1. Compounding

    Neutrex adds purging compound capacity, lab

    Oct. 24, 2016

    Neutrex Inc. has increased production capacity for its Purgex purging compounds by 50 percent with the addition of new blending equipment at its 20,000-square-foot Houston headquarters. The company also added a chemistry lab to supplement its technical laboratory, which tests its products in injection molding machines. Neutrex is a global supplier of purging compounds for injection molding, extrusion and blow molding processes.

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