Tariffs on China and ensuing retaliation could compromise competitive edge of U.S chemical products and cost jobs, says American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington, DC).
Belgian company EconCore (Leuven) is making strong progress in development of new all-thermoplastic continuous honeycomb cores. The advances come in the wake of the installation of a flexible, laboratory-scale extrusion and forming line.
While demand for BOPP film continues to grow “respectably,” it is not advancing sufficiently to absorb capacity increases without causing a margin fight, according to a study from Applied Market Information (Bristol, UK).
DuraPET FR from PolyVisions (Manchester, PA) is a graft-modified polyester compound capable of withstanding temperatures from -40° to more than 180° F.
Brampton Engineering (Brampton, ON, Canada) supplies multi-layer AeroFrost air-blown and AquaFrost water quenched film systems, film winding and other film production solutions.
In addition to being the largest NPE show in history in terms of exhibition space, NPE2018 was also the heaviest on record, with more than 21.7 million pounds of freight brought to the show floor.
