Materials
New Form of 3D-Printed Material Aimed at Lighter, Safer Car Designs and More
Team of researchers led by University of Glasgow combined polyolefins with multiwall carbon nanotubes to come up with a new plate-lattice cellular ‘metamaterial’ with impressive impact resistance.
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Weatherable Polyolefin Capstocks for WPC Decking
Teknor Apex’s Weatherguard WG-9000 compounds shown to outperform standard capstocks without need for ionomer content.
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Arkema Launches ‘Start-Up Connect’ Program
Arkema’s new initiative invites start-ups specializing in advanced materials to join forces in developing future responsible materials innovations.
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DSM and Neste in Strategic Partnership to Create High-Performance Plastics from Sustainable Feedstock
Key to the collaboration is DSM Engineering Materials which will start replacing a significant portion of the fossil feedstock used to date in the manufacture of its engineering resins with feedstock produced from recycled waste plastics and/or 100% bio-based hydrocarbons.
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Acrylic Impact Modifiers Key to Enhanced Callaway Golf Balls
Dow’s Paraloid impact modifier and a proprietary blend of Surlyn ionomers make up the hybrid cover of Callaway’s new ERC Soft and Supersoft golf balls.
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Ineos Styrolution Partners with Polystyvert to Advance Circular Economy for PS
Polystyvert’s patented recycling technology can convert all types of solid PS waste to high-quality polystyrene.
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'Highly Efficient' Purging Agent for Blow Molding Polyolefins
Techmer PM’s PFM117632 purging agent said to slash changeover time and offer significant sustainability benefits.
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Shintech North America to Bring on New PVC Capacity; More Domestic New Capacity Underway
Shintech Louisiana announces further PVC capacity expansion plans to help reverse the supply tightness.
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Expanded Line of Structural Thermoplastics With New Resin Formulations
Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials has expanded its portfolio of KyronMax structural short carbon fiber thermoplastic compounds.
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Eastman to Build World-Scale Plastic-to-Plastic Molecular Recycling Facility
With this significant investment, Eastman will use its methanolysis process to convert more than 250 million lb/yr of polyester-based waste into high-performance copolyesters.
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