Materials
Non-Fluorosurfactant Peroxide Curable Fluoroelastomers
Solvay launches new high-performance Tecnoflon FKM without use of PFAs used as process aids.
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Understanding Strain-Rate Sensitivity In Polymers
Material behavior is fundamentally determined by the equivalence of time and temperature. But that principle tends to be lost on processors and designers. Here’s some guidance.
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Invista to Expand Nylon 66 Capacity
The company is making a significant investment in its South Carolina facility to transform it from carpet fiber to nylon 66 polymer focused production.
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HDPE for Machine Direction and Biaxially Oriented Films
Nova Chem’s new Surpass HPs153-A said to exhibit exceptional stability due to its broad orientation window.
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Asaclean Launches Interactive, Educational Website
Offering nearly 500 pages of purging content in English & Spanish, the new site is suited to both new and experienced processors.
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Thermally Conductive Nylon 6 for Electric Sports Car Component
Cooling element for the charge controller of an electric sports car made from Lanxess’ Durethan BTC965FM30 nylon 6
Read MorePlaskolite Acquires MXL Industries
Thermoplastic sheet and acrylic resins supplier buys molder and coater of optical parts.
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100% Cellulose Film Resin Adopted by Restaurant Chain for Take-Out Packaging
Woodly and film converter Amerplast have applied the novel material to commercialization of heat-sealed sandwich bags.
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Fratelli Guzzini Selects Sustainable Styrenics from Ineos Styrolution
The styrenics used in the drinkware are based on biomass balanced styrene produced by BASF
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PP Impact Copolymer for TWIM Packaging
INVISTA’s new AP5197-LV PP is ‘fortified’ with Milliken’s DeltaMax performance modifier.
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