• Who Distributes This Plastic? ^New!
• Congress Delivers Essential Chemical Security Legislation in Final Inning
• Changing Perceptions About Innovation
• Thermoplastics Report

Try this issue's featured search: Designing with Plastics

In this issue's featured story, we ask the question, "Who distributes this plastic?"

Often resin buyers have a tough time finding the answer to this question. Read on to learn how Prospector now helps them connect with resin sellers quickly!

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The IDES Prospector Team

Who Distributes This Plastic?

There has never been an efficient way to find companies that distribute the plastics you need to buy - that is until now!

With Prospector's Property Search, you can quickly determine who supplies the plastic you're looking to buy. If you already subscribe to Property Search, you'll notice a new item called 'Distributors' found within the General Properties folder.

Learn more here.

Congress Delivers Essential Chemical Security Legislation in Final Inning

The House and Senate just approved the Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill, HR. 5441, which contains language authorizing the Department to regulate security at chemical facilities. The members of the American Chemistry Council (ACC) have been in the vanguard of this issue by voluntarily securing their facilities under ACC’s Responsible Care Security Code® even as they urged Congress to pass meaningful chemical security legislation. ACC is the leading trade association of the chemistry industry, representing 133 chemical manufacturers who encompass approximately 85% of chemical production capacity in the United States.

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Global Industry Survey Reveals Changing Perceptions About Innovation

Perceptions regarding who is primarily responsible for innovation have expanded from the confines of the laboratory to include all employees of a company, according to a study of a cross section of managers and professionals in manufacturing companies in the Americas, Asia, and Europe. The research results were released August 23, 2006. (Source: SPE)

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Thermoplastics Report

'Degradable' Plastics Usage Will Jump by 17% Annually
This forecast by Freedonia will take consumption of such biodegradable/compostable, photodegradable, and other degradable polymers to 500 million lb in 2010 in the U.S., having a value of US$610 million. This is up from just 121 million lb in 2000.

Conductive Thermoplastic "Optical Hoods" for Circuit Boards Replace Metal
Optical hoods are tiny, wedge-shaped shields manufactured by Extrusion Technologies, Inc., which deflect laser light from sensitive printed circuit board components.

Conductive "Noryl GTX’ for Powder Coating Will Eliminate Need for Conductive Primer
"Powder coating is a fast growing technology due to its environmental benefits, particularly the elimination of solvents and related compounds that are emitted into the air in conventional liquid paint," explains Christine Murner, ecomagination leader, GE Plastics. Powder coating also saves money by eliminating the waste of overspray.

New Color-Design Software Links CAD Drawings to OEM, Molder, and Ampacet
This ‘Kaleid-A-Vision’ tool especially targets plastics packaging designers. The collaborative 3-D color design software accelerates color selection process for plastic bottles. It interconnects all decision makers so real-time visualization can be used to apply colors, surface textures, labels and special effects to CAD drawings.

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