By Dianna Brodine, vice president, editorial, Plastics Business Plastics molding operations are creating products for every industry – automotive, electronics, appliance, food packaging, toys, promotional materials, medical and so much more. After the Great Recession in 2008, most processors have moved to a business model where they no longer specialize in production for one … [Read more...] about Do You Know the Markets You’re Working In?
Enews November 2024
Chase Plastics Shares Strategies to Stand Out at Tradeshows
By Liz Stevens, writer, Plastics Business The fall tradeshow and conference season is nearly here, and there is no better time than now for plastics companies to finetune their marketing and promotion strategies for these events. Plastics Business recently talked about tradeshow and conference promotion with Sherry Cudd, advertising and marketing manager since 2015 at Chase … [Read more...] about Chase Plastics Shares Strategies to Stand Out at Tradeshows
Technology Focus: Material Additives
Material Additives A look at material additives that are added to the primary resin during the manufacturing process to improve the polymer’s properties, performance and characteristics when molded and put into action. Material additives used in plastics manufacturing include colorants, lubricants, fillers, stabilizers, plasticizers, pigments, flame retardants and more. … [Read more...] about Technology Focus: Material Additives