contents 04 News
08 NPE 2015 draws in the crowds The triennial US plastics show broke all records last month. Chris Smith reports on some of the major business and technology developments.
15 Preform system builders target effi ciency Profi table preform production means operating at the highest levels of effi ciency. Chris Smith explores the latest mono and multi-layer technologies.
23 Plastic Closure Innovations: preview We take a look ahead to the third Plastic Closure Innovations conference, which takes place in Berlin, Germany, in June.
27 Measuring and communicating colour Jennifer Markarian reviews available technologies for measuring, matching, defi ning and sharing plastics colour information.
33 Taking halogens out of pigments Clariant’s Stefan Wannemacher and Philippe Lazerme detail the latest progress in removing halogens and lead chromate from pigments for plastics.
43 TPEs rise to new challenges Improvement in TPE formulation technology is seeing SEBS grades take on TPVs in a range of demanding aesthetic and functional applications, writes Peter Mapleston.
51 The timing is right for Plast The Plast 2015 exhibition takes place in Milan next month as the Italian economy fi nally shows some signs of sustained, if modest, growth.
56 Product update
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