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Hyosung Advanced Materials has unveiled an ultra-high-tensile carbon fiber dubbed H3065 (T-1000 class), which has tensile strength and elasticity of at least 6.4 GPa and 295 GPa, respectively. The technology can be used in many sectors, including aerospace and defense. The company’s previous effort generated H2550 carbon fiber with a tensile strength of 5.5 GPa and elasticity of 250 GPa, T-700 class. It is chiefly used in hydrogen fuel tanks,…

The most lasting achievement of the human species may be the relocation of massive amounts of material from earth’s crust. We’re removing phosphorous and nitrogen from soil and rocks and depositing it in the ocean. We mine metals and stone and place them here and there in clumps on the surface. And, of course, we are bringing fossil fuels to the earth’s surface and turning them into greenhouse gases and,…

Matt Seaholm, President and CEO of the Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS), defended the industry and proposed solutions to the plastic waste problem in his testimony to Congress on Thursday, Dec. 15. His testimony was in response to “unfair and poorly informed” legislation introduced Dec. 1 by two US senators and two members of the US House of Representatives, which the industry previously addressed. His testimony was to the US Senate…

A 46-foot-high cyclindrical aquarium — the stunning centerpiece of the Radisson hotel in Berlin, Germany — suddenly burst early Friday morning, spilling more than 264,000 gallons of water and around 1,500 exotic fish and debris onto a busy thoroughfare, reports Reuters. The cause of the rupture of what is described as the world’s largest free-standing cylindrical aquarium in the world is unknown at this time. The acrylic-based structure was engineered by Reynolds Polymer…

Plastic injection processing has changed immensely over the last 30 years, evolving from an art to a science. Processing pioneers John Bozzelli, Don Paulson, and RJG gave processors tools not only to validate plastics processing, but equipped us with methodologies for using historical data to identify changes within an established process system. This article is the first of several that will provide insights and solutions into various multiple defect scenarios.…

Slackening spot resin availability and disengaged buyers conspired for a lackluster week in resin trading, especially compared with the heightened activity and heavy turnover seen just a week earlier. In its weekly Market Update, the PlasticsExchange announced that it had lowered its prime resin pricing another $0.02/lb across the board, as one-off discounts continued to become more widespread in the industry. However, the flow of railcars offers also slowed, as…