- Fitch: U.S. Chemical Industry Looks to Weak Recovery
In Demand.
Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 11, 2003 While conditions in the U.S. chemical industry portend a weak future, Fitch Ratings expects some strengthening of margins ......
- CPI Announces New Brand Strategy.
Business Editors MISSISSAUGA, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 1, 2000 CPI Plastics Group Ltd. (TSE:CPI.) ("CPI") announced today the launch of a new brand strategy for products manufactured ......
- Celanese Chemicals Announces Acetyl Price
Increases.
DALLAS -- The heading on the third column of the table should read: Mexico, Central and South America USD/MT (sted: Central and South America ......
- New long-glass PP is even longer.
(Materials).
Ticona LLC in Summit, N.J., has introduced to North America a new version of its Celstran long-glass reinforced polypropylene that roughly doubles the length of ......
- LCPs Take Higher Heat.
New Vectra T-Series liquid-crystal polymers from Ticona LLC, Summit, N.J., combine higher heat resistance than other Vectra grades with high flowability and superior melt thermal ......
- FR-PBTs mold more easily.
Five new flame-retardant Celanex PBT compounds from Ticona LLC in Summit, N.J., are said to have both improved processability in thin-wall moldings and better flame-retardant ......
- Long-fiber extrusions.
Engineers at Intek Plastics Inc. in Hastings, Minn., have developed a way to extrude hollow thermoplastic beams reinforced with a high-stiffness core made of Celstran, ......
- Acetal improves styling of auto interior knobs.
(Materials).
Ticona LLC in Summit, N.J., has developed a low-gloss version of its acetal copolymer for molded knobs found in a growing number of automotive interior ......
- LCP takes the heat in signal-relay part. (Keeping up
with Materials).
A new mineral-filled injection molding grade of liquid crystal polymer from Ticona LLC, Summit, N.J., has higher heat resistance for demanding telecommunications components. Vectra LCP ......
- New acetal copolymer sheet for
thermoforming.
Penn Fibre, Div. of Ensinger, Bensalem, Pa., has introduced a line of thermoformable acetal copolymer sheets based on Celcon TF resins from Ticona LLC, Florence, ......
- Acetal doesn't shine in auto interiors.
(Materials).
A low-gloss acetal copolymer for automotive interior knobs and handles is new from Ticona LLC in Summit, N.J. Celcon UV140LG is said to offer up ......
- Multi-layer drug vials use COC moisture
barrier.
Owens-Illinois Plastics Group's healthcare unit in Toledo, Ohio, has extended its SurShot multi-layer injection technology to cover injection-blow molding of 3-cc to 250-cc drug vials....
- In-Line Compounding of Long-Glass/PP Gains Strength in
Automotive Molding.
The most common method of molding polypropylene reinforced with long-glass fiber is to use precompounded 0.5-in.-long pellets. However, another approach to long-fiber thermoplastic (LFT) molding ......
- Omnexus Names Senior Supplier RelationsPersonnel.
Business & High-Tech Editors ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 15, 2000 Omnexus(TM) (www.omnexus.com), the global plastics B2B e-Marketplace, has announced the appointment of five senior supplier relations personnel: ......
- Now there's PPS sheet for
thermoforming.
Ensinger-Penn Fibre, a sheet extruder in Bensalem, Pa., has introduced a line of thermoformable PPS sheets based on Fortron resins from Ticona LLC, Summit, N.J....