Definitions
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- noun A solid product (normally of
plastic ,rubber , orelastomer ) in whichpigments oradditives are optimally dispersed at high concentration in a carrier material. The carrier material is compatible with the main plastic in which it will be blended during molding, whereby the final plastic product obtains the color or properties from the masterbatch.
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Examples
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Volume for the quarter was 312 million pounds, a decrease of 3.0% from the prior-year period, primarily related to the masterbatch product family.
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Hong Kong masterbatch plant closure - consolidation into Tianjin, China facility
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Gross profit increased to $4.6 million in the fourth quarter of last year, primarily due to an increase of $1.0 million in the masterbatch product families offset by the Australia specialty powders product family.
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The new office will first focus on providing high-quality masterbatch products for growing markets in the region and surrounding areas, and will enhance our ability to serve many of our European customers who also are expanding into the Middle East .
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We are driving the company to greater efficiency with investments in energy centers and yield technology, and streamlining our asset base as evidenced by the closure of our Hong Kong masterbatch facility.
unknown title 2012
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The increase was due to improved gross profit per pound in the masterbatch and specialty powders product families, offset by lower gross profit per pound in the engineered plastics product families.
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The increase in gross profit was a result of improvement in the masterbatch product family across all segments.
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When combined with Polimaster, the Brazilian color business acquired in October 2010, the Company has firmly established specialty engineered materials, color masterbatch and distribution capabilities in this attractive growing market.
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Planet Green Bottle Corporation ( "PGBC") initiated with Wells Plastics Ltd. of the UK, the development of a masterbatch additive which causes a PET plastic bottle to become oxo-biodegradable in the environment.
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PGBC announced separately an exclusive agreement with Wells Plastics Ltd. of the UK (www. wellsplastics.com) wherein PGBC has introduced a proprietary, patent pending masterbatch additive which will cause the ordinary PET (polyethylene terephthalate) plastic bottle to oxo-biodegrade in 10 to 20 years versus estimates of up to 1,000 years for untreated, non-degradable PET plastic bottle.
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