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Resin pricing data, trends and market commentary in the ICIS pricing plastic reports are considered to be the most important market reference published today and significant volumes of global business are concluded using ICIS pricing price assessments. As a result, we're fortunate to be working with ICIS to deliver more pricing data and insight during these “exciting” times to you. Below you'll find links to download complimentary recent reports on Polypropylene, Polyethylene, Polyol, and Isocyanates.
In this issue:
- January 2009 Resin Pricing Reports and Commentary
- REACH Regulation Plastics
- Internet Advertising Increasing Despite Weak Economy
- Best Polymer Books of 2008
- The Plastics Marketplace™ Updates!
- Plastics Webinars & Training
- The IDES Team
January 2009 Resin Pricing Reports and Commentary
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2009 is shaping up to be an interesting year already. With so much volatility and uncertainty, it is important to have the latest pricing and news possible. ICIS has provided IDES with 6 pricing reports that are hot off the presses. You can get your complimentary downloads in The Plastics Store™ by following the links below.
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Within the Prospector plastics search engine, Property Search now includes a fast way to find technical material data sheets for plastics that are REACH compliant. Currently there are more than 200 materials listed in this category within Prospector's database. |
Internet Advertising Increasing Despite Weak Economy
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A recent report from the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP (PWC) shows that online advertising continues to grow even in the difficult economy. David Silverman of PWC said, “…the Internet should be better poised to withstand the storm given its ability to combine performance-based advertising along with broad-based branding." If you're a marketer looking for ways to maximize the return on your advertising dollars, we invite you to contact Josh Dorrell to discuss cost-effective ways and proven methods for you to connect with our audience of 250,000 plastics professionals: 800-788-4668 or 307-742-9227 x220. |
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We've compiled a list of the most popular polymer books purchased during 2008 through The Plastics Store™. Again, the Pocket Specs books rounded out as many of the top favorites. The most popular item was the Troubleshooting FlipChart for Injection Molding. The list also features 20 top free articles covering topics about designing and processing with plastic materials. |
The Plastics Marketplace™
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More and more molders, OEMs and suppliers use The Plastics Marketplace™ as a resource to sell secondary market resins. We get 500 visits to the marketplace every day (and it’s growing!). Today, we have more than 25 million pounds of resin listed for sale.
Did you know that you can receive an email that will alert you to the latest additions to the marketplace? It takes just seconds to sign up and best of all, it’s free!
You can also list materials that you have available. These resins can be prime, reprocessed, regrind, widespec or scrap. We have a number of suppliers and compounders of prime material that have had success in moving their inventory. It is fast, easy and also free of charge. Click here to see how to submit your materials.
Recent listings in the Marketplace include:
| Family | Description | Form | lbs | $/lb |
| ABS+PC | Bayer Bayblend FR 110 | Prime | 1,500 |
$2.03 |
| PE,HDPE | Clean Washed Regrind HDPE Injection Grade Pails Melt 4 to 8 | Regrind | 40,000 |
$0.29 |
| PE,HDPE, HMW | Washed Clean Regrind HMWPE from Drum Fractional Melt 0.04 to 0.07 | Regrind | 120,000 |
$0.29 |
| PP, Copoly | Clean Washed Regrind PP Co Polymer Injection Grade Pails | Regrind | 20,000 |
$0.29 |
| PVC Flex | 70A | Virgin O/S | 40,000 |
$0.62 |
| TPU | Dow Isoplast 202 LGF 40 | Virgin | 1,600 |
$5.45 |
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| Topic | Date | Time (EST) | Presented by |
| Scientific Troubleshooting of Common Injection Molding Defects | Jan. 29 | 2:00 pm | Andy Routsis, A. Routsis Assoc. |
| Prospector Advanced User Training | Feb. 4 | 11:00 am | Ann Redgate & Melissa Jones, IDES |
| Predicting Reinforced Plastic Material Performance | Feb. 18 | 2:00 pm | Jim McGuire, BASF |
| Part Design - Assembly of Components | Mar. 6 | 2:00 pm | Bill McMaster, BASF |
| How to Achieve Optimum Cycle Times | Mar. 18 | 2:00 pm | Jim McGuire, BASF |
| 2009 Scientific Molding Webinars & Training | Andy Routsis, A. Routsis Associates, Inc. | ||
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