For the second time this month, materials firm Chem-Trend LP has made an acquisition. This time, Howell, Mich.-based Chem-Trend has bought the Ultra Purge-brand purging compound business of Italian ...

Over the years, purging compounds have demonstrated their effectiveness in substantially minimizing downtime and waste in numerous plastic industries. Plastic processors have distinct purging compound ...

Commercial purge compounds (CPCs) were originally designed and marketed to the injection molding industry, which remains the dominant process for CPC usage. Today injection molders are aware of the ...