polyolefins
New Type of Carbon Fiber for Thermoplastics Gets Funding
SGL Group is pursuing development of a carbon fiber with enhanced elongation and optimized surface structure.
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High-Moisture Barrier sHDPE Gets Increasing Play in Flexible Food Packaging
sHDPE from Nova Chemical offers excellent moisture barrier in "easy open" cereal and cracker packages.
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Ingeo Biopolymer Tops 'Smallest Carbon Footprint' List
NatureWorks' online calculator offers brand owners and researchers a tool for comparing GHG emissions and the non-renewable energy use of products made from different plastics.
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Sounds Weird, But...Plastic Roads May Actually 'Surface'
Our infrastructure problem is not going away any time soon.
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PP, PS Prices Up; PE, PVC Prices Flat
Prices moved up for PS and PP but stayed flat for PE and PVC, despite price increases on the table.
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Nova Installs Nine-Layer Blown Film Line to Enhance Customer Collaboration
It's said to be a first for PE resin producers in North America.
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ASTM Launches New Plastic Film QA Testing Tool
An innovative statistical qualitative assurance tool for plastic film testing has been just launched by ASTM International, W.
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Expect Graphene to Make its Mark in Multiple Markets
There has been a lot of buzz about graphene in recent times and for good reason. A material stronger and stiffer than carbon fiber, graphene is thought to have enormous commercial potential, but has been impractical to use on a large scale, with researchers limited to using small flakes of the material.
Read MoreRising Virgin Prices Bode Well for Recycled Resins
Recycled HDPE prices went up earlier in the year and are now subsiding. R-PET prices were low but have risen and may now stabilize.
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Materials at NPE: New Solutions to Enhance Processing, Performance, Sustainability & Cost
There was no shortage of new thermoplastics and additives covering the full range of end-use applications.
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