Resins
Technology Focus: Resins
A look at resins in plastics manufacturing, which are the primary raw materials serving as the base material that is molded into various plastics products, and in varying degrees, chosen based on defined properties of strength, durability, flexibility and more. Bamberger Amco Polymers 800.262.6685 www.bapolymers.com Bamberger Amco Polymers, Orlando, Florida, … [Read more...] about Technology Focus: Resins
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
Top 5 Plastics Business Articles of 2023
While work on the first issue of 2024 is well underway, we paused to see which Plastics Business articles from 2023 caught the eyes of our readers. The following stories were the top reads from 2023 for visitors to the website. Recycled Resins Fill Sustainability Gaps in Plastics Processing Consumer preference increasingly favors sustainable products and is driving … [Read more...] about Top 5 Plastics Business Articles of 2023
A Collision of the Global Supply Chain: Politics, Inflation and Alternative Sources
By Chris Kuehl, managing director, Armada Corporate Intelligence Not that manufacturing has avoided talking about international issues in the past, but there have been new developments that have been pushing these issues to the forefront – especially for the plastics industry. There is an old adage that asserts, “When elephants fight it is the mice that suffer.” The US and … [Read more...] about A Collision of the Global Supply Chain: Politics, Inflation and Alternative Sources