Learning STEM skills is a great option for kids and teens looking to improve their creativity and problem-solving. In general, STEM jobs are expected to grow 10.5% between 2020 and 2030 compared to 7.5% growth for non-STEM jobs. This equates to 1 million more job openings over 10 years! There are a ton of online STEM programs for kids ranging from kindergarten through high school. You can find programs offered by PBS…
Plastics industry veteran Peter Schmitt said that as a result of the crisis, pricing for plastic raw materials “will continue to skyrocket.”
UA officials said that the school has been a world leader in polymers since the founding of the United Synthetic Rubber Program in 1939. UA’s School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering offers master’s and doctoral programs.
Custom injection molder D&M Plastics LLC of Burlington, Ill., has hit 2,000 consecutive days without a lost-time accident; Oregon company revamps bike safety helmets; and the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum rolling out a bobblehead of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Saving up energy for PTXPO 2022, March 29-31 at the Donald E Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Ill. After two years without a plastics show, I’m ready to pound the aisles as long as the shoe leather lasts! The approaching PTXPO 2022 later this month in Rosemont, Ill., is inspiring a growing sense of anticipation and also a realization of what I’ve been missing for a full two years now.…
Custom injection molding company Pyramid Plastics has invested in three new LSMtron injection molding machines, phase one of its three-year plan to expand operations. The two 1000-ton and one 500-ton injection molding machines are equipped with Industry 4.0 features enabling more-efficient, comprehensive project management, said Pyramid Plastics in its announcement. It also purchased additional auxiliary equipment in this round of investments. “The smart features on these hybrid servo-hydraulic machines will allow us…
ExxonMobil is making strides with industrial-scale deployment of its advanced recycling technology, most recently with its first commercial sale of certified circular polymers. The buyer is Berry Global. Berry, a global supplier of packaging and engineered products, which will use the polymers to manufacture containers for high-performance food-grade packaging. The polymers are produced using plastic waste processed at ExxonMobil’s advanced recycling facility in Baytown, TX. The Baytown facility uses ExxonMobil’s…
Ireland-based plastics manufacturer Mergon has acquired Weltonhurst Ltd., a United Kingdom-based supplier of blow molded components for health care and packaging industries, to expand its capabilities and business with U.K. customers.
Republic Services Inc. has collected and baled plastics for decades, but is now opting to start processing the material into food-grade flake.
Masterbatch supplier Ampacet, Tarrytown, NY, has launched a compatibilizer that boosts the recyclability of multilayer barrier films containing polyamide 6 (PA6) and ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH). The Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC) has granted the new compatibilizer How2Recycle Prequalification for Store Drop-Off. Thus, multilayer barrier films containing the proper combination of PA6 and/or EVOH — with correct compatibilizer loading — may be eligible to display the How2Recycle Store Drop-Off label. Post-consumer…