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As plastics processing customers look for every way to maximize precision in their operations, DME Industrial Supplies continues to respond to their needs with valuable new offers – now including Mokon Circulating Water Temperature Control Systems.
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With the launch of the new metallocene polyethylene (mPE) film material Lumicene® Supertough 32ST05, Total introduces a unique opportunity for flexible packaging converters to achieve films that are up to 25% thinner and stronger than existing solutions for film on the market.

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The SAVE FOOD initiative and Dow Performance Packaging, a business unit of Performance Plastics within Dow Europe GmbH, announced that the Company has become an official member of the SAVE FOOD initiative. This decision is an important next step for Dow, based on the objectives of both organizations to address the global issue of food shortage and food waste.
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With seven months to go until the start of K 2013, International Trade Fair – No. 1 for Plastics and Rubber Worldwide, the newly designed website www.k-online.de is a useful platform for effectively planning a visit.
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Prices for ethylene, the raw material for many consumer goods made from plastic, declined in early February from the eight-month peak reached in late January and then plateaued signaling a potential improvement in profit margins for manufacturers heading into Spring, according to the chemical industry report, PetroChem Wire (PCW).
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Polyurethane infusion resins from Bayer MaterialScience are suitable for the industrial manufacture of complete rotor blades for wind turbines. This is the result of a recent project performed by the new wind power competence center in the Danish city of Otterup. This steers and coordinates the company's global activities in this field.
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Saving time and money for wind-blade makers and car manufacturers. Investing in new technology for structural adhesives. Expanding production to meet the growing needs of customers. This is just a glimpse at how Ashland Performance Materials, a leader in composites and adhesives and a commercial unit of Ashland Inc., is delivering innovation to customers throughout Europe.
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Mercedes-Benz has chosen a high performance polyamide largely made from renewable resources for the engine beauty cover of the brand-new Mercedes-Benz A-Class. Around 70% of the raw materials used to make the polyamide 410 in DSM’s EcoPaXX® Q-HGM24 reinforced compound are derived from the castor plant (Ricinus communis).
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PolyOne Corporation, a global provider of specialized polymer materials and services, showcases its broad portfolio of innovative healthcare solutions to healthcare industry professionals this week at Medtec Europe 2013 in Stuttgart (Stand 1O65).
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Two PVC elastomer compounds for jacketing of industrial and heavy-duty cables exhibit flexibility even at very low temperatures and provide a property profile comparable to more costly high-performance materials widely used in such applications, it was announced by Teknor Apex Company. The new products will be introduced at Interwire 2013 (Booth 406).      
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