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- Published 10/1/2007
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- Published 09/29/2007
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Articles Section Launched
- Published 10/5/2005
Today, we've launched the "Articles" section of plastics.com's content. We are now actively soliciting contributors. If interested please click here.
Featured Articles
SABIC Positioned to Meet Rising Automotive OEM Demand for PP in North America with Official Opening of U.S.-based Compounding Operation
- By Staff @ Plastics.com
- Published 11/3/2011
- Engineering Plastics
- Unrated
BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. – Nov. 1, 2011 – SABIC’s Innovative Plastics business
today celebrated a major milestone with the official opening of its specialty
polypropylene (PP) compounding operation at its Bay St. Louis, Mississippi
manufacturing site. The new compounding operation will supply SABIC® PP
compounds and SABIC STAMAX* long glass fiber-filled PP (LGFPP) composites
for a wide range of automotive applications. SABIC’s new PP operation answers
fast-accelerating demand from automotive OEMs and tiers for local supply of
globally-consistent PP materials in North America, supporting production of both
regional and global vehicle platforms.
Solar Shading Panels Using SABIC’s Lexan* Sheet Supports City of Westminster College’s Sustainability and Energy Efficiency Goals
- By Staff @ Plastics.com
- Published 11/3/2011
- Engineering Plastics
- Unrated
PITTSFIELD, Mass — Sept. 8, 2011 — New solar shading panels made from
lightweight, durable Lexan* Exell* D polycarbonate (PC) sheet from SABIC’s
Innovative Plastics strategic business unit, are making a major contribution to
energy efficiency and comfort at the new flagship City of Westminster College in
central London. The high-performance panels filter out direct sunlight to
minimize solar gain and glare on computer screens. They also admit generous
amounts of natural light and are expected to significantly reduce building
energy requirements, and maintenance and lifespan costs. SABIC’s ongoing
investment in environmentally responsible materials for the global building and
construction industry is helping customers meet their sustainability goals with
new eco-progressive products.
Link Building - Link Marketing 101
- By Greg Koski
- Published 01/12/2011
- Management and Industry :: Sponsored by NetContent
- Unrated
Why bother with linking?It's simple, do you want traffic to your website? Links to your site is one of the single most important factors Google (and the others) use to rank your pages versus competitors. Good links increase your traffic. Strong, good links (like plastics.com or any other highly ranked and trusted plastics site) can have dramatic effects on your traffic..
The more links from other sites to your site causes Google, et al, to rank you more highly. All things being even, if your site has more relevant links to you from industry sites, then google ranks you higher and you get more traffic.... (more)
PVC--Polyvinylchloride What is PVC?
- By Skip Thacker
- Published 02/13/2006
- Commodity Plastics
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PVC, Polyvinyl chloride, or "Vinyl" is the second largest volume plastic resin produced and consumed worldwide. Volume estimates for year 2000 world PVC production are in the 44 Billion pound range (20 MM metric tons), with about 14 billion pounds (6.35 MM metric tons), 32%, from US producers.
An Introduction To Plastics
- By Greg Goebel
- Published 10/6/2005
- Plastics & Polymers
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Plastics have become a universal material, used for everything from throwaway bags to wings for combat aircraft. Plastics are cheap, lightweight, strong, often attractive, and can be synthesized with a wide range of properties. This document provides a short introduction to plastics technology.
Recent Articles
The International Community to Climate Conference Higher Expectations
- By Christina Xia
- Published Today
- Other than plastics...
- Unrated
"Do not always say low expectations for the Cancun meeting, both persecuted by the global economy, climate change, or the difficult situation of the island and the poor countries have very high expectations for this meeting" This is the Bolivian ambassador to the UN Pablo Sauron in the attitude of the first day of the Cancun meeting
China and the U.S. About Carbon Emissions Audit Agreement Consistent
- By Christina Xia
- Published Today
- Other than plastics...
- Unrated
Held in Cancun, Mexico entered the fourth day of the UN climate conference agenda Despite speculation that the Cancun meeting with limited success, but the two sides are still expected to reach agreement on some core issues
Is Your ISP Up To The Job?
- By Chris Bourne
- Published Today
- Other than plastics...
- Unrated
The way we communicate with each other has changed dramatically in the last 20 years The postman’s bag has become lighter as the number of hand written letters declines in favour of electronic mail
Going Digital – Replacing the Pen and Paper With Digital Technology
- By Chris Bourne
- Published Today
- Other than plastics...
- Unrated
For centuries, all you needed to write a message was a simple pen, some ink and a piece of paper Then came the computer, and musings of a ‘paperless office’ where every message would be sent electronically
Business Brand Development in Florida
- By Andrew Hallinan
- Published Today
- Other than plastics...
- Unrated
Brand development for your company takes time, hard work, and creativity One of the best ways make your company and its logo more recognizable is by using advertising products
