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Non-Halogenated Flame Retardants Workshop |
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SPE Columbia River Section Annual Golf Tournament |
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Non-Halogenated Flame Retardants Workshop |
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SPE Eastern New England Section Golf Outing |
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WEBINAR: A Walk Through Kistler’s Innovation – From the Sensor to Data Driven Decision Making in a Connected Production |
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Medical Plastics Symposium 2021 |
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| June 15 |
Non-Halogenated Flame Retardants Workshop |
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| June 16 |
Plastics and Rubber Vietnam |
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WEBINAR: Polypropylene: Commodity Resin, I Don’t Think So |
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| June 21 |
Non-Halogenated Flame Retardants Workshop |
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Tri-State SPE Golf Outing |
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All Things PVC — Workshop Series Part I |
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SPE ASEAN Webinar |
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Here's what's driving markets for 3-7 plastics
Plastics Recycling Update
The mixed-plastics processing sector is seeing supply challenges from product labeling changes and could be significantly disrupted by chemical recycling initiatives, according to one processor.
During a recent virtual event held by the Northeast Resource Recovery Association, Eadaoin Quinn, director of business development and procurement at EFS-plastics, described factors impacting the mixed-plastics industry.
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Plastics-eating enzymes gain renewed interest as solution to waste problem
Plastics Today
The challenge of reducing the presence of plastic waste in the environment is spawning new solutions as well as reviving some older ideas, such as the use of enzymes. These proteins act as biological catalysts that accelerate chemical reactions. While there have been attempts at creating plastics that enzymes and microbes will “eat,” they have never been produced successfully on a large scale.
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Bergen International Chemical Foaming Agents for Injection Molding allow:
- Sink Mark Removal & Warp Reduction
- Increasing Shot Speeds
- Reducing Pack & Hold Pressure and Cycle Times
- Reduction of Part Weight
Products available for a wide variety of polymers LDPE, HPDE, PP, ABS, PS, PC, GF, Nylon, TPE, HIPS, PPO, PPS.
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New technology converts waste plastics to jet fuel in an hour
Washington State University via ScienceDaily
Researchers have developed an innovative way to convert plastics to ingredients for jet fuel and other valuable products, making it easier and more cost effective to reuse plastics. The researchers in their reaction were able to convert 90% of plastic to jet fuel and other valuable hydrocarbon products within an hour at moderate temperatures and to easily fine-tune the process to create the products that they want.
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Plastic scrap prices rise amid tight supply
Recycling Today
Whether you’re talking polyethylene terephthalate, high-density polyethylene or polypropylene scrap, supply has tightened, while pricing has increased to new highs.
One PET reprocessor based in the Northeast says bale supply is “very tight,” and pricing is increasing as a result. High-grade PET bales have reached 30 cents per pound in California, while pricing is in the 20-cents-per-pound range in the Midwest and Southeast as of the third week of May, he says.
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Transparent wood becomes more translucent using a bio-plastic made from citrus
Slash Gear
Researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden have announced an improvement for their transparent wood first introduced five years ago. The new research has made their composite material 100 percent renewable and more translucent. Researchers have infused their transparent wood with a clear bio-plastic derived from citrus fruit.
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With Kautex packaging die heads 100% color change can be
achieved while saving up to 75% in time and materials.
RapidXchange technology allows to reduce the purging process by up to 75% through rheologically optimized flow channels.
The groundbreaking results were achieved in comparison with uncoated heads in mono-layer applications.
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Imerys proudly presents an eleven part webinar series with varying subjects focusing on our advancements in the plastics industry and the benefits Imerys minerals can bring.
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New research could help manufacturers avoid 3D-printing pitfall
National Institute of Standards and Technology via ScienceDaily
A research team has found that a method commonly used to skirt one of metal 3D printing's biggest problems may be far from a silver bullet.
For manufacturers, 3D printing, or additive manufacturing, provides a means of building complex-shaped parts that are more durable, lighter and more environmentally friendly than those made through traditional methods. The industry is burgeoning, with some predicting it to double in size every three years, but growth often goes hand in hand with growing pains.
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Weekly resin report: Rapidly rising monomer costs foretell sharp increase in PP contracts
Plastics Today
The spot resin markets were a tad slower last week, part of the ebb-and-flow cycle of the past couple of months, as demand fluctuates between cautious pauses and surges, reports the PlasticsExchange in its Market Update. The supply situation has not changed much, as most producers remain under force majeure conditions, with many providing limited contract volumes per allocations.
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As resin cost increase the need for purging is even more important. Why waste prime/virgin resin and subject good resin to a degrading heat history. Our goal is help you get your machines cleaned quickly and efficiently with minimal downtown in your production.
Phoenix Plastics Purge Benefits:
Increase productivity
Reduce machine downtime
Allow for faster changeovers
Avoid lost time pulling screws
Reduction of scrap and material waste
Removes traces of contamination and build up in the barrel
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How many times have you been told the impossible isn't possible? That new ground can't be broken? At SkyCorp, the sky is the limit. Every idea you dream up, we want to help you accomplish. Meet with our team today and book into one of our SkySessions.
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Is advanced recycling a boondoggle?
Plastics Today
Is it any wonder that so many startups promoting alternative recycling technologies that promise to cure the plastic waste “crisis” are beginning to fall out of favor with investors? Could it be that they haven’t proven they can create any actual value? Currently, there are some 40 advanced recycling technology companies that have made a lot of promises about what they can do and touted large-capacity manufacturing plants, but there doesn’t appear to be much in the way of actual products coming from these plants. Even Greenpeace, which I don’t often agree with, has been tracking these companies in its report, “Deception by the Numbers.”
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