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Amcor has been recognised at the prestigious DuPont Packaging Innovation Awards for its leadership in delivering innovation, as well as winning Diamond and Silver awards for packaging innovation in this year’s competition.

Winner, Silver Anniversary “Continuing Innovation” Award
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Huntsman Advanced Materials has developed bio-sourced composite materials that have been used in the latest version of the BioMobile; a prototype vehicle designed to achieve minimal reliance on the use of fossil fuel resources in its design and construction, while offering very low energy consumption in use.
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Bayer MaterialScience has inaugurated a regional innovation hub for Asia Pacific in Shanghai, China. More than 200 experts will develop novel ideas for the use of high-performance plastics, foams and coatings in key sectors such as mobility, construction, IT and renewable energy. They will work in close cooperation with external scientists, suppliers and customers.
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Tempered expansion of the U.S. economy continues, according to the American Chemistry Council's (ACC) monthly Chemical Activity Barometer (CAB). The economic indicator, shown to lead U.S. business cycles by an average of eight months at cycle peaks, increased 0.1 percent over April on a three month moving average (3MMA) basis.
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S&E Specialty Polymers LLC, a leading producer of specialty plastic compounds, has recently been chosen to provide the resin compounds used for charging stations for electric vehicles. Specifically, S&E is providing its TufFlex™ brand of GTPE-2203G1 for the jacketing of the cables that connect the charging stations to the vehicle.
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Ticona, the engineering polymers business of Celanese Corporation, is showcasing its portfolio of appearance and structural thermoplastics for automotive cockpit interior applications at the WardsAuto Interiors Conference on Wednesday, May 22, at The Henry Hotel in Dearborn, MI.

The Ticona exhibit will highlight:
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The Dow Chemical Company, and RS Technik, a Switzerland-based leader in trenchless technology, established a global marketing alliance to promote a unique solution for large potable water lines by setting a new standard in the renewal of pressure pipes.
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Alloys like bronze and steel have been transformational for centuries, yielding top-of-the-line machines necessary for industry. As scientists move toward nanotechnology, however, the focus has shifted toward creating alloys at the nanometer scale—producing materials with properties unlike their predecessors.
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ExxonMobil Chemical will demonstrate how its technology leadership can be used for innovative application solutions at its booth (10.2A41) and at OEM booths at Chinaplas 2013, The China Import and Export Fair Complex, Pazhou, Guangzhou, May 20-23.  ExxonMobil Chemical will showcase innovative solutions for flexible and rigid packaging, automotive and polymer compounding by combining its ca
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The 15th-annual SPE® TPO Automotive Engineered Polyolefins Conference, the world’s leading automotive engineered-polyolefins forum, will feature five keynote speakers, interspersed throughout the two-and-a-half-day conference, who will highlight important trends facing the automotive-plastics market, including mass and cost reduction, increased functionality, and consumer appeal.
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