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The new PipeMaster MBC Series pipe haul offs from Conair offer durable, powerful pulling solutions for PVC and polyolefin pipe extrusion lines. Six models sized to handle pipe from 2.5 to 24.9 in. (63 to 630 mm) in diameter provide pulling torques from 1,500 to 12,500 lb (7,000 to 56,000 N), respectively. Each haul-off model features motorized, direct-vector drives for smooth, consistent power delivery and pulling speed. Once extruded pipe…

Ineos Styrolution has introduced the first bio-attributed Terluran ABS materials. The new grades complement the mechanically recycled Terluran ECO materials that were introduced earlier. They are the final jigsaw-puzzle piece in Ineos Styrolution’s polystyrene and ABS portfolio, now consisting of mechanically recycled and bio-attributed solutions for all three product lines — Styrolution PS, Terluran, and Novodur, its specialty ABS. Terluran is used in a range of applications in various industries, including…

Compounder Aurora Plastics LLC announced today its merger with Enviroplas Inc., an engineering compounding business with more than 30 years of growth history. An engineered polymers business segment is being launched as a result of the merger. “Enviroplas brings an exciting platform expansion in near-product adjacency with meaningful synergies,” said Aurora Plastics CEO Darrell Hughes. “We are excited to partner with the Enviroplas leadership team to drive continued growth.” Jim Stratman,…

Have you ever kept tabs on the price of something you know you’re going to buy, but you’re just waiting for it to go on sale? Have you then, once its price is lowered, procrastinated to make the purchase, only to have the price go up? Believe me reader when I tell you I make an unfortunate habit of this particular purchasing pattern, and know that I’m writing today to…