by Plastics.com Staff | Jun 11, 2019 | All Processes, All Regions, Daily News, Plastics Training/Education
daily.jstor.org — From disposable straws to lifesaving medical devices, plastics comprise the best and worst of technologically-driven economic advances. Cultural and design historian Jeffrey L. Meikle writes that from the start, it’s been clear that there’s something...
by Plastics.com Staff | Jun 11, 2019 | Business, Daily News, Extrusion, Mergers & Acquisitions
LONDON (Alliance News) – Essentra PLC on Tuesday said is has divested its Extrusion business to Inter Primo AS in a deal which values Extrusion at EUR16.2 million free of cash and debt. The consideration is subject to adjustments for working capital and net debt...
by Plastics.com Staff | Jun 11, 2019 | Daily News, Injection Molding, Performance Plastics
plasticsnewseurope.com/ — Lanxess AG has developed a low free MDI-based cast urethane, which can be processed via injection moulding. Adip rene C930 is based on a low-free-monomer prepolymer, with viscosity lower than a conventional prepolymer, that delivers improved...
by Plastics.com Staff | Jun 7, 2019 | Consumer, Daily News, Environmental, Extrusion
PlasticsToday.com — What do you feel guilty about? Since you’re reading PlasticsToday, you’re obviously connected to the plastics industry in some way, which means you are probably smarter than the average bear when it comes to plastics technology. A new survey of...
by Plastics.com Staff | Jun 6, 2019 | Daily News, Environmental, North America, Polymer Science, Recycling
Flinders University — Many modern plastics, rubbers and ceramics cannot be recycled, but new polymers made from waste sulfur are promising to solve one of the planet’s biggest recycling problems – and even create new industries of the future. Researchers around the...
by Plastics.com Staff | Mar 25, 2019 | Asia/Pacifica, Business, Daily News, Injection Molding
HAIYAN, China — German machinery manufacturer KraussMaffei Group has started construction of a new production plant at its existing location in Haiyan. The new intelligent manufacturing unit will cover an area of 1.3 million square feet and is expected to double the...
