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We're pleased to announce two complimentary web seminars introducing a new long glass fiber polyacetal and an event that will quickly bring you up to speed on the state of the plastic resin market. Also, Protomold® has a set of design tips. These complimentary articles can easily be downloaded as a bundle to help with your design applications. You might also like to read an excerpt on negotiating resin prices by Mike Kmetz, President of IDES.

In this issue:

- The IDES Team


Sponsor Spot 1

Ticona Unveils Next Gen Impact Modified POM
Introducing New Hostaform® POM With 50% More Impact Resistance, 100% More Weldline Strength

Ticona Hostaform®

Florence, KY, May 30, 2008 - Ticona Engineering Polymers unveiled a next generation Hostaform® acetal copolymer (POM) at Chinaplas 2008 that significantly improves impact resistance and weldline strength - without sacrificing other key properties - when compared with conventional POM copolymers.

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Download PDF to learn more about the New Hostaform® POM


Sponsor Spot 2

Complimentary Webinar! New Long Glass Fiber Polyacetal

Ticona - New Long Glass Fiber Polyacetal

Attend this complimentary WebSeminar to learn more about New LFT POM Performance Attributes and Potential Applications. Presented by Vinicius Mardegan, who holds degrees in Chemicals and Materials Engineering from Mackenzie University in Brazil and an MBA in Marketing Administration from FAAP in Brazil. He has more than eight years experience working with product and application development in the engineering thermoplastics market.

Thursday, June 19 at 11 am EST

Space is limited - Reserve your seat today!


Sponsor Spot 3

Protomold® Design Tips - Compilation Volumes for Easy Use

Protomold Design Tips

Since its 2003 launch, Protomold's Design Tips monthly email newsletters have been a popular and useful resource for customers. Now, 48 issues are available in four handy, downloadable volumes. Each compilation volume features useful tips, advice, and guidelines on everything from selecting materials to designing injection molded parts efficiently and cost-effectively. Visit Protomold.com and catch up by downloading all four complimentary volumes today!

Protomold. Nobody’s Faster in the Short Run.®
www.protomold.com


Sponsor Spot 4

Complimentary Webinar! Current State of the Plastic Resin Market
Thursday, July 17 at 11 am EST

State of the Plastic Resin Market

Jerry Fordyce, editor of Townsend’s Plastic Market Monthly (PMM), will present a Webinar on Thursday, July 17, at 11 a.m. US Eastern Time to discuss the current state of the plastic resin market.

The Webinar will focus on current price levels, recap events and pricing trends from the previous quarter, and provide a general outlook for the upcoming quarter. The PMM is the industry’s most trusted and stable pricing service, deriving pricing benchmarks from real transactions made by plastic processors.  The PMM provides detailed pricing on PE, PP, PS, PVC and PET resins each month as well as inventory levels among resin processors, short-term demand, feedstock pricing and more.  

The presentation will draw information from the most recent issue of the PMM and be followed by a Q&A session.

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Prospector Training

Topic Date Time (EST) Presented by
Introduction to Prospector Jun. 6 11 am Ann Redgate, IDES
Advanced User Training for Prospector Jun. 6 3:30 pm Melissa Jones, IDES
Introduction to Prospector Jun. 13 3:30 pm Ann Redgate, IDES
Introduction to Prospector Jun. 20 11 am Ann Redgate, IDES
Advanced User Training for Prospector Jun. 20 3:30 pm Melissa Jones, IDES

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