Engineering Resins

Electronics

Arkema Starts Up First U.S. PEKK Production Plant

Arkema’s PEKK U.S. plant will strengthen the company’s offerings of advanced materials in demanding markets such as aeronautics, electronics, and automotive.

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Additives

Materials: Non-Silver Antimicrobial Technology for PP, ABS, PC

Lotte’s new Evermoin technology boasts safe, effective, fast-acting, and durable protection in fight against healthcare associated infections.

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Construction

Additives: High-Temperature Colorants for High-Temperature Resins in Healthcare Applications and More

PolyOne’s Colorant Chromatic colorant/additive masterbatches for polysulfone-based resins offered in custom and laser markable colors as well as pre-colored compounds.

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Commodity Resins

Prices of Volume Resins to End First Quarter Largely Flat-to-Down; PS & PVC Move Up

Decline in raw materials, slowed demand, record-high inventories and lower-priced imports in some cases impacted most resins.

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Materials: Advances in PC-Based Composites

Covestro is moving ahead on a couple of fronts to advance its offerings in polycarbonate composites.

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Industry Collaborations and Next-Generation Materials Highlighted by Eastman at MD&M West

Eastman’s collaboration with Clemson University includes leading manufacturer of disposable medical devices and innovative medical thermoformer.

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Medical

Americhem to Expand Medical Compounds Manufacturing Facility

A dedicated white room compounding space and design center are planned at Americhem’s Morrisville, Penn., facility. 

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Automotive

One Rock Acquires Nexeo's Plastics Distribution Business

New York City based investment firm buys a leading global plastics distributor.

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Brunk Expands Services for Rotational Molders

Toll pulverizing company now offers toll color compounding and reprocessing of LLDPE for rotational molding. 

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Construction

Evonik's Investment in Nylon 12 to Boost Production Over 50%

Start up of new nylon 12 plant slated for 2021.

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Blending & Dosing
Process Cooling