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		<title><![CDATA[Flame retardants: is the customer always right? Brominated additives are a bete noire for OEMs trying for a green image, but perhaps for the wrong reasons. What then is the future for halogen-based flame retardants?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Big names like Apple and Deli have gone public in recent months with commitments to stop using brominated flame retardants BFRs in the plastics they use. Some types have turned up in the environment and in breast milk, which in most people's book is a good reason to look for...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jul 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Dupont Engineering Polymers. (Plastics & Coatings: In Brief).(prices)(Brief Article)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[DUPONT ENGINEERING POLYMERS is raising North American prices for  standard and specialty grades of Zytel nylon, Minlon mineral ...    DUPONT ENGINEERING POLYMERS is raising North American prices for  standard and specialty grades of Zytel nylon, Minlon mineral reinforced  nylon, Delrin acetal, Rynite PET and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Solutia Inc. (Plastics & Coatings In Brief).(to raise prices on nylon carpet fibers up to 13%)(Brief Article)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[SOLUTIA INC. is launching a price increase of up to 13 percent on  nylon carpet fibers for both the residential and commercial carpet  market segments effective March 3 for residential carpet fibers and  April 1 for commercial ...    SOLUTIA INC. is launching a price...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[DuPont Textile & Interiors'. (Plastics & Coatings In Brief).(to launch global price hike of 10-15% for certain core nylon intermediates)(Brief Article)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[DUPONT TEXTILE & INTERIORS' DTI nylon intermediates and  polymers business is launching a global price increase of 10 percent to  15 percent for certain core nylon intermediates in the European, Asia  Pacific and North American regions effective    DUPONT TEXTILE & INTERIORS' DTI nylon intermediates...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[DuPont Textiles and Interiors targets nylon intermediates for sustained growth. (Plastics & Coatings).(Brief Article)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[DUPONT TEXTILES and Interiors DTI is projecting above trend line  growth for its nylon intermediates business. The $6.5 billion DTI owns a  range of household consumer brand names, including Teflon, Lycra, Tactel  and Stainmaster. DTI also has an in    DUPONT TEXTILES and Interiors DTI...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2002 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Nylon. (Plastics in Brief).(BASF to boost prices in Europe)(Brief Article)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[NYLON BASF will raise its European prices for caprolactam by  [epsilon]200($ 175) per metric ton, effective April 1. Because  caprolactam is a major feedstock for the company's ...    NYLON BASF will raise its European prices for caprolactam by  [epsilon]200($ 175) per metric ton, effective...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2002 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Nanocomposites: Broaden Roles in Automotive, Barrier Packaging.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nanocomposites are gradually gaining acceptance in the mainstream  of global plastics processing. These polymer compounds, containing  relatively low loadings (under 6% by weight) of nanometer-sized mineral  particles, are beginning to show up in polypropylene and TPO-based  automotive exterior claddings see sidebar, barrier beer bottles, nylon ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2001 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[30th Annual SPE Automotive Awards: 2001 Plastics Odyssey]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ford's Controlled Energy Management Bumper Isolator Wins Grand Award and Chassis/Hardware/Powertrain Award  An energy absorption system used in the 2001 Ford Windstar was voted the most innovative overall application of automotive plastics at the 30th annual SPE Automotive Awards, held November 9 at Cobo Center in Detroit. All award...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2000 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[GE's Honeywell plans merit close watching.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5258/is_200011/ai_n20350862]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[What will GE Plastics do with a nylon business? Let's put it  this way: Some folks in Wilmington, Del., and Leverkusen, Germany, will  be considering that question very carefully in the next few months.  General Electric Co.'s Oct. 22 deal to buy Honeyw  What will GE...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Nov 2000 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[NYLON.(Dow Plastics raises prices)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dow Plastics will raise its prices for all Vydyne nylon resins in  North America by 12c. per pound. The increase will be effective for  shipments of Vydyne nylon resins in North America made on or after  October 15.       Dow Plastics attributes...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2000 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Automotive Plastics 2000]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[They are coming closer, faster. The automotive OEMs are realizing in more depth the benefits that plastics can provide in car design--the flexibility, the functionality, the potential for weight and cost savings. Watch for more modularity, more style, and more satisfaction of consumer desires and needs as the new models...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Sep 2000 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Automotive polymers resist high heat and humidity.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Polymer technology to improve high-temperature/high-humidity  performance for automotive applications has reportedly been developed at  GE Plastics, Pittsfield, Mass. Thermoplastic polyesters, nylons, and  nylon alloys are traditional choices for primar  Polymer technology to improve high-temperature/high-humidity  performance for automotive applications has reportedly been developed at  GE...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jul 2000 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Plastics News staff reporter Frank Esposito covered the following  items at SAE 2000, held March 6-9 in Detroit.    Mark IV expanding manifold production    Swedish automotive systems supplier Mark IV Automotive will open  its seventh nylon air-intake manifold production cell at its Montreal...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Mar 2000 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[AlliedSignal Plastics grows as Honeywell.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The former AlliedSignal Inc. continues to expand its nylon resin,  film and recycled PET operations under its newly adopted name.    Known as Honeywell Inc. since its merger last year with the  aerospace giant, the company also has renamed its plastics   The former AlliedSignal...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2000 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Automotive plastics]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6619/is_n9_v54/ai_n28712605]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Heightened awarenessDon Vesey, supervisor, Composites, Plastics, and Textiles, at Chrysler Corp., characterizes the company's position on plastics as an evolving awareness of expanding opportunities in material selection. "The important thing is to learn to use any material most effectively; and that is what we try to do as the choices...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 1998 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Clay-filled 'nanocomposites' offer extraordinary properties.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[They are generating a lot of excitement despite the secrecy  surrounding their development. They are said to exhibit dramatic  improvements in mechanical, thermal, barrier, and flame-retardant  properties, all without significant loss of toughness or clarity. These  new reinforced plastics, known as nanocomposites, contain very tiny ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 1998 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Separation or compatibilization? Alternative recycling solutions emerge.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[For recycling mixed or contaminated plastics waste, you can either  separate the different ingredients or find some way to compatibilize the  mixture so that it results in useful properties. New ways to accomplish  both were presented at the SPE's Fourth Annual Recycling  Conference, held recently in...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 1998 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Reprocessed nylon air-cleaner housings are voted most innovative at SPE Automotive Awards]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Ford Motor Co. program that converts nylon from post-consumer carpets into engine air-cleaner housings won two major awards at the 27th Annual SPE Automotive Awards, held November 12 in Detroit. The Carpet to Car Parts program, which reprocesses 27 million [ft.sup.2] of carpeting that would otherwise be destined for...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Automotive plastics]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Under the hoodIncreased efficiency, including the need to more tightly pack the engine compartments, are driving evaluation of high-temperature plastics for underhood applications. Ray Dugas, automotive sales director, Ticona North America formerly Hoechst Technical Polymers, sees growing potential for the company's current automotive entries, including Forton polyphenylene sulfide PPS; Vectra...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 1997 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[New waves in engineering plastics.(Plastics 97)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Transportation and appliances lead the market in consumption of  engineering thermoplastics, while manufacturers look for ways to keep  costs down.       Consumer demand for products that provide lighter weight and  greater durability at lower cost is    Transportation and appliances...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 1997 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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