New compounds for electronics and automotive parts
(May 13, 2008)
The Dutch material producer has developed and patented a new high-performance engineering thermoplastic that is commercialized under the trade name PA4T. According to the firm, its new compounds...
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An additive to provide blue halo to PET
(May 7, 2008)
The American masterbatches producer Ampacet Corp. has announced the introduction of a special tint additive specially designed to provide a blue halo to transparent poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET)...
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New glass fiber reinforced polyamide for automotive applications
(May 7, 2008)
The French materials producer Rhodia has introduced new high-temperature glass fiber reinforced polyamide-6,6 (PA-6,6) grade specially designed for high temperature automotive applications. These new...
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New TPE material for cold and warm water-contact applications
(May 5, 2008)
The American materials producer ExxonMobil Chemical has introduced a new thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) grade under the trade name Santoprene® TPE XF241-80EU. This new material that is compatible...
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New polyamide grade stemming from renewable resource
(May 2, 2008)
The German materials producer BASF AG has introduced a new polyamide-6,10 (PA-6,10) grade that is produced from about 60% on sebacic acid, a renewable raw material derived from castor oil. This new...
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New wood plastic compounds
(Apr 30, 2008)
The German materials producer Technamation Technical Europe GmbH has developed new wood plastics compounds (WPC) based on polypropylene (PP), polyamide (PA) and acrylonitrile butadiene styrene...
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New TPE grades for drinking water system and cold-water end-use applications
(Apr 28, 2008)
The American materials supplier PolyOne Corp. has announced that it has launched five new grade of thermoplastic elastomer in its Synprene™ (OnFlex-S) RT-3900 TPE series. These new grades, namely...
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New flame retardants for plastics
(Apr 25, 2008)
A new range of flame-retardants specially designed for engineering thermoplastics has been developed by the American firm Polyvel, Inc. These new masterbatches that are available in free-flowing...
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PLA-based sheets
(Apr 25, 2008)
The American firm Spartech Corp. has announced the introduction of a new range of thermoplastic sheets stemming from renewable resources. In fact these new products that are commercialized under the...
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New antimicrobial polyoxymethylenes
(Apr 22, 2008)
The American materials producer Ticona, a Celanese subsidiary, has developed a new range of polyoxymethylene (POM) grade with antimicrobial properties. These new materials, namely Anti-Crobe POM, are...
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New TPE grades for under-the-bonnet parts
(Apr 22, 2008)
The American materials producer DuPont Engineering Polymers has announced the launch of new thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) grades that suit for under-the-bonnet part manufacturing. All new grades can...
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New transparent sheets with barrier properties for healthcare applications
(Apr 18, 2008)
The American materials producer GE Plastics has developed a proprietary co-injection blow molding technology in order to produce innovative transparent thermoplastic sheets specially designed for...
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New polyethylene grades stemming from sugarcane
(Apr 16, 2008)
The American materials producer Dow Chemical Co. and the Brazilian firm Crystalsev have joined forces to built a world-scale facility in Brazil that will be specialized in the production of...
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New soft touch materials for interior and exterior applications
(Apr 14, 2008)
Lustran Polymers, a business unit of Lanxess, has introduced new soft touch materials specially designed for interior and exterior parts. Lustran® ST4566, an acrylonitrile butadiene styrene...
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New heavy compounds for radiation shielding medical applications
(Apr 11, 2008)
The materials producer GE plastics has launched a new line of heavy thermoplastic compounds specially designed as an alternative to lead in radiation-shielding medical applications. These new...
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