Plastics Color Corp. (PCC; Calumet City, IL) has opened its new clean compounding facility in Sun Valley, CA, modeling its fourth production plant after its segregated "Plant Within a Plant" concept ...

Compounders and concentrate makers remain attractive merger and acquisition targets, even if the number of deals in that sector is down in recent months. Through August, 25 resin, color and ...

Strong growth in the Brazilian auto market has prompted Japanese company Toyobo (Osaka) to establish a compounding base in the South American country for compounding of engineering plastics. The ...

Lanxess, a glass fiber manufacturers, is seeing a marked growth in demand for its milled short glass fibers (milled fiber) for plastic compounding, but not only. This is particularly true for the ...

IMCD N.V. ("IMCD" or "Company"), a global leading partner for the distribution and formulation of speciality chemicals and ingredients, today announces it has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of ...

MALMO, Sweden—Hexpol has completed it acquisition of Ohio-based McCann Plastics L.L.C., bringing into the fold a profitable company that adds depth to Hexpol's thermoplastic compounding expertise and ...

Creating new synthetic compounds is often a complex and multi-step process that can take years of research. Caleb D. Martin, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry ...

Plastic Recycling Inc. (PRI), headquartered in Indianapolis, has invested $10 million to add two new state-of-the-art extruder systems and upgrade its laboratory equipment, allowing it to compound 200 ...

LNP Elcrin DC0051RC1 is the company’s first PCR-based carbon fiber-reinforced compound and can be used for consumer ...

The eagerly awaited Plastics Recycling World Expo India and Compounding World Expo India are scheduled for May 14-15, 2025, ...