Borealis earns €304 million profit in 3rd quarter
Radici introduces high heat blow molding grades of nylon
Weekly Resin Report: plastics pricing under pressure
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Helping Your Customer Pick A Color
Editors note: This article is not sponsored by Pantone LLC®.
What do you do when you have customers that are trying to pick colors for a new product? You can send them to the website of a color concentrate manufacturer to look at the stock colors that they make but that won’t provide many options.
I would suggest that you have them look at Pantone® colors. If you are not familiar with Pantone colors, let me explain.
News Digest 11/21/2016
Solvay’s Ryton PPS used in new racing electric coolant pump
A. Schulman makes cuts to it’s middle management staff
New Alliance of North American plastic recyclers
New lock out rules for Michigan injection molders begins January 1, 2017 Also here
Weekly Resin Report: Election results rattle resin export market
Solvay launches new nylon materials with improved heat performance
Elix Polymers introducing new lower density PC/ABS grades
News Digest 11/14/2016
Nylon replaces steel for transmission oil pan
A. Schulman posts big loss for 4th quarter 2016
LG Chemical to double ABS production at Chinese plant
BASF to invest in plastic additives business
Global medical plastics market continues to see growth
Weekly resin report: PE, PP price decreases anticipated
All About ABS
While everyone reading this has at least some familiarity with ABS, I wanted to take a more in depth look at ABS and how it’s made. As it turns out, there are several methods for making this commonly used material and knowing how it’s made might help you recommend the right material to your customer.
News Digest 11/7/2016
Plastipack acquires recycler, Evolve Polymer Ltd
Evonik PEEK polymer used in new line of eye glass frames
PolyOne launches new specialty materials and expands in India
Weekly Resin Report: PE prices dip
Ineos Styrolution purchases K-resin unit from Chevron Phillips
Lanxess offers new nylons and polyesters for welding plastic parts
New computer system causes delivery delays at SABIC
Polymer Technology & Services expands Tristar range of flame retardant PCs
The Plastic Gun Revolution
For those of you that are not gun nuts, you might not be aware of a revolution that has been happening in gun manufacturing. Guns have gone plastic.
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New Round-Up 10/31/2016
Solvay to compound Technyl Nylon at new facility in Mexico
Trinseo to launch ABS production in China
Weekly resin report: PE prices skid
Hexpol rolls out new TPE branding
Solvay introduces new nylon made from recycled air bags
Nexeo Solutions enters 3D printing filament business
Ascend to add nylon 6/6 comounding capacity in US
A Schulman expands distribution in Europe with agreement with API
DuPont to increase prices for it’s Zytel nylon
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