A new 25% glass fiber-reinforced polyamide 6 compound provides injection molders with an alternative to halogenated flame retardant (FR) formulations while meeting stringent requirements for flame retardance, it was announced today by Chem Polymer, a unit of Teknor Apex Company.
“Dow Corning’s aim is to build a sustainable commercial position in the market for thermoplastics” said Jill Rykert, Dow Corning Corporation’s program leader for thermoplastics, while sharing the company’s best practices at the recently conducted NPE2009 conference, a comprehensive global event sponsored by SPI, a plastics industry trade association.
A short time ago, the new Terblend® N NG-02 EF found one of its first high-volume application at Same Deutz-Fahr Group, the Italian manufacturer of agricultural tractors. The latest glass fiber-reinforced member of the ABS/PA line from BASF has been optimized to provide especially good flowability (EF: excellent flow) and compared to the conventional glass fiber-reinforced product offers almost twice the impact strength. It thus provides ease of processing with mechanical stability.
In order to sustain the growth of the specialty acrylic polymer market in Asia, Arkema announces the construction of a production plant at its Changshu site (China).
" This investment of some €15M will prov...
Chemists and engineers at the University of Warwick have found that exposing particular mixtures of polymer particles and other materials to sudden freeze-drying can create a high-tech armored foam that could be used for...
The National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR) today refuted the premise that polylactic acid (PLA) containers can be successfully mixed in to the existing stream of recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PE...
Dotmar recently expanded their product range to include custom cast polyurethane, stock shapes and parts. Dotmar is equipped with a versatile range of urethane processing machinery and knowledgeable staff for the production of high quality polyurethane products.
Universal Foam Products, LLC announced that it now offers two ways to build a marine boat docks or party decks: custom expanded polystyrene (EPS) floatation blocks and Formex encapsulated floats.
European Bioplastics published a position paper distancing itself from the so-called "oxo-biodegradable" industry. The paper sheds some light on the technology behind the so-called "oxo-biodegradable"...
The Autograph AGS-X Series table-top universal testers, now available from Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, deliver efficient, precise tensile and compression tests for the rubber, plastic and film industries. With the AGS-X, users can perform a three- or four-point bending test, peeling test, and tear tests on various materials, including thermostatic resins.
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