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Strong demand, limited supplies, and soaring energy feedstock costs last week led to a predictable outcome: Extremely active spot resin markets and significantly higher prices. Aggressive buying from both processors and resellers brought the highest volume of completed transactions at the PlasticsExchange trading desk since May. Russian invasion threatens flow of key energy and derivative supplies in Europe The surge in demand was largely inspired by the Russian invasion of…

[embedded content] Sherman McGinnis, VP of sales for Absolute Group and Absolute Haitian, talks with Plastics Technology about PTXPO 2022. Located at booth 317 in the Injection & Blow Molding Pavilion, Absolute Haitian will be showcasing a 135-ton ZE III 1200/300 injection molding machine paired with a Sepro Success 11X, 3-axis robot running a two-cavity thin-wall cup mold. Find out more about Haitian and register for PTXPO here.  RELATED CONTENT

Access to childcare is impacting people choosing to apply for open positions. Even before the start of the pandemic, childcare was difficult for employees. During the pandemic, childcare become even more of a barrier; the impact has really been felt by those living in daily instability. The definition of daily instability is not having enough resources for today, let alone for tomorrow or the future. When one lives in an…

3D-printing company Carbon is further expanding the capabilities of its idea-to-production platform with the introduction of EPX 86FR, a flame-retardant photopolymer resin that uses Carbon’s patented dual-cure process. This follows the recent introduction of the M3 Series printers and the general availability of the Carbon Design Engine, a cloud-based lattice design generator that automates the process of creating conformal, multi-zone lattices. EPX 86FR is a photopolymer resin that combines flame…

Quadion LLC, d.b.a. Minnesota Rubber and Plastics (MRP), announced today its acquisition of Primasil Silicones Ltd., a UK-based custom silicone rubber compounder, mixer, and manufacturer specializing in the medical, HVAC, and specialty industrial end markets. Minneapolis-based MRP develops and manufactures custom elastomeric and thermoplastic components. The 77-year-old company has facilities across North America, Europe, and Asia.  “We’re thrilled to add Primasil, a company with four decades of silicone materials science…

We were recently approached by SABIC on work they have had underway to make an entry with Noryl PPO in the ultrasonic and/or electromagnetic  water meter sector, dominated today by metals (brass—70-80%) or higher-end glass-fiber-reinforced (GF) semicrystalline thermoplastics. The latter are often overengineered for the applications but work and provide OEMs with confidence that they will last for 10-to-12 years before replacement is needed. The company has developed a prototype…

Eugene, OR–based cleaning products company Defunkify is doing its part to reduce the amount of plastic waste languishing in landfills, polluting oceans and waterways, and being incinerated. In 2021, Defunkify, in partnership with waste-reduction coalition rePurpose Global, removed 41,571 pounds of nature-bound plastic waste. Defunkify is committed to funding the recovery of as much nature-bound plastic waste as it uses in its packaging and product distribution. The company contributes a…