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PolyOne Offers Recycling Option
PolyOne Corp., Cleveland, has teamed up with Greenpack Inc., Parkersburg, W.Va., to offer PolyOne’s customers a no-cost program to recycle their industrial packaging.
Read MoreWhat to See at NPE 2006: Chemicals and Additives
Compounders, molders, and extruders will be treated to a wide range of new additives at NPE 2006.
Read MoreWhat to See at NPE 2006: Compounding and Mixing
Throughput capacities are going up for compounding equipment of all types.
Read MoreBuss Leaves Coperion
Compounding extruder supplier Buss AG in Pratteln, Switzerland, has been purchased from the German Coperion Group by Swiss investor Fabrel Lotos and Buss management.
Read MoreBASF Trims Plasticizer Product Portfolio
Rising petrochemical costs have caused BASF Corp., Florham Park, N.J., to reduce the number and volume of linear phthalate plasticizers produced in the U.S.
Read MoreNPE 2006 News Flash
Injection MoldingSimplified Hot Runners Save Time & CostA new lower-cost hot-runner alternative to valve gating is suited to less critical cosmetic applications where users need predictable and reliable gate opening but not sequential gate operation.
Read MoreDuPont Restarts TiO2 Plant Closed by Katrina
Almost five months after it took a direct hit from Hurricane Katrina, the DeLisle, Miss., titanium dioxide plant of DuPont Titanium Technologies, Wilmington, Del., resumed operations.
Read MoreBASF to Modify Plastics With Cellulose
BASF Corp., Florham Park, N.J., is licensing several patents from the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, that cover the use of ionic liquids to dissolve and process cellulose from plants.
Read MoreSlip Agents: Extended Performance Range for Polyolefin Films
Newer specialty slip masterbatches go beyond traditional capabilities to provide greater thermal stability, reliability, and ability to hold COF steady during laminating.
Read MoreNew Ventures in Carbon Nanotubes
Two more firms have joined the race to produce carbon nanotubes in commercial quantities at reasonable prices.
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