Continental Structural Plastics Adds Compounding Capabilities in France
AUBURN HILLS, Mich.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Continental Structural Plastics (CSP), a Teijin Group Company, today announced it will be installing a sheet molding compound (SMC) line at its facility in Pouancé, France, to support the need for its industry-leading...Akro-Plastic offers up substitute for nylon 6/6
NIEDERZISSEN, Germany — Akro-Plastic GmbH is touting a special grade of nylon 6 that could be a replacement for nylon 6/6, a widely used engineering thermoplastic. The Niederzissen-based company said in a news release that it developed Akromid B+, a modified nylon 6...Fire at Mexico PTA plant increases pressure on PET resin market
The struggling PET resin production markets in Europe and the Americas are likely to take another hit after a devastating fire at Alpek’s Altamira Mexico purified terephthalic (PTA) facility last weekend caused significant damage. Although the extent of the damage...Texas: Complex bankruptcy leaves potential of plastics plant unmet
In 2011, an Italian plastics giant surprised the market with plans to build the one of the world’s largest PET plastics plants in Corpus Christi, an enormous undertaking that would shift global trade patterns and vastly expand the U.S. capacity to produce the...Injection Molding: Safety First—Know the Compatibility of Different Resins
Because of the growth of the plastics industry, there has been an uptick in number of new hires for processing plastics over the last few years. With new employees comes the challenge of training—not only on company policies and processing duties, but on safety. With...