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Americhem, a globally recognized designer and manufacturer of custom color masterbatch, functional additives, engineered compounds, and performance technologies, has announced that it has acquired Controlled Polymers, a leading global…

Cooling circuits in injection moulds are frequently made up of several drilled holes which can only be produced to run in straight lines. Several holes that cross one another are drilled as close to the contour as possible. To ensure an…

Slides make it possible to produce injection mouldings with demanding geometries and complex undercuts. It must be possible to position them reliably and precisely. The slides also have to be maintained securely in the end position when the…

For the precise guidance of ejector plates in injection, compression and die-casting moulds, as well as plate assemblies, use is made of guide columns in combination with linear ball bearings. HASCO has developed the Z0100/… guide pillar…

Effective mould cooling is one of the most important aspects of the production process for technical plastic parts. Only with an optimally designed cooling system is it possible to run production in a cost-efficient and highly profitable …

Toyochem Co., Ltd., a member company of the Toyo Ink Group, has developed a new pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) with a high bio-based content for use in packaging, labels and tapes. The bio-based content for the company’s Cyabine series…

SABIC intends to boost production capacity for its specialty NORYL SA9000 resin to support rapid growth of high-performance printed circuit boards (PCBs) used in 5G base stations and high-speed servers. It is anticipated that this latest…

SABIC had a significant presence at the recent third annual 5G Terminal Processing Industry Chain Exhibition (CMPE2020) in Dongguan, China, where the company exhibited for the first time its growing portfolio of high-performance materials…

NOVA Chemicals Corp. (NOVA Chemicals), a leading producer of polyethylene resins, has introduced NOVAPOL TRx0338-U and NOVAPOL TRx0535-U hexene comonomer resins. The next-generation products are designed to help rotomolders achieve…

Specialty chemicals company LANXESS is selling its organic leather chemicals business to TFL Ledertechnik GmbH. TFL is a global supplier of leather chemicals and a portfolio company of US investment company Black Diamond Capital Management,…