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Jan 27, 2014 | Article
By Thibaud Deleger
The COMPAMED Exhibition, which was co-located with the Medica Fair in Düsseldorf, Germany from November 20-22nd, 2013 highlighted major trends driving the Medical, Healthcare and Pharmaceutical...
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Feb 7, 2012 | Article
By Michel Biron
Energy savings, carbon footprint, quality, waste reduction and cost savings are essential requirements concerning the plastics industry. Energy savings decrease pollution and fuel consumption, thus...
Sep 27, 2011 | Article
By Stephen Hunt
The Indian plastics market is comprised of around 25,000 companies and employs 3 million people. The domestic capacity for polymer production was 5.72m tones in 2009. The State of Gujarat in...
Aug 1, 2011 | Article
Results from the June 2011 Click'N Vote on the question, "Which polymer properties do you believe nanoparticles offer the most significant advantages over other technologies?" indicate current...
Jul 12, 2011 | Article
Attending the two days conference titled NanoMaterials™ 2011 and organized by Intertech Pira, from the Pira International group, was a great opportunity to review where nanotechnologies stand with...
May 10, 2011 | Article
Polylactide and polylactic acid (PLA) resins are the second family of bioplastics resembling conventional clear commodity plastics with a good aesthetics (gloss and clarity), but with some...
Apr 4, 2011 | Article
Ultraviolet protection additives are incorporated into polymer formulation in order to protect the polymer from deterioration in physical and other properties by the effect of sunlight and other...
Nov 17, 2010 | Article
With more than 220,000 visitors, the K 2010 Trade Fair has been announced as a proof of a strong on-going recovery of the polymer industry. Among the 3,100 exhibitors, mood was qualified as...
Jun 28, 2010 | Article
Green consumers want to know that the plastic packaging and other products they use won't sit in a landfill for hundreds of years. When a plastic product has reached the end of its life and will be...
Jun 2, 2010 | Article
The growing use of polymers in the healthcare market is often said to lead the growing use of antimicrobials in the coming years. Another strong driver that is commonly accepted from the latest...