction 7 Mar 2014

Liquid Thermoplastics Process Like Composite Thermosets

The continued evolution of thermoplastic composites just got even more interesting with this week’s launch by Arkema of the first range of a novel family of liquid thermoplastics that are transformed via reactive closed-mold processes such as room-temperature infusion, RTM, and flex-molding as used for composite thermosets.