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Plastic IQ Targets Plastic Packaging Waste Reduction

May 05, 2021

Advances in Catheter Manufacturing

May 05, 2021

F1 Partners with Italdesign to Create Complete High-Performance EV Solution

May 05, 2021

Spruce Point Releases New Findings on Danimer Scientific

May 05, 2021

Breaking News in Flexible Packaging

May 05, 2021

Berry Global Signs Deal with Borealis for Supply of Circular Polyolefins

May 04, 2021

AMBA Calls on Mold Builders for Award Nominations

May 04, 2021

PEI Dielectric Film for EVs Performs at 150°C

May 04, 2021

Medical Plastics 101: Cyclic Olefin Copolymer

A balance of properties, including purity, clarity, sterilizability, and chemical resistance, drive use of the polymer.

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North American Manufacturing on the Rebound, but Headwinds Are Gathering

May 04, 2021

Plastics processors and mold makers wrestle with higher prices and lead times that are stretching the supply chain tighter than ever.

New Hope Energy Responds to PlasticsToday: The Biggest Problem Is Capacity

Apr 30, 2021

In her blog post earlier this week, Clare Goldsberry wondered why she wasn’t getting any answers from the...

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Advanced Recycling Company Carbios Reels in Major PET Producer

Apr 28, 2021

Carbios didn’t divulge the identity of the PET producer, but the announcement confirms its plan to build a first...

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Weekly Resin Report: Huge Price Gap between Contract and Spot Resin Markets Grows

Apr 14, 2021

Falling contracts with limited availability coupled with discounted rough wide-spec material has lulled some spot buyers into a false sense of comfort.

EU Plastics Converters Sound Alarm over Resin Shortages and Soaring Prices

Apr 13, 2021

More than 90% of plastics converters polled in Europe said that they are affected by the supply crisis, with many of them reducing production and turning away new customers to honor existing agreements.

Plastic Possibilities: Resin Production Meets the Perfect Storm

Apr 12, 2021

Supply chain expert Ambrose Conroy, founder and CEO of business consultancy Seraph, shares insights on the forces buffeting the plastics resin market today and what we can expect to see in the weeks and months ahead.

Robotics Supplier to Plastics Processors Breaks Ground on Larger Facility

Apr 12, 2021

Business is booming for Robotic Automation Systems, as injection molders and other plastics processors seek remedies for the persistent skilled labor shortage.

Lexus Kicks Off Electrified Vehicle Product Blitz with Swoopy Concept Car

Apr 07, 2021

The Lexus LF-Z Electrified promises to be just the first of more than 10 electrified products to be introduced in the next five...

Autonomous EV Showcases Polycarbonate Glazing, Doors

Mar 31, 2021

Teijin and Applied Electric Vehicles have teamed up to develop an energy-efficient, low-speed EV that consumes roughly the same...

Talent Talk: Manufacturing and the New Roaring Twenties

Mar 30, 2021

The manufacturing sector is poised to experience a tremendous post-pandemic rebound, but a shortage of skilled labor could...

EVs and ICE Vehicles Will Need to Share the Road for a Long Time

Mar 30, 2021

A total switchover to electric cars is a long way off. One of the many challenges for manufacturers is profitability, pure and simple.

Business Is Booming in China . . . Again

Mar 30, 2021

China saw 2.1% growth in 2020, an amazing accomplishment given that the economy was shut down for nearly six months. And this year, the World Bank projects 7.9% growth for the "world’s factory."

Environmentalists Focus on ‘Toxic’ Plastics, But Who Speaks for the Trees?

Mar 29, 2021

Making plastics from wood is trending, pushed by the desire to create biodegradable plastic with the mechanical strength of fossil-based plastics. But is it wise to harvest trees that take decades to grow and serve as carbon sinks?

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