Chicago-based plastic sheeting company Midwest Canvas will pay $230,000 to settle a federal complaint that it discriminated in hiring, as part of fulfilling a government contract. The company denied the allegation.
Japan’s Polyplastics has developed 3D-printing technology for production of Duracon polyoxymethylene (POM) resin. The technology, known as Material Extrusion (MEX), reportedly delivers 3D-printed parts with physical properties close to those of injection molded parts. Polyplastics will highlight the new 3D-printing technology at K 2022, which runs Oct. 19 to 26 in Düsseldorf, Germany. The company will exhibit in booth B02 in hall 7A. Typically, only amorphous resins or resins with…
Co2RR unit and containerPhoto Credit: RenewCO2 We were recently contacted by new startup RenewCO2, which announced its spin-out from Rutgers University, securing an exclusive licensing to scale its novel catalyst technology to convert carbon from hard-to-abate sectors and transform it into a feedstock for carbon-negative, plastic monomers at a fraction of the cost of plastics derived from fossil sources. Founded by immigrants Dr. Karin Calvinho and Dr. Anders Laursen out…
The U.S. Plastics Pact is now accepting applications for its Reuse Catalyst, a program to accelerate development of scalable solutions for reusable and refillable plastic packaging in the United States. “The Reuse Catalyst aims to bolster the development of emerging and established reuse innovators, and the broader industry, through shared learnings, expertise, connectivity, and amplification,” said Emily Tipaldo, Executive Director of the U.S. Plastics Pact, in a prepared statement. “This…
The Evansville, Ind., extruder blamed increasing foreign competition in many of the markets it serves, which include lighting, agriculture, heavy-trucking, appliances and point-of-purchase displays.
Interzero Plastics Recycling will supply Eastman Chemical Co. with PET household packaging waste for the molecular recycling plant that Eastman plans to build in France.
An ultra-lightweight, carbon-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composite door assembly is the winner of the 2022 Annual Merit Review Team Award presented by the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO). The design is the result of a collaborative effort among Clemson Composites Center, the University of Delaware, Honda, Proper Tooling, and Lanxess. The project began in 2016 when Clemson University researchers began working on technology for fuel savings and energy efficiency…
Fifty-eight senators and members of Congress wrote President Joe Biden’s administration Sept. 22 to support cutting back on single-use plastics.
When one considers the vehicle of tomorrow, we imagine futuristic exterior brand design, 3D lighting effects, and intelligent functions, even on the exterior. All of this is already possible today, as thin-film specialist Leonhard Kurz will soon demonstrate in cooperation with injection molding machine builder Engel. They have pooled their expertise and will present a future-proof design concept for vehicle rear areas at K 2022 in Düsseldorf, Germany, from Oct.…
Plastics Technology recently completed its annual Top Shops benchmarking survey of injection molders (watch for the October issue for the full report), and in addition to revealing what currently qualifies as world-class molding, the survey and interviews with honorees laid bare all the pain points in plastics. The inflationary pressures omnipresent throughout the economy didn’t give molders a pass as the costs for material, labor, machinery and utilities all rose.…