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Clariant and Bayer Partners In Nanotube Compounds
To take advantage of the electrical conductivity and mechanical strength afforded by carbon nanotubes (CNT), Bayer MaterialScience AG in Germany (U.S. office in Pittsburgh) and Clariant Masterbatches (U.S. office in Winchester, Va.) signed a long-term cooperation agreement for development, production, and sales of CNT/thermoplastic compounds and masterbatches.
Read MoreBaerlocher Gets Chemtura’s OBS Stabilizers for Rigids
Germany’s Baerlocher (U.S. headquarters in Dover, Ohio) has acquired the proprietary organic-based heat stabilizer (OBS) business of Chemtura Corp., Middlebury, Conn., for rigid PVC applications.
Read MorePolyOne Makes New Moves
A new compounding alliance, expansion in liquid colors, and two new business units are the latest headlines from PolyOne Corp., Cleveland.
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Disk Pump Helps Compound Long-Fiber Thermoplastics
Already a familiar sight on European store shelves, the eye-catching appeal of "IML" is gaining traction among North American injection molders. The latest tooling and automation designs can handle the higher volumes needed here.
Read MoreCustom Compounds Of Carbon Nanotubes
WEB EXCLUSIVE A Japanese maker of injection molding presses has started a material compounding service to provide a range of thermoplastics enhanced with carbon nanotubes.
Read MoreActivator Improves Processing of Azo Exothermic Blowing Agents
WEB EXCLUSIVE A new activator/kicker is said to be the most effective of its kind for reducing the decomposition temperature of azodicarbonamide exothermic blowing agents.
Read MoreTechmer Buys Accel Color
Techmer PM, Clinton, Tenn., has acquired Accel Corp. (also known as Accel Color) of Avon, Ohio.
Read MoreFerro Restructures Plastics Businesses
Cleveland-based Ferro Corp. has restructured its plastics business into a new Polymer Specialty Materials (PSM) group based in Independence, Ohio.
Read MorePergan Renames Peroxides
Pergan GmbH of Germany, which acquired the Marshall, Texas, organic peroxide plant from Chemtura Corp. last August, is changing the trade names of some of its products.
Read MoreProcess Aid Improves Flow in HDPE
WEB EXCLUSIVE A new internal mold release and processing aid is designed to improve HDPE flow at low loadings.
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