Plastics Compounding 101: What are Additives?
Plastic Additives in Compounding As a dependable custom compounder of engineering-grade thermoplastics, Star Plastics has built a reputation for delivering quality...
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September 23, 2020
Star Plastics Recycled Plastic Materials Receive Third-Party Validation
UL Environmental Validates Star Products Star Plastics, together with our partner site Star Advance Materials Co. Ltd. in Shandong, China, has received recycled plastic...
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August 19, 2020
Plastics Compounding 101: Comparing Thermoplastic Materials
What are Thermoplastics? In plastics, there are two general, but broad categories of polymers, thermoplastics and thermosets. A thermoplastic is a plastic polymer that is...
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July 9, 2020
Plastics Compounding 101: The Art & Science of Custom Plastic Compounding
Manufacturing and delivering plastic compound solutions is just as much of an art as it is a science. While technical, scientific knowledge of material is required to tailor...
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June 17, 2020
New Cold Temperature Impact Polycarbonate at Star
This New Cold Temperature Impact PC Copolymer, as part of the StarPrime line, offers improved impact at extreme temperatures. As a leader in custom polymer compounding...
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April 22, 2020
Materials for Healthcare Applications to Fight COVID-19
To help in the efforts against COVID-19, the Star team has put together a list of standard products focused on healthcare applications. These plastic compounds cut across our...
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April 17, 2020
Star Plastics Supports Community Amidst COVID-19
As the needs of the region within its plant footprint continue to grow amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the Star Plastics team has stepped up generously in response. Star...
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March 17, 2020
A Letter from Doug on COVID-19
Star Plastics Updates Regarding the Global Pandemic As the COVID-19 is changing the world around us, we believe as long as we all pull together, we will get through...
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March 12, 2020
Personal Watercraft Solution Case Study
How Star Plastics Met a Unique Light-Transparency Requirement On-Time Summary: A watersports OEM had a material failure while developing a next-generation hood...
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