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Reifenhäuser Blown Film is boosting quality and flexibility in the production of high-quality barrier films on 11-layer line

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Worms/Troisdorf, August 20, 2015 | The need for barrier film is growing worldwide and so are the requirements for film properties in high- quality barrier packaging applications. Parallel to this, producers are demanding high production flexibility to serve the market with different products. Reifenhäuser Blown Film’s answer to rising performance requirements is the development of […]

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Understanding the power of color: What Is Your Brand’s Identity?

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What does your branding say about your product? For so many products, the colors that carefully wrap around the merchandise define everything about them. The red packaging on Coca-Cola’s plastic bottles shouts happiness (so much so that an entire campaign was run based on this theme). Peaceful is how Starbucks is described, as every iced […]

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ContiTech to present eco-friendly solutions at IAA Cars 2015

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ContiTech, part of the Continental Group, will appear at IAA Cars 2015 with various plastics and rubber solutions aiming to achieve lower fuel consumption, reduced CO2 emissions and enhanced comfort for vehicles. The highlights in its “Environment” exhibition area will include a rear-axle transmission crossbeam made from polyamide (PA), a double-sided timing belt for balance […]

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Lower costs keep September PVC expectations weak in India

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Players in India are voicing their expectations of seeing more competitive PVC prices in the days to come as per ChemOrbis. This is mainly justified by falling production costs while the general demand status also lends to this view due to the ongoing monsoon season. Import PVC prices in India have been on a softening […]

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Trinseo’s MAGNUM™ ABS Resins Approved for Food Contact

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BERWYN, Pa – July 27, 2015 – Trinseo (NYSE: TSE), a global materials company and manufacturer of plastics, latex and rubber, today announced that several grades of MAGNUM™ ABS Resins are now considered to be FDA food contact compliant as a result of a recently approved Food Contact Substance Notification (FCN). The food contact grades […]

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Nearly two-thirds in Frigel NPE 2015 survey rank water conservation as a top concern

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A survey conducted by Italy-based Frigel of NPE 2015 attendees shows that 64.7% of survey respondents rank water conservation as extremely or quite important at their plants. The survey also reveals that process cooling makes up a substantial portion of water usage at most plastic processing operations. It drives the need for continued awareness about […]

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Pallmann introduces new granulator for PET recycling

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Pallmann Maschinenfabrik GmbH and  Co. KG has extended its range of PANTHER recycling granulators with a model that has been specially designed for recycling reusable materials from polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles. With the Pallmann PANTHER UltraGranulator, individual PET bottles are continuously fed into the cutting chamber, by means of a conveyor belt. Massive, angled rotor […]

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U.S. Partner of European Firm Introduces 100% Biodegradable/Compostable Single Serve Coffee/Tea Compounds

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ROMULUS, MI (July 21, 2015) – Globally, the number of single serve hot beverage containers (often referred to as pods) create waste equivalent to disposing of 60,000 Hummer H2 vehicles every year (or 30 billion pods per year). In the U.S. along, 9 billion pods are making their way into landfills every year, and that […]

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