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Oct 1, 2012 | Article
In this article, a description and analysis of survey results will be presented for the August Click 'N Vote "What is your main issue while designing plastic parts?". The verdict is clear: More than...
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Mar 26, 2012 | Article
By Michel Biron
Usual plastics are insulating materials subjected to electrostatic build-up and discharge depending on the surface resistivity of the part. Numerous antistatic solutions are examined from oldest...
Feb 1, 2012 | Article
In this article, a description and analysis of survey results will be presented for the question "When do you envision Bioplastics to capture 50% of the plastics market?". A high number of...
Jan 4, 2012 | Article
By Donald Rosato
Bioplastics production has grown 6-fold from 0.26 million metric tonnes in 2007 to roughly 1.5 million tonnes by year end 2011. Bioplastics finished product manufacturing is advancing rapidly across...
Oct 1, 2011 | Article
Without any doubt, when looking at the August 2011 Click 'N Vote results 'What is your perception on polylactic acid (PLA)?' it clearly appears a high number of respondents (191) expressing a clear...
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...
Mar 21, 2011 | Article
Petrochemical-based products made from crude oil feedstock out from refineries form the backbone that supports the endless options for living. The total global refinery throughput for these products...
Feb 1, 2011 | Article
Because 2011 is just beginning it is the right time to have a step-back review on the published contents covering bio-based additives and bioplastics formulation topics. Each of these topics has its...
Sep 27, 2010 | Article
Petroleum drying up will lead to a sharp crisis requiring to find new sources for the plastics industry. Moreover, environmental requirements and the green trends lead to a broad use of renewable...
Jul 1, 2010 | Article
Some old basics still apply to the latest innovations: this may sound like a paradoxical sentence for some of us; but overall this is what applies to the latest areas of the polymer industry. How...