Materials

Medical

PolyOne’s 2018 Color Palettes Influenced by Global Megatrends

The four new palettes were developed to resonate with evolving and long-term societal trends.

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PET

Prices Drop for Polyolefins, Others Mixed

Prices of PS, PVC, PC & nylon 66 were flat, despite upward push for PET, ABS, nylon 6.

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polyolefins

Alpine Piled on the Layers At K 2016

A record for film blowing at a show: 11 layers.

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R-PET Prices Expected Remain Stable Through End of the Year

Prices could even drop a bit, with more virgin capacity coming on stream.

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Blow Molding

SPI Rebrands as Plastics Industry Association

SPI is now PLASTICS and also has a new logo, which represents the six facets of the plastics industry supply chain.

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Materials

Finding Root Causes of a Material Problem

Tools and methods for determining oxidative stability can be useful, but even more useful if constructed to yield the information you really need.

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Thermoforming

SPE announces 2016 SPE foundation scholarship award recipients

The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) has announced the winners of the 2016 scholarship program administered by SPE Foundation, including 42 scholarships totaling more than $110,000.

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Thermoforming

‘Smart Lid’ Changes Color If Drink Is Too Hot

The Aussie-based company has appointed a large-scale European thermoformer to make its lids, with the hunt on for a U.S. supplier.

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Medical

Graham, Blue Star Silicones Combine on Medical, Pharma Tubing

Collaboration intended to advance the development and testing of medical- and pharmaceutical-grade silicone tubing.

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BOPET Films' Growth Prospects Look Very Good

Market demand to be driven by significant use in both packaging and technical applications.

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Process Cooling
Blending & Dosing