A. Schulman launched two new thermoplastic elastomer products
A. Schulman announced the European launch of two new thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) products for automotive applications - Invision VX EP ultra high-flow TPE, and Invision SLX slush TPE.
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Piber Group is using Bormod BJ368MO from Borealis
Italian food packaging specialist Piber Group is using Bormod BJ368MO from Borealis, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, for the production of a range of injection moulded tubs for yellow fats and margarines. The company uses the same material for ice-cream tubs and lids.
SABIC introduces lightweight, high-performance thermoplastic composites for automotive applications
SABIC demonstrates its leadership in innovative, lightweight composites for automotive industry.
Arnitel TPC from DSM Engineering Plastics
Arnitel TPC from DSM Engineering Plastics adds core value to automotive and industrial hoses and tubing.
Borealis` Daplen inside for new Skoda Fabia
Borealis, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, is helping Volkswagen Group (VW) raise the interior quality and visual appeal of its Skoda Fabia Roomster generation.
DSM Engineering Plastics launched Stanyl LED 1551
DSM Engineering Plastics has announced the launch of Stanyl LED 1551, the latest grade of Stanyl used in plastic lead chip carriers (PLCC) for high brightness LED`s. These LED`s are conventionally selected for back lighting LCD display panels used in Mobile phones, PDAs, notebook PCs and hand held devices.
SABIC's high-performance Lexan XHR sheet
SABIC Innovative Plastics` high-performance Lexan XHR Sheet for aircraft interiors now available with decorative surfaces from Boltaron.
Plastic with the property of killing microbes
BASF launched new plastic that has the property of killing microbes. The product has been presented at the Fakuma 2008 in October in Friedrichshafen, Germany.
Ticona added to its portfolio the enhanced Celanex 6842
Ticona Engineering Polymers, a leader in non-halogenated thermoplastic polyester (PBT) development, announcedan addition to its portfolio of XFR - halogen - free flame retardant polymers - the enhanced Celanex 6842 series with improved processability and equivalent properties that give designers and manufacturers a "drop-in" option for use in eco-friendly electrical and electronic components.
Akulon Ultraflow from DSM Engineering Plastics
Precision injection molding in model making Akulon Ultraflow from DSM Engineering Plastics provides high cost savings potential.
New Ticona Green Electronics quality seal from Ticona
Ticona, one of the world`s leading manufacturers of engineering polymers, provides the appropriate plastics - a real business opportunity for IT suppliers.
Arkema strengthens its position in Asia
Arkema strengthens its position in Asia by doubling the production capacity of its Shanghai Hydrogen Peroxide plant.
DuPont introduces new, thinner SentryGlas
DuPont Glass Laminating Solutions announces commercial availability of new 0.9-mm (35-mil) DuPont SentryGlas clear interlayer for use in making strong, protective windows, doors and safety-glazed building elements.
Piber produces stronger packaging containers faster with Bormod from Borealis
Italian food packaging specialist Piber Group is using Bormod BJ368MO from Borealis, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, for the production of a range of injection moulded tubs for yellow fats and margarines.
Cycoloy and Cycolac - two types of plastics for decorative dhrome plating
SABIC Innovative Plastics` Optimized Materials for decorative chrome plating let auto OEMs create luxurious looks with ease.
SABIC launched the thermoplastic composite grade: IXIS 157
SABIC Innovative Plastics and Azdel, Inc. have launched their new hybrid thermoplastic composite grade, IXIS 157 composite, a continuous glass-fiber-reinforced sandwich composite for automotive horizontal body panels.
Europe's first plastic bridge is open
Europe's first plastics road bridge is ready for use! The plastics bridge comes without nails and screws. Instead, the bridge's carriageway slab is made of fibreglass-reinforced polymer (FRP) glued onto two steel bearers. The bridge is 27 metres long by five metres wide and weighs 80 tonnes and can be used as any traditional bridge.
Teknor Apex at Fakuma 2008
A high-impact polyamide 66 compound with flow properties superior to those of similar competing materials provides the flexural strength and low-temperature toughness required for many automotive parts as well as for dunnage, it was announced today by Teknor Apex UK Ltd., which will introduce the material to the European market at Fakuma 2008 (Stand B2208).
New plastics launched by Lanxess
Lanxess launched a high performance plastics as alternative to injection-mold metal and metal sheet.
Interview with Andy Verheijden, Piotr Kwiecień and Boy Litjens from SABIC
SABIC is the Saudi Basic Industries Corporation, one of the world`s leading manufacturers of chemicals, fertilizers, plastics and metals. The company supplies these materials to other companies, who use them to make the products on which the world has come to depend. SABIC Innovative Plastics, launched in 2007, is a leading, global supplier of engineering thermoplastics with a 75-year history of breakthrough solutions that solve its customers` most pressing challenges. We publish the interview with Andy Verheijden (Growth Leader for Eastern Europe at SABIC Innovative Plastics, formerly GE Plastics), Piotr Kwiecień (Office Captain of SABIC Poland), and Boy Litjens (Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Managing Board of SABIC Europe).
DuPont introduces Biomax PTT
DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers announced the introduction of Biomax PTT, which contains up to 35 percent renewably sourced content for packaging applications. Biomax PTT 1100 is especially suitable for use in injectionmolded containers, cosmetic packaging and other parts where polyesters are used.
