The resin markets turned tepid the last full week of July, reports the PlasticsExchange in its Market Update. The flow of fresh railcar offers that had been slowing the past couple of weeks dried up to a mere trickle and asking prices came in a couple cents higher than recent levels. While demand was not gangbusters, a steady stream of orders came through, some for normal monthly quantities, some to…
Standish, Mich.-based Vantage Plastics is investing $31 million to remodel a facility in Bangor Township, Mich., to meet increased demand across market segments.
The maker of iconic food storage containers had warned about financial problems earlier this year.
Kraft Heinz Co. will use more recycled plastics in packaging in the years ahead, but the company also is looking at ways to eliminate plastics in certain applications.
Responding to the surge in wearable medical monitoring devices, Germany’s Henkel has adapted a molding technology traditionally used in industrial electronics to create an expanded portfolio of medical wearables. The single-step overmold design replaces typical clamshell housings. In an effort to provide more comfortable patient monitoring at home or on the go, and as healthcare facilities aim to decrease costs associated with in-house monitoring, medical wearables — from smart patches…
Japan’s Mitsui Chemicals held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new plant to produce its high-performance polyolefin elastomer (POE) product Tafmer at its Singapore-based wholly owned subsidiary Mitsui Elastomers (MELS) on July 28, 2023. The additional 120,000 tonnes of capacity is due to come on stream by March 2025 and join the 225,000 tonnes/year of existing production capacity at the site. Tafmer is widely used as an impact modifier in automotive…
Westlake Corp., DuPont Co. and Huntsman Corp. all saw sizable drops in sales and profit in the second quarter.
In low- to middle-income countries (LMICs), fewer than half the people requiring rehabilitation for injuries receive the care that they need. In Ghana, for example, approximately 650,000 people live with wrist and hand injuries that are left untreated. One of the reasons for that is the high cost of assistive medical devices. The William Davidson Institute (WDI) at the University of Michigan is dedicated to developing creative ways of helping…
From automotive through aviation to urban mobility, industry experts and visionaries discussed challenges and trends, new market opportunities and technological possibilities at the ENGEL Mobility Days 2023.
Toray Advanced Composites announced on July 28 that it will add 74,000 square feet (6,800 square meters) to to its Morgan Hill, CA, campus. Part of the Japan-based Toray Group, the company develops and manufactures advanced thermoplastic and thermoset composite materials. “We’re growing our operations to meet the demand for quality advanced composites. This addition to our Toray facilities in Morgan Hill will dramatically increase capacity for aerospace, urban air…