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 Borealis in-mass metallic PP for Peugeot’s 206+

Borealis in-mass metallic PP for Peugeot’s 206+

An innovative polypropylene-based compound from Borealis, a leading provider of chemical and innovative plastics solutions, has enabled French car maker PSA to breathe new life into its best-selling hatchback, the 206.

Thin wall plastics for packaging reduction targets

Thin wall plastics for packaging reduction targets

Thin-walled plastics packaging is used in a wide range of industries including dairy containers like yogurt cups, yellow fats, frozen foods, fruit and vegetables, bakery, ready meals, juices, soup and meats.

Global trade in plastics industry

Global trade in plastics industry

Demand from European converters fell back 7.2% from 2008 to 45 million tones in 2009. The market share of end use applications remained stable with packaging. The largest segment representing 40.1% of overall demand.

SABIC delivers Geloy XTW Resin

SABIC delivers Geloy XTW Resin

SABIC Innovative Plastics’ Geloy XTW Resin provides exceptional good looks, weatherability, and performance for Zhongcai’s Window Profiles.

New powders to challenge the limits of plastics parts manufacturing

New powders to challenge the limits of plastics parts manufacturing

Rhodia is announcing the upcoming launch of polyamide (PA) powders for rapid prototyping and small series manufacturing by selective laser sintering (SLS). This is the first time that PA 6 powders are offered for direct part fabrication by SLS. The range will be extended to include PA 66 powders in the coming months.

Klöckner Pentaplast has expanded its Pentacard

Klöckner Pentaplast has expanded its Pentacard

Product line to include its new Pentacard kpduo core films. kp has transferred the technological advantages of its existing loyalty-grade card films to Pentacard kpduo films for double-sided printing of mono-card applications.

Highly recyclable plastic

Highly recyclable plastic

Researchers at I.B.M. and Stanford University said that they have discovered a new way to make plastics that can be continuously recycled or developed for novel uses in health care and microelectronics.

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