Ticona Introduced Hostaform Long Glass Fiber POM
Ticona Engineering Polymers introduced a new Hostaform long glass fiber acetal copolymer (POM) that delivers better performance than standard reinforced thermoplastic polymers. Ticona designed this long glass reinforced fiber POM to become the industry`s choice of material in a variety of structural applications such as automotive, appliances and gears.
Glass Polymer for packagings
It looks like glass and it feels like glass - but glass it isn't and that's why it offers such significant advantages. We're talking here about the Rebhan packagings made of Glass Polymer, an innovative plastic from Eastman Chemicals. What does Glass Polymer mean, we hear you ask? Well, it's a modified copolyester and it was developed specifically for the production of thick-walled glass look-alike plastic containers.
Housing of DuPontT Zytel HTN for map-controlled thermostat
The housing of the map-controlled thermostat by Behr Thermot-tronik, of Kornwestheim, Germany, which is installed in BMW`s N43 series four-cylinder petrol motors, is exposed to a combination of very high mechanical, thermal and chemical stresses. To enable this complex part to withstand the application`s demanding requirements dependably over long periods, Behr decided to make the housing out of DuPont Zytel HTN high-performance polyamide.
Opel and BASF develop a novel plastic part to protect pedestrians
During the development of motor vehicles with improved passive protection for pedestrians, Adam Opel GmbH, headquartered in Rüsselsheim, Germany, entered into a cooperative effort with BASF and created a new plastic part that is instrumental in meeting pedestrian protection requirements in the vehicles of the future.
New SABIC`s Xtreme LNP Starflam specialty compounds
To provide electrical device and connector manufacturers with a lower-cost alternative to traditional materials like thermosets or special high heat polymers, while delivering excellent short-term heat performance, SABIC Innovative Plastics today announced new Xtreme LNP Starflam specialty compounds.
Drying and cleaning plant for reprocessing of plastics
MAS, the Austrian manufactured, presented at 12th International Fair of Plastics Processing Plastpol, which was held on 27 - 30 May 2008 its new drying and cleaning plant for reprocessing of plastics. Plastpol is one of the largest exhibitions dedicated to the plastics industry not only in Poland, but also in Eastern Europe.
Plastics for for UEFA Euro 2008 Stadiums
SABIC Innovative Plastics` Lexan Thermoclear Glazing Is Being Used for UEFA Euro 2008 Stadiums and Arenas.
Interview with Steven Mojo, Executive Director of the Biodegradable Products Institute
We publish an interview with Steven Mojo, Executive Director of the Biodegradable Products Institute: Breakdown on bioplastics - Alternative materials increasingly viable.Brand owners concerned about the sustainability of their product packaging are growing increasingly uneasy about traditional petroleumbased polymer packaging. They recognize all the advantages it offers in protecting their product, but they also are under pressure to meet mandatory retail initiatives and to reap some of the rewards associated with improved environmental stewardship.
Perrite at Plastpol in Poland
Leading engineering thermoplastic manufacturer Perrite will present its commitment to providing high performance, technically advanced and cost-effective solutions in a wide range of polymers at the forthcoming Plastpol exhibition 27 - 30 May 2008 in Kielce, Poland.
Innovative technology enables Teknor Apex to manufacture flexible vinyl compounds
Innovative formulation technology now enables Teknor Apex Company to manufacture flexible vinyl compounds that reduce emission of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) by 80% or more in comparison with conventional counterparts, it was announced today by the company's Vinyl Division.
BASF biodegradable plastics expansion
BASF SE has announced plans for a significant expansion of its production plant for the biodegradable plastic Ecoflex at the company`s Ludwigshafen site. The move will raise Ecoflex production capacities from the current 14,000 by 60,000 metric tons per year. Production at the expanded plant will commence in the third quarter of 2010.
Exatec Expands Advanced Technology Capabilities
To help meet consumer demand for more fuel-efficient vehicles, the automotive industry is focusing on alternative glazing solutions that can lower vehicle weight and help improve fuel economy. Exatec LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of SABIC Innovative Plastics, is broadening its range of coating technologies to offer designers new capabilities in innovative vehicle glazing with Lexan polycarbonate (PC) resin.
Potable water certifications for SABIC Hydrostable Noryl Resins speed time to market
The SABIC Innovative Plastics family of Noryl hydrostable resins, which are amorphous blends of PPO polyphenylene ether resin and polystyrene, offer best-in-class retention of properties when exposed to water. These resins provide high burst strength, and excellent chemical, fatigue, and creep resistance. They are used widely as replacements for traditional metals and other plastics, including acetal and polyamide. These resins are available in a variety of reinforced and unfilled grades.
BASF expands capacities for Neopor
BASF is expanding its production capacities for the innovative insulation product Neopor in Ludwigshafen and will start producing the material for the first time in South Korea. Neopor needs less material to achieve the same insulation quality as Styropor, thus making a key contribution to energy efficiency and climate protection.
New Lexan DMX polycarbonate film
SABIC Innovative Plastics launched new Lexan DMX polycarbonate (PC) films for portable electronics applications such as cell phone and laptop covers, palm rests, and keypads.