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PBT/PET blends cut costs, not performance.


New glass-reinforced Schuladur PBT PBT Provider Backbone Transport (networking technology adding determinism to ethernet)
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 compounds from A. Schulman Inc., Akron, Ohio Akron is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Summit County.GR6 The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio on the Cuyahoga River between Cleveland to the north and Canton to the south, approximately 60 miles (96 km) west of , contain up to 25% post-consumer PET bottle reclaim. They cost 10% to 20% less than equivalent all-PBT compounds, which typically sell for $1.30 to $1.50/lb. Schuladur reportedly shows little difference from virgin PBT in properties, processability, and consistency.

Grades with 10% to 40% glass content are used in automotive hood latches Noun 1. hood latch - a catch that holds the hood of a car shut
catch - a fastener that fastens or locks a door or window
, grille-opening retainers, housings for rear wiper motors, window lifts, wipers
For the town in Belgium which was called 'Wipers' by British soldiers during World War One, See Ypres.


The Wipers were a punk rock group formed in Portland, Oregon in 1977 by guitarist Greg Sage, drummer Sam Henry and bassist Dave Koupal.
, door handles, and connectors. Non-automotive uses include electrical relays, fuse cases, bobbins, pump casings, impellers, machine guards, and fixtures for lighting, plumbing, and doors. Tel: (800) 643-6101 * PTDirect: 687YD
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Title Annotation:Materials
Publication:Plastics Technology
Date:Oct 1, 2004
Words:104
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