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Resins and additives. They are the ties that bind all plastics processors. Regardless of whether you are injection molding gears, blow molding ducts, or extruding film, you need your hoppers filled with material.
Read MoreNovel Class of Super-High-Elongation Silicones for Molding
Gelest's "revolutionary" two-component silicone elastomer is aimed at microfluidics and implantable medical devices, with LSR versions underway.
Read MoreSeveral ‘Firsts’ Among 2015 SPE Automotive Innovation Awards
Of the nine award categories, thermoplastics captured five winners.
Read MoreMATERIALS: The Problems with Single-Point Data: Part 9
Time—and not just temperature—governs the behavior of materials under load. Both must be considered when evaluating a polymer for an application.
Read MoreStyrolution Now Goes by INEOS Styrolution
A little over a year after acquiring BASF's share of Styrolution, INEOS changes names and log to reflect ownwership.
Read MoreA Look Back at 3D Printing in 2015
3D printing is an exciting industry – there’s always something new going on.
Read MoreMATERIALS: The Problems with Single-Point Data, Part 8
DTUL tests may have made sense in the 1940s and 1950s, before the advent of dynamic mechanical analysis. But designers and engineers today need better tools.
Read MoreHuber Expands FR Portfolio with Newest Acquisition
Acquisition of Albemarle's mineral flame retardants 大象传媒 is Huber's fourth and largest such endeavor within five years.
Read MoreJindal Films Relocates Headquarters To Georgia
Investing $180 million, the relocation will create 240 new jobs.
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