Plastics Use in the Consumer Products Industry

Plastics in consumer products include food containers; trash bags; trash cans; tumblers; toys; garden hoses; outdoor furniture.

PET Processing

Ultralight PET Preform Design

The Factor 101 design created by KHS and Husky uses just 5.89 g of material to hold 591 mL of product — equivalent to a 20-ounce water bottle.

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Consumer Products 5 Jul 2023

How to Optimize Injection Molding of PHA and PHA/PLA Blends

Here are processing guidelines aimed at both getting the PHA resin into the process without degrading it, and reducing residence time at melt temperatures.

Packaging 21 Oct 2020

Protolabs Addresses How to Survive a Pandemic with Digital Manufacturing

Protolabs survey results examine product development and the supply chain.

Automotive 23 Jul 2018

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.

Engineering Resins 22 Feb 2016

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.

Packaging 30 Sep 2015

Global Report Outlines How to Rid Oceans of Plastic Waste

A path that could reduce ocean plastic waste by nearly half by 2025 and reverse it in another decade outlined by new study.

Latest Consumer Products News And Updates

Consumer Products 31 Jul 2024

Biobased Thermoplastic Copolyester

Celanese launches Hytrel TPC RS40F2 for foamed athletic footwear.

Consumer Products 11 Jul 2024

Performance Nylon 6 and 66 Resins with High PCR/PIR Content

Syensqo has further extended its Omnix Echo portfolio of circular engineering resins with five new additions.

Electronics 14 Jun 2024

High-Jetness Carbon Black for Engineered Plastics

Orion’s new Printex chroma 500 Beads are well suited for applications such as injection molded automotive parts and household appliances.

Packaging 6 Jul 2023

Avantium and SCGC Partner to Scale-Up CO2- Based Polymers to Pilot Plant

SCGC will use Avantium’s Volta Technology which uses electrochemistry to convert CO2 to chemical building blocks such as glycolic acid which combined with lactic acid make carbon-negative PLGA.