Materials

To meet the growing requirements for chemical resistance and thermal stability, Gummiwerk Kraiburg has expanded its product portfolio to include perfluor-elastomer-based (FFKM) compounds. This high-tech material is suitable for different applications. The materials of this product family start where other elastomers...

The global leader in the chemical industry, Sabic, announced at NPE 2018 the third expansion of its additive manufacturing materials offering within 12 months. Specifically, Sabic is launching three new filaments for fused deposition modelling (FDM): Ultem AM1010F filament for general high-temperature applications, including tooling; and Ultem...

The North American market and the automotive industry, in particular, are strategic for RadiciGroup. That is why the RadiciGroup Performance Plastics Business Area - present in the USA since 1998 - has continued to invest in improving its production plants, increasing production capacity and ensuring prompt customer delivery of its innovative and…

The development of film technologies for car interiors has made great progress in recent years. "Trends such as autonomous driving, networking and individualization pose entirely new challenges, but also offer great opportunities for the use of polycarbonate and thermoplastic polyurethane films", explained Dirk Pophusen, film specialist at…

Basf 3D Printing Solutions is presenting a variety of new materials at the Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG) Conference from April 8 to 12, 2018 in St. Louis, Missouri. Together with Essentium Materials, Texas, Basf 3D Printing Solutions is also building up a global distribution network for plastic filaments. Both companies are...

German nova-Institute presented technologies, polymers, developers and producers in this growing sector with high economic and sustainability potential at the “Conference on carbon dioxide as feedstock for fuels, chemistry and polymers“, hold in Cologne, Germany, on March 15 and 16. With almost 170 participants, the conference in Cologne has...

In January 2018 Francesco Franceschetti Elastomeri introduced on the market the new range of Masterefran expanding masterbatches announced by Giulia Franceschetti at the TPE conference, on November 2017 in Munich (Germany): "We decided to invest our 30 years of experience in the development of a new process on a new production line...

The attractive long-term prospects for pultruded composites in infrastructure and further key application markets were highlighted at the recent World Pultrusion Conference, organised by the European Pultrusion Technology Association (EPTA). This year’s event attracted a record number of composites professionals from around the world to Vienna on…

In collaboration with Arkema, Xenia has successfully developed the new family Xecarb 45 of PVDF composite compounds for injection and extrusion processes directed toward a wide range of specialty applications in the chemical processing industry requiring extreme durability and longevity. The new compounds feature truly exceptional mechanical...

Versalis’ breakthrough technology for new butadiene-based di-block stereoregular polymers for the development of innovative compounds (BDSP), has been awarded “Tire Manufacturing Innovation of the Year” at the Tire Technology International Awards 2018, the independent European award program for the tire industry. The awards were judged...

Supplier of silane crosslinkable compounds for wire and cable and plastic pipe industries, Padanaplast will introduce a number of new flame-retardant grades of its Cogegum AFR and Cogegum GFR product families at Wire 2018 (Düsseldorf, April 16-20). These advanced compounds incorporate a halogen-free flame retardant (HFFR)...

Solvay announced today that Advanced Sensor Technologies Inc. (ASTi) selected Ryton PPS to mould protective housings for two industrial-grade sensors. The sensors, designed to evaluate either pH or oxidation-reduction potential (ORP) in industrial processes, are encased in housings moulded from Ryton R-4-230BL, an advanced 40%...

Versalis (Eni’s chemicals company), and Bridgestone Americas have signed a strategic partnership agreement to develop and deploy a comprehensive technology package to commercialize guayule in the agricultural, sustainable-rubber and renewable-chemical sectors. The partnership combines Versalis’ core strengths in guayule research...

Organic waxes, such as erucamide, have been widely used in BOPP film for packaging manufacturing because of their effective slip performance. However, these waxes readily and continuously migrate from the film surface. This migration can affect the appearance and quality of packaging materials by increasing the haze level of clear film...

In response to customer needs, Sabic has announced projects in Asia and the Netherlands designed to increase global capacity for two of its high-performance engineering thermoplastic materials, Ultem and Noryl resins. To increase capacity for Ultem resins, a polyetherimide material, Sabic plans to expand its existing footprint in...

Basf will start the construction of a new methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) synthesis unit at the company’s Verbund site in Geismar, Louisiana, at the beginning of the second quarter of 2018. Planning and engineering for the new unit started in 2016 and were recently completed...

At Plast 2018, which will take place between May 29 and June 1, 2018, in Milan, Italy, Lohmann will present its broad range of products and die-cut solutions for almost every industry, e.g. the consumer goods and electronics, building and construction, medical, transportation or graphics branch...

The global leader in the chemical industry, Sabic has unveiled a new line of high-clarity, high-heat, injection mouldable polycarbonate copolymer resins. Lexan CXT resins can offer a unique balance of high temperature resistance, high flow and excellent colour stability under extreme moulding conditions, together with a high refractive index...

World company producing specialty chemicals, has recently announced its new dedicated 3D printing business to meet the demand of the fast-changing additive manufacturing market for premium and customized 3D printer filaments. Additive manufacturing is growing at a rapid pace globally, with over 28% average annual...

Creating, making and selling speciality chemicals for some of the biggest, most successful brands in the world, Croda International recently announced that it has acquired IonPhasE, an innovative technology supplier of static electricity protection products headquartered in Tampere, Finland...