Monday, February 28, 2011

PVC growth to remain anemic on sluggish recovery in construction, overcapacity, thinning operating margins

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Volume Cost and its importance in Plastic applications: Filled Polyolefins

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Opportunities in Bulk Packaging - Polypropylene Woven Sacks the Ideal Choice

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Carbon fiber manufacturers increase efforts to widen application window in recent weak market

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Packaging in India gets impetus from organised retail in second-tier cities

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Global converted flexible packaging market forecast to reach 18.78 mln tons by 2015

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Despite strong recent performance, looming risks threaten recovery of petrochemical production

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Iran to launch massive investment to monetize its petrochem feedstock, despite US led sanctions

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Polyethylene mulch film contributes significantly to enhance global agricultural production

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Friday, February 04, 2011

Clarified Polypropylene has great potential for packaging of food and beverages in India

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Volume Cost and its importance in Plastic applications

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New opportunities in CNTs to open up subject to price decrease

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Developments of plastic products in automotive applications provide metal replacement to save weight and cost

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A combination of dry and wet processes developed for recycling carbon fiber

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Global flexible packaging market projected to grow at 3.4% from 2009 through 2014

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CPVC pipe is more difficult to process than PVC but has high temperature resistance

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Blowing agents are required to prevent ozone depletion and global warming

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Thursday, January 20, 2011

Traditional bioplastic packaging technologies forecast to show a decline in market share to 2020

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Carbon fiber expected to recover in 2009, grow well through 2014

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Over 2.5 mln tons of polymer used in thin-walled plastics packaging in Europe

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Monday, January 17, 2011

New generation clarifying agents for clear polypropylene offer lower taste and odour, reduce energy costs

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European Commission sets up regulation 450/2009 on active and intelligent packaging

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Polyester fabric offers pH control, plasma treatment of PET fiber offers ease of processability

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Synergistic blends with non halogenated FR additives provide an alternate to TBBA in printed circuit boards

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Polymer fillers play important role in medical sector, have good growth opportunity

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Thursday, January 13, 2011

2010, a year of recovery and growth for the global petrochemical and polymer industry

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Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Developments in bioplastics using non-edible plant sources

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Brittleness at ambient temperatures makes thermoforming of PLA different

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Robust growth for natural fiber polymer composites for interior automotive parts growth

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Injection molded medical product market to grow at 4.4 % to reach 350,000 tons by 2012

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Antioxidants to grow to 1.25 mln tons in 2016

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Shape Memory Polymer material that can double in size and other developments

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New fuel cell technology solutions developed with plastics

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A safer process adds antireflective coatings to crystalline silicon solar cells boosts lifetime energy yield

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Friday, December 03, 2010

Cost Effective technologies for injection molding introduced at K 2010

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Wednesday, December 01, 2010

Upcoming metallocene LLDPE capacity could pressure prices to levels below LDPE

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Demand from emerging markets to stimulate strong growth in global plastic additives

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Concerns over human health and the environment trigger changes in plastic additives

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Polymer stabilized silver nano particles to eliminate toxicity arising from silver nano particles

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Machines with higher speeds and output and new technologies at K 2010 to aid global demand

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Cost Effective technologies for injection molding introduced at K2010

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Impact of UV light on colours, nutritional values and tastes in PET packaging

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Challenges in PET Bottle to Bottle Recycling

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HDPE Blow Moulded Kettle for a New Enduse - Edible Oil for Rural Population

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Friday, November 26, 2010

Developments in polyolefins and additives for medical, pharmaceutical applications

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A greener way to grow nanotubes

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Challenges in formulating effective polyolefin compounds for a range of applications

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Light Stabilizers and UV Absorbers help protect plastics from sun damage

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Polymer Antioxidants expected to grow

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European thermoplastic business estimated to have lost over 5 years of market demand in 2008

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Robust growth enables polypropylene compounds to grow in the Indian passenger vehicles segment

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Factors affecting packaging market in weak economic scenario since 2008

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Automotive economy demands drive polymer developments at K 2010

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Monday, November 08, 2010

Capacity utilization of PVC will improve after global economic growth in 2011

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Thermally conductive polymer compounds have good growth potential

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Plastic piping system to gain higher market share for hot and cold water distribution

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Polyolefin have almost 70% share of synthetic waterproof membrane market

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As construction projects get refinanced, demand for plastic pipes set to rise in the Gulf

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Global Trends in Polymer Additives

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Global market for thick film devices, processes and applications to be worth US$50 bln in 2014

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New developments as a replacement for Lithium-ion in electric car batteries

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New Innovations needed in Polyethylene greenhouses in India

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Friday, October 15, 2010

80% of new global polyethylene capacity addition until 2015 to come up in Asia Pacific and Middle East

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Explosive growth in Middle East driving significant changes in European commodity petrochemicals market

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Shortage of ethane feedstock in several Middle East countries forcing strategic rethink

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Thursday, October 14, 2010

High heat injection molding with biopolymers, and other developments

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Phasing of heavy metal from crates and pallets: is this the best solution to preserve the environment?

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New polypropylene grades offer improved performance in pipe application

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Sustainable packaging || extended product shelf life drive developments in flexible plastic packaging

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Multi-shot tooling eliminates welding of part

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Multi-shot tooling eliminates welding of part

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Thursday, October 07, 2010

Future of the composite materials in automotive looks good compared with competing materials

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Odour in polymers can be restrained by use of special additives

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Significant reduction in PVC imports in Asia's largest PVC market - China

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The Indian Composite Industry-Wind Power sector propelling growth

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Global Polypropylene demand driven by packaging and automotive sectors

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CNT fiber-reinforced polymer composites offer increased strength, durability in aerospace applications

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Developments in nanostructured fibers for firefighting suits, body armours, producing electricity

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High Density Polyethylene Eyeleted Tarpaulins as packaging for fruits and vegetables

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Meeting sustainability goals with flexible packaging

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Friday, September 17, 2010

New plastic films offer an option for hybrid vehicle batteries

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Global PVC industry expected to show some growth with recovery in construction sector in during 2010

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Li-ion batteries to feature in over 60% hybrid electric vehicles by 2020

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Demand for pharmaceutical packaging continues to grow

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Demand for large diameter pipes till 2012 to grow at 2.2% pa in USA, at 9% pa in China

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Large diameter PE pipes : design, production and installation

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Will the FTA between China and ASEAN region benefit China more?

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CPVC Fire Sprinkler System: A Smart Alternative to Steel Systems

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Nanoburrs that can help in releasing drug slowly to treat inflammatory cardiovascular diseases

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Friday, September 03, 2010

Developments in electric injection moulding equipment for medical clean rooms

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Downward water cooled blown film enhances clarity, gloss, mechanical properties of PE film

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Advances in PVC plasticiser technology

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Developments in Polypropylene from propylene derived from renewable feedstocks

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Signs of recovery in European plastic machinery sector in 2010

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Europe has the major share of the growing global photovoltaic market

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Cost and environment are two major factors affecting medical products

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Recycling of Polycarbonate does not greatly reduce mechanical properties

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Colloidal silica additive reduces injection molding cycle time of engineering plastics

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Tuesday, August 17, 2010

2010 could bring cheer to North American compounding business

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High Performance Eco-mineral Fillers

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