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If you've ever purchased a computer online, you know how handy it is to compare models side by side. This issue's featured story includes a short demonstration on how to view several plastics together on a comparison datasheet.
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The IDES Team

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Plastics Industry Top Stories
CMAI Completes North America Propylene Supply Study
Chemical Market Associates, Inc. (CMAI) examines the changing dynamics of the major propylene supply sources and the unique supply situations of each country in North America in its recently completed North America Propylene Supply Study.
CMAI - May 29, 2007
PolyOne Distribution Receives Supplier of the Year Award from Plastiflex
PolyOne Corporation today announced that PolyOne Distribution was named Plastiflex Participations S.A. supplier of the year for 2006.
PolyOne - May 25, 2007
NEU Introduces a New Line of Tungsten-Filled Compounds for Improved Medical Device Applications
NEU, a leading international engineering polymer compounder, has introduced a new series of medical grade resins with features and benefits not found in currently used radio opaque polymers.
NEU - May 22, 2007
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