Engineering Resins
Styrolution Opens for Business
WEB EXCLUSIVE: On Oct. 1, Styrolution became a free-standing corporation, owned 50:50 by BASF in Germany and Ineos Holdings Ltd.
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Commodity and Engineering Resin Prices Softening
As we enter the fourth quarter, price relief has already been felt in the four major commodity thermoplastics and four large-volume engineering resins.
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New PC Sheet Offers Blast Protection for Buildings
A new type of “structural envelope” based on a special polycarbonate sheet laminate from Bayer MaterialScience LLC, Pittsburgh, is said to establish a new level of bomb-blast resistance for building structures.
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Now LDS Electronic Circuitry Is Colorable
Laser direct structuring (LDS) is a powerful technology for adding electrical circuit paths to plastics electronic products such as mobile phone and notebook antennas or molded interconnect devices (MIDs). But up to now, LDS-ready plastics were limited to black.
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Biopolymers Add Something to Acrylics
Arkema blend consisting of 20% biopolymer doubles the melt flow of straight acrylic; 30% triples it.
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‘Easy-Molding’ Nylon Compound Targets Metal in Cars
Metal-replacement opportunities continue to emerge as fuel economies become more critical.
Read MoreMore Compounding Expansions
In addition to three compounding expansions reported in March, three more have emerged:•Lanxess Corp., Pittsburgh, recently broke ground on a new compounding facility in Gastonia, N.C.
Read MoreStyron to Become Trinseo
Styron LLC, Berwin, Pa., the company formed last June from the former Styron Div. of Dow Chemical Co., has decided to change its name.
Read MoreSolvay Agrees to Buy Rhodia, Combines Its Plastics Units
Solvay of Brussels, Belgium, signed an agreement last month to offer a friendly cash offer for Rhodia of Paris, France.
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