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Cradle-to-Cradle platinum award for material health

Eastman achieves Cradle-to-Cradle platinum certification in Material Health

September 18, 2018

Packaging, Sustainability, Recycling, Building & Construction, Consumer Products, Medical

This is the first time that Eastman (Kingsport, TN) products have achieved the highest possible rating for Material Health and the first time that its Tritan copolyester has been included in the certification.

Are manhole covers the next big thing in composites?

September 13, 2018

Materials

Building & Construction, Injection Molding

Clare Goldsberry

Composite Access Products (McAllen, TX) has developed compression-molded BMC/SMC manhole covers and frames that offer several advantages to traditional iron-based sewer lids.

Swiss plastics companies to merge, creating $2.5 billion business

September 13, 2018

Automotive and Mobility

Building & Construction, Business, Injection Molding, Materials

Norbert Sparrow

Rehau, a family-owned supplier of polymer-based solutions to the construction and automotive industries headquartered in Muri, Switzerland, announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire MB Barter & Trading AG, also family owned.

Plastics Pipe Institute issues advisory for substandard plastic pipe use in oil and gas fields

September 04, 2018

Extrusion: Pipe & Profile

Building & Construction

Stephen Moore

Unmarked HDPE pipe being used to transport oil and gas in the Permian and Delaware basins in Texas and New Mexico could prematurely fail if not manufactured to relevant standards.

Breen, Chroma, Carolina and Hudson Color combine to form Chroma Color Corp.

September 04, 2018

Materials

Packaging, Building & Construction, Consumer Products, Medical

Clare Goldsberry

The companies are combining their talent, technical capabilities, manufacturing capacity and geographic footprint into a single specialty color and additive concentrate supplier.

Ashland opens composites R&D center in Shanghai

September 04, 2018

Automotive and Mobility

Building & Construction, Materials

Stephen Moore

New center will also offer technical services; will streamline and efficiently manage formulation and testing of composite materials while reinforcing commitment to innovation and sustainability.

Shutdowns, aging facilities aggravate global MMA shortage

August 28, 2018

Materials

Resin Pricing, Automotive and Mobility, Building & Construction, Medical

PlasticsToday Staff

Additional production at new facilities in the Middle East will not be sufficient to cover 2018 losses caused by maintenance shutdowns, according to a new report from IHS Markit (London).

Conventus Polymers to distribute Kumho Polychem TPVs in North America

August 28, 2018

Automotive and Mobility

Building & Construction, Consumer Products, Materials

Clare Goldsberry

“This new offering will enable us to cost-effectively compete in the thermoplastic elastomer space, which is one of the fastest-growing segments in the plastics industry,” said John Jorgensen, President of Conventus Polymers (Parsippany, NJ).

Winners and losers: High lumber prices, tariffs on Canadian softwood a boon for plastics

August 21, 2018

Materials

Recycling, Building & Construction

Clare Goldsberry

When their benefits are taken into consideration—weather, insect and rot resistance and a useful life of about 25 years with little to no maintenance—plastic lumber and wood-plastic composites can be very cost effective.

KraussMaffei machine at Alpha Systems plant

Alpha Systems molds successful relationship with KraussMaffei

August 21, 2018

Injection Molding

Automotive and Mobility, Blow Molding, Building & Construction

Clare Goldsberry

The business relationship between KraussMaffei (Florence, KY) and Alpha Systems LLC (Elkhart, IN) dates back to 2013, when Alpha Systems started replacing equipment to upgrade its molding operations. It currently runs five KraussMaffei injection molding machines ranging from 50 to 1600 metric tons.

Composite decking and railing market to exceed $3 billion by 2020

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