End Markets

3D Printed Spine Implants Made From PEEK Now in Production

Medical device manufacturer Curiteva is producing two families of spinal implants using a proprietary process for 3D printing porous polyether ether ketone (PEEK).

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processor's edge

Packaging Converter Adopts PE-Based Vacuum Skin Packaging (VSP) for Food Applications

Videplast and ExxonMobil collaborated on the development of this cost-effective VSP film solution that contains no ionomers.

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Medical

Industrial Resin Recycling Diversifies by Looking Beyond Automotive

Recycler equips for new ´óÏó´«Ã½ in medical, housewares and carpeting.

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Extrusion

Amcor, Berry Merge in All-Stock Deal

Move unites two complementary ´óÏó´«Ã½es to create a global leader in consumer packaging.  

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Medical

Medical Grade TPEs for Biopharmaceutical Tubing

Teknor Apex expands its Medalist TPE portfolio.

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PET

Light-Blocking Additive for PET Dairy Packaging

Avient’s Lactra LX additive enables blocking of 100% visible light in monolayer PET.

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Injection Molded Enclosures Plug into Potential Electric Vehicle Battery Applications

In partnership with material suppliers, Engel is proving out injection molded thermoplastic-based concepts for electric vehicle battery housings, utilizing production tools and dedicated machines at its large press factory in St. Valentin, Austria.

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Additives

OCSiAl Opens First Large-Scale Graphene Nanotube Plant

The new facility in Serbia will serve Europe, North America and Asia to drive advances in plastics and rubbers.

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Multicomponent

Compact Solution for Two-Component Molding

Zahoransky’s new internal mold handling technology foregoes the time, space and money required for core-back, rotary table or index plate technologies for 2K molding.

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