American and European plastics firms are stepping up their investments in medical manufacturing in China, as that country undertakes a major expansion of its health-care system. The investments are driven both by global medical-device ...
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Nanolayer extrusion technology is moving at breakneck speed. In blown film, Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Mich., recently discussed patent-pending technology for producing film structures with 100+ layers, while BBS Corp., Spartanburg, S. ...
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Use of commercial purging compounds (CPCs) has become an integral and even more vital part of thermoplastic processing. CPCs have proven to be invaluable tools for addressing market factors such as heavier reliance on just-in-time ...
The MFI test is used widely among the various segments of the plastics industry. The difficulty is that any two labs can easily come up with different results, making it difficult to determine whether a material meets a desired MFI spec. ...
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SmartWatt Energy recently completed a LED lighting retrofit at Americold's temperature-controlled storage facility in Russellville AR. The project generates higher-quality lighting while reducing overall lighting-related energy consumption ...
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SmartWatt Energy recently completed a LED lighting retrofit at Americold's temperature-controlled storage facility in Russellville AR. The project generates higher-quality lighting while reducing overall lighting-related energy consumption ...
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German auxiliary equipment maker Single Temperiertechnik is opening its first China office, in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, to sell its oil and water-operated temperature control systems for plastics processors. The Hochdorf-based firm ...
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Eastman Chemical Co. sees big opportunities in China for its bisphenol A-free Tritan copolyester materials, as Beijing follows Canada and the European Union to ban BPA in baby bottles, and Chinese parents scramble to find safer ...
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Beneath the eye-catching growth in China’s plastics machinery market, there are signs of big changes, with domestic-made equipment taking significant market share from imported machinery in what has become one of the world’s ...
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Due to rising production costs and shortage of land supply in the coastal region, China’s plastics processing industry is moving to underdeveloped areas in Central and West China, according to Beijing-based China Plastics Processing ...
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Turnover achieved by German plastics processors made a rebound in 2010, with 14% growth to 1.3bn, bringing turnover close to the record 2008 level of2.3bn. At the GKV association's traditional annual Ash Wednesday briefing on 9 March, GKV ...
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