Materials

polyolefins

ExxonMobil Developing Products, People

Meet Sarah Newby, an up-and-coming materials engineer who last summer completed an internship at the chemical and polymer giant.

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Extrusion

Slideshow: SPE Fellows Inductees

During the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) ANTEC 2016, SPE will honor the newest Fellows of the Society, which are members who have made outstanding contributions in plastics science, engineering, or management.

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Additives

Compression Molder R3 Composites Launches Non-Wovens Business for Composites

The new subsidiary will target a broad range of thermoset and thermoplastic composite applications.

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Packaging

BASF, Avantium Partner to Scale-Up PEF Barrier Resins Production

This joint venture will accelerate development and licensing of Avantium production processes of precursor FDCA and PEF resin.

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Construction

Americhem Acquires Vi-Chem Corp.

Company becomes new entrant into flexible PVC and TPE compounding arenas.

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MATERIALS:The Problems with Single-Point Data

This real-world scenario explains why molders and their customers need to ‘think in terms of graphs’ and gather as much data as possible before selecting a material for an application. Part 11.

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Thermally-Conductive Thermoplastics to Grow Substantially

Research and Markets' new study analyzes this market by type of plastic, end-use market, and global region.

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Blow Molding

Online Global Marketplace For Polymer Transactions

Service allows polymer buyers and sellers around the world to post products, negotiate, and arrange for shipment.

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How to Select and Process High-Density Thermoplastic Materials

Choosing and working with high-density materials requires special knowledge in the areas of applications, mold design, and processing. Here are best practices that should increase your understanding.

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best practices

MATERIALS: The Problems with Single-Point Data: Part 10

You can predict creep performance of a material over time at a particular temperature by examining how its modulus changes over a range of temperatures.

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Blending & Dosing
Process Cooling