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Integri Co. railroad ties made from recycled plastics

Save trees—use recycled-plastic railroad ties

April 18, 2019

Composite railroad ties made with landfill-bound recyclable plastics saved 25,000 trees in 2018, according to IntegriCo Composites (Sarepta, LA).

And the winners of the excellence in composites innovation awards are . . .

April 09, 2019

Automotive and Mobility

3D Printing, Building & Construction, Consumer Products, Extrusion: Film & Sheet, Injection Molding, Materials, Medical

Norbert Sparrow

The 2019 JEC Innovation Awards celebrated a zero-defect manufacturing process for large parts, self-reinforcing PLA-based composites and bendable reinforcements for concrete, among other technologies. All eleven winners are featured in this slide show.

SPE plastic pipe conference is Philly bound

March 16, 2019

Extrusion: Pipe & Profile

Building & Construction, Materials

PlasticsToday Staff

The two-day conference in April features more than 20 technical presentations and case studies involving plastic pipe applications related to water, sewer and gas systems plus new developments in composite plastic pipes.

Nouryon will build U.S. polymerization plant for Expancel expandable microspheres

March 07, 2019

Materials

Packaging, Automotive and Mobility, Building & Construction, Consumer Products

Norbert Sparrow

The facility, which is scheduled for completion in 2020, will serve fast-growing demand for the lightweighting material in North America.

TimberTech launches multi-width polymer decking line

February 27, 2019

Building & Construction

Materials

Clare Goldsberry

The deck boards now come in three widths: 3.5-inch narrow, 5.5-inch standard and 7.25-inch wide sizes.

Flexible foam market forecast to hit $65 billion by 2025

February 20, 2019

Materials

Packaging, Automotive and Mobility, Building & Construction

Clare Goldsberry

Versatile end use applications in furniture, packaging, construction, consumer goods, bedding and automotive are driving growth.

Ineos Styrolution completes acquisition of polystyrene sites in China

February 20, 2019

Materials

Automotive and Mobility, Building & Construction, Consumer Products, Injection Molding, Medical

Clare Goldsberry

The transaction supports the company’s “Triple Shift” growth strategy, as it will increase its manufacturing footprint in Asia and provide access to China’s domestic market with locally produced materials.

Sabic introduces lightweight, durable plastic panels for B&C applications to Americas

February 20, 2019

Building & Construction

Materials

Clare Goldsberry

Stadeck panels are made from glass-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin and are up to 60% lighter than wooden planks. Scaffolding and other building and construction applications are targeted.

Nouryon completes organic peroxides expansion in Mexico

February 14, 2019

Building & Construction

Extrusion: Pipe & Profile, Materials

Stephen Moore

Nouryon (formerly AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals) has more than doubled capacity for emulsion-based organic peroxides at its site in Mexico to meet increased customer demand in the North American PVC market.

Inline system monitors diameter, wall thickness and potential sagging in large-diameter pipes in real time

February 13, 2019

Extrusion: Pipe & Profile

Auxiliaries, Building & Construction

PlasticsToday Staff

Because it is positioned directly after the first vacuum tank on an extrusion line, the CenterWave 6000 millimeter-wave based system from Sikora AG (Bremen, Germany) enables centering of extrusion tools, if needed, early in the process.

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

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