Compounding

Canada’s plastics and chemicals industry associations to join forces

November 13, 2019

Packaging, Sustainability, Blow Molding, Compounding, Extrusion: Film & Sheet, Extrusion: Pipe & Profile, Injection Molding

PlasticsToday Staff

The Chemistry Industry Association of Canada (CIAC) and the Canadian Plastics Industry Association have announced they will be joining forces to create a new plastics division under the CIAC umbrella. They hope to complete the merger in time for Canada Day 2020.

MOL completes acquisition of plastics compounder Aurora

November 11, 2019

Materials

Sustainability, Recycling, Automotive and Mobility, Business, Compounding

PlasticsToday Staff

The acquisition further expands the Hungarian group’s product portfolio in engineering plastics and polypropylene recyclate–based compounds and strengthens its position as a materials supplier to the automotive sector.

Ineos Styrolution introduces first standard ABS grades with post-consumer recycled material

November 07, 2019

Sustainability

Recycling, Consumer Electronics, Compounding, Materials

Stephen Moore

First products of Ineos Styrolution’s new ECO family of solutions for the circular economy; the two new ABS grades contain 50% and 70% of post-consumer recycled material; the new material targets electronics and household appliance industries.

United Soft Plastics opens new TPE manufacturing plant

November 01, 2019

Compounding

Automotive and Mobility, Consumer Products, Extrusion: Pipe & Profile, Injection Molding, Materials, Medical

Clare Goldsberry

United Soft Plastics (Lawrenceville, GA) has launched a new 20,000-square-foot production facility with state-of-the-art compounding equipment in Houston, TX.

K Show: Colorful car interiors the way of the future

October 16, 2019

K Show

Automotive and Mobility

Compounding, Materials

Stephen Moore

No more black and tan trim in next-generation vehicles says partnership between ExxonMobil, Clariant, the Plastivaloire Group.

Liquid colors allow super-fast color changes in compounding of recycled resin

October 14, 2019

K Show

Recycling

Automotive and Mobility, Compounding, Injection Molding

Stephen Moore

Rowasol cooperates with KraussMaffei Extrusion, OPM Mechatronic and ColVisTec at K 2019 to demonstrate the system.

Extrusion 2019 recap: Here’s what you missed

October 08, 2019

Extrusion: Pipe & Profile

Auxiliaries, Compounding, Extrusion: Film & Sheet

Allan Griff

The annual “extrusionista” get-together, held near Chicago this year, explored a range of topics from optimizing barrel temperatures and purging operations to precisely controlling thickness and cut length in pipe and profile extrusions.

Hope springs eternal as another Manufacturing Day rolls around

September 30, 2019

Injection Molding

Thermoforming, Blow Molding, Compounding, Extrusion: Film & Sheet, Extrusion: Pipe & Profile

Clare Goldsberry

A recent survey on public perception of manufacturing reveals a lack of confidence in its future. All the more reason for plastics processors, mold makers and machinery manufacturers to open their doors on Oct. 4 and provide a reality check on the industry.

Single-pellet, electrically-conductive PBT grade offers excellent EMI shielding performance in fuel exposure environments

September 29, 2019

Materials

Automotive and Mobility, Compounding

Stephen Moore

Delivers superior UL 94 5VA and V0 flammability rating; ideally suited for fuel exposure environments with flammability risk; chemically resistant to auto fluids and fuels.