Extrusion: Film & Sheet

Medical-Grade TPE Film for Wound Dressings Alleviates Patient Discomfort

Sep 28, 2021

United Soft Plastics collaborated with a Denmark-based startup to develop an extruded TPE film for a medical device that improves patient comfort while providing bacterial protection in wound-dressing applications.

Weekly Resin Report: As Resin Prices Slide, Tipping Point May Be at Hand

Sep 28, 2021

Commodity-grade resin prices drop across the board, but processors are flush with on-site inventories and can afford to be patient, waiting for the best possible deals.

Talent Talk: The No-Win Outcome of the Vaccine Mandate on Businesses

Sep 27, 2021

In a recent survey, 44% of workers said they would consider quitting if their employer adopted a vaccine mandate, but 38% said they would consider leaving if their company did not enforce a mandate.

Weekly Resin Report: Spot Resin Prices Ease as Supply Ramps Up

Sep 21, 2021

Most PE and PP grades dropped another $0.02/lb this past week, according to the PlasticsExchange.

Guess Who’s Coming to Fakuma

Sep 20, 2021

More than 1900 exhibitors are expected at the trade show devoted to plastics processing in Friedrichshafen, Germany, next month.

Extrusion Basics: The Taming of the Screw

Sep 19, 2021

The screw is at the core of the extrusion process. This article summarizes how it works and details the importance of length-to-diameter ratio, channel depth, flight width, and other parameters.

Recyclable Flexible PE Packaging Gains and Gaps

Sep 16, 2021

ExxonMobil discussed hot-button topics like monomaterial polyethylene pouches, an advanced recycling trial, and circular polymers in a sustainably themed webinar.

Uniloy Launches Next-Gen Electric Continuous Extrusion Shuttle Blow Molding System

Sep 14, 2021

The UCS.E is suited for the production of bottles, containers, and technical parts sized between 50 ml and 30 L from almost all commercial resins, including bioplastics and PCR material.

ExxonMobil Presents High-Loft, Ultra-Soft Nonwovens at Index 20

Sep 13, 2021

The petrochemicals giant worked with Reifenhäuser Reicofil to develop the nonwovens and address demand for differentiated hygiene product components.

Talent Talk: Why the Expiration of Unemployment Benefits Will Foster Job Growth (and Why it Won’t)

Sep 13, 2021

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