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Plastics in construction applications include window lineals; PVC pipe; drainage pipe; irrigation pipe; corrugated pipe; siding; fencing; decking.

PTXPO Recap: Turning E-Waste into Durable Building Materials
Construction

PTXPO Recap: Turning E-Waste into Durable Building Materials

Check out what you missed on the PTXPO show floor. Canon and Repolytex showcased a unique solution that skips the costly and complex plastic separation process entirely.

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Protolabs Addresses How to Survive a Pandemic with Digital Manufacturing

Protolabs survey results examine product development and the supply chain.

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Construction

What Plastics Processors Need to Know about Tax Reform and Equipment Acquisition

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2018 (TCJA) is positioning plastics processors for more growth and profitability following the most recent Plastics Processing Index showing the best quarter since 2013 when the index began.

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Plastics Size Reduction

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Compact Entry Rotating-Rack Series of Weather Testers Expanded

Atlas’ Xenotest now also available to meet American standards.  

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sustainability

Nova Makes Senior Leadership Changes

The company’s aim is to bolster sustainability ambitions

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Ineos Nitriles Launches Biobased Acrylonitrile

The company’s Invireo is said to deliver a 90% lower carbon footprint compared to conventionally produced acrylonitrile.

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Construction

Architectural Mesh Made from Covestro’s Bioattributed PC

Kaynemaile’s new RE8 Architectural Mesh will deliver an ISCC Plus certified sustainable share of up to 88% of its architectural product.

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Plastics Machinery Shipments Rose in 2022’s Final Quarter

The Plastics Industry Association’s (PLASTICS) Committee on Equipment Statistics (CES) reported that injection molding and extrusion machinery shipments totaled $432.7 million in Q4.

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Packaging

Nexkemia Acquires Polystyrene Recycling Assets

The polystyrene manufacturer finalized its purchase of Eco-Captation, a recycler.

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Electronics

Plastic Compounding Market to Outpace Metal & Alloy Market Growth

Study shows the plastic compounding process is being used to boost electrical properties and UV resistance while custom compounding is increasingly being used to achieve high-performance in plastic-based goods.      

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Commodity Resins

Borealis and Partners Move Forward with Crosslinked PE and PP Pipes Based on Renewable Feedstock

The company’s partnerships in these new drop-in solutions significantly advances carbon footprint reduction.

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Construction

10 Billion Feet…And Counting

‘Our reason is water.’ Those four words explain a focused strategy that helped Advanced Drainage Systems evolve from a two-man startup into a global supplier of corrugated pipe and water-management solutions with 10 billion+ ft of pipe in service all over the world.

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Ineos Styrolution Celebrates 90 Years of Polystyrene

One of the world’s first commercial-scale polymers, now 90 years old, PS is positioned today as a material that can be recycled via a wide range of technologies.

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Chinaplas 2021 Kicks Off In Person

Postponed, rescheduled and ultimately cancelled in 2020, Chinaplas has returned this week with an in-person event featuring 3600 exhibitors in Shenzhen.

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Automotive

Prices Up for Nearly All Major Volume Resins--For Now

As the third quarter was coming to an end, prices of nearly all volume resins were higher or heading that way. But flat or even lower prices are seen ahead.

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Process Cooling

FAQ: Construction

Once again, the biggest challenge related to coloring plastic building products is accurately matching the desired color in the specific product resin. Typical plastic resin types used in construction include PE, PP, TPO, PVC, PC, ASA, ABS, POM, nylon, acrylic, and a variety of thermoplastic composites.

It is critical to establish a partnership with your color and additives supplier early in the development process to achieve specific color and performance attributes. After determining the correct resin, your conversation may move to color selection. Typically, your supplier will have color sample chips or Pantone color charts to pinpoint the desired color for each plastic product or part.