Engineering Resins

Solvay Acquires LFT Business From EPIC Polymers

To gain access to metal replacement of larger automotive semi-structural parts, Solvay has acquire EPIC's long-fiber thermoplastic ´óÏó´«Ã½.

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Commodity Resins

Evonik Invests in Thermoplastic Composite Pipelines

New pipelines feature inner plastic pipe covered with a composite of unidirectional tapes which are then sheathed by the plastic--HDPE, PP, nylon 12, and PEEK can be used.

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Construction

DuPont Celebrates 80th Anniversary of Nylon

If guitars, piano and voice shape music; and email, texts and blogs shape how we communicate; then nylon shapes ideas, says DuPont.

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Packaging

Will SABIC Invest in Production of Polyolefins in N.A.?

With its impending move to Houston next year as part of its global restructuring, it will be interesting to follow SABIC's next move.

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Carbon Fiber PEEK Replaces Metal in Aircraft Door Fitting

Victrex's 40% carbon fiber-reinforced PEEK results in a 40% savings in both weight and production costs over the incumbent aluminum part.

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Automotive

Impact of New Forces on the Global Plastics Industry: GPS2015

Both new threats and opportunities for end markets such as packaging and automotive to be addressed at SPI/IHS Global Plastics Summit.

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RTP Offers Tribology Data for Medical Device Material Selection

Until recently, there were no established industry tests that accurately predict friction behavior.

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Progress Continues on Novel Truck Fairing Concept Design

SABIC's newest thermoplastic truck fairing design concept set to outperform earlier commercial designs.

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plant tour

Advanced Styrenic Lets Molder Shed New Light On Automotive Part

Polyoptics teamed up with Styrolution to develop a ‘breakthrough’ process for light guides.

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New Materials Offer Cost, Performance Advantages to PEEK in Automotive

Two new families of PAEK offer combination of economy and performance for demanding automotive applications.

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Process Cooling
Plastics Size Reduction