Market News Shale Gas Could Be US 'Manufacturing Renaissance': CEO April 24, 2012 by plasticsinfomart The United States is on the verge of an economic “renaissance” thanks to abundant shale gas — and that demands a smart energy policy, Dow Chemical [DOW 34.76 -0.55 (-1.56%) ] CEO Andrew Liveris said Thursday. “The discovery of shale gas is an American manufacturing renaissance if handled well,” he said on CNBC’s “The Kudlow […] Read more »
Breaking News Market News Oil rises to near $103 amid uneven US recovery April 21, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Oil prices rose to near $103 a barrel Friday in Asia amid signs the U.S. economic recovery remains uneven. Benchmark oil for May delivery was up 43 cents to $102.70 a barrel at late afternoon Singapore time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract fell 40 cents to settle at $102.27 […] Read more »
Industry DuPont Sees Boost to Polymers From Automakers Seeking Resins April 20, 2012 by plasticsinfomart – DuPont Co., the most valuable U.S. chemicals producer, expects additional demand from automakers seeking to work around a shortage of resin used to make braking and fuel parts, its chief executive officer said. DuPont, a maker of chemicals used in auto manufacturing, has capacity to provide additional polymers called Zytel, Delrin and Hytrel to […] Read more »
Breaking News Category Menu Plexiglas Gets Performance 'Rnewal' April 20, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Bioplastics are cropping up in many different forms, most recently as a crystal clear version of Plexiglas. Altuglas International’s Plexigas Rnew bio-based resin, introduced at the NPE2012 show in Orlando, Fla., is an alloy of Altuglas’s polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) and NatureWorks’ Ingeo biopolymer. The Plexigas Rnew alloy’s constituent polymers are both completely miscible and evenly […] Read more »
Machinery News Molds and Tooling: The first step towards plastic injection profits April 20, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Many processors have experienced the frustration of a poorly performing plastic injection mold. Poor process control due to tooling failures can be one of the most aggravating situations a molder has to face, especially when the contributing factors have been identified, yet the true nature of the problem is ignored. Mold design, maintenance and modifications […] Read more »
Breaking News Cost-estimating software adds new plastics capabilities April 20, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Working with a medical equipment customer, aPriori (Concord, MA) today announced new plastics costing capabilities. New baseline cost models in aPriori 2012r1 include: Thermoforming: including drape forming and vacuum forming, allows customers to cost production and tooling costs for parts made from heavy gauge sheet plastic such as fender wells and interior door panels. Structural […] Read more »
Breaking News Processes Borouge showcases its innovative plastics solutions in China April 20, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Borouge has strengthened its leading global position and contribution to the Chinese plastics industry through participating at Chinaplas 2012, Asia’s most significant plastics trade fair, from April 18-21. Committing to Value Creation through Innovation, Borouge is investing an approximately US$ 4.5 billion in expanding its petrochemicals complex and an innovation centre in Abu Dhabi, UAE, […] Read more »
Industry Stop Blabbing About Innovation And Start Actually Doing It April 20, 2012 by plasticsinfomart These days, every established company is at risk of having its industry–and its own business–disrupted by a startup. Cognizant of this, companies devote a lot of time to talking about how important it is to innovate. But here’s the truth: most companies can’t innovate because everyone is paid to maintain the status quo. This is […] Read more »
