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Plastics Companies Voice Opposition to Plastic Tax Under Consideration in Congress

The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) is the only organization that supports the entire plastics supply chain, representing nearly one million workers in the $395 billion U.S. industry. Since 1937, PLASTICS has been working to make its members and the industry more globally competitive while...

Songwon announces global price increases for its phosphorous based polymer stabilizers

Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd. today announced global price increases for its phosphorous-based polymer stabilizer products to reflect the sudden rise in raw materials costs. The price increases are effective immediately for SONGWON’s phosphites antioxidants: SONGNOX 1680, SONGNOX 6260 and SONGNOX PQ (including subsequent blends)...

Emsur Saymopack optimizes longevity of sleeve-mounting adapter with rotec Eco Xtra rings

Spanish flexible packaging producer Emsur Saymopack has increased their productivity and the lifetime of their adapters with the new rotec Eco Xtra ring from XSYS. This next-generation Eco Bridge technology further improves the durability of the adapters by reducing wear from mounting sleeves. The rotec...

Sabic To Showcase At Cmpe 2021 Its Broad And Growing Portfolio Of Specialized Materials For 5g Applications

Sabic, will exhibit at CMPE 2021 in booth #8B61 its extensive portfolio of high-performance materials for 5G applications, including specialized LNP compounds and copolymers, ULTEM and NORYL resins, and oligomers. These advanced technologies can help customers solve 5G infrastructure, e-mobility and device challenges by...

Trexel and Bockatech Partner to Increase Benefits and Scope of Foamed Packaging Applications

Trexel has long been a pioneer in physical foaming technologies using their MuCell technology. MuCell has been in commercial production for 20 years enabling lighter and more dimensionally stable injection molded parts. The company has recently been focusing on packaging, developing the P-Series, a...

Plastics Machinery Shipments Slowed in the Second Quarter

The Plastics Industry Association (Plastics) announced today shipments of primary plastics machinery (injection molding and extrusion) in North America decreased for the second consecutive quarter according to the statistics compiled and reported by the Plastics’ Committee on Equipment Statistics (CES). The preliminary estimate of shipment...