Materials

Provider of innovative, value-creating plastics solutions, Borealis introduces a complete polypropylene portfolio for lightweight composite applications. These new polypropylene composite-based application solutions will be presented for the first time at the upcoming VDI international conference on plastics in automotive engineering taking place…

The processing of polymers brings its share of problems that can slow production, increase costs and reduce product quality. Such problems take place during colour and material changes mostly and include faded/mixed colours, black specks, material losses and time waste. Only the use of a strong and effective purging compound can...

The 4th edition of the Vinyl Sustainability Forum will take place in Vienna on April 28, 2016. Building upon Vinyl Sustainability Forum 2015, the theme for this year is “Smart Vinyl For Our Cities”. Cities are where an increasing majority of the world's population will be living and working in the future and where the challenge to provide…

With the demand for energy and natural feedstock usage continually increasing in the world, there is a growing need for sustainable products made from renewable materials. Global packaging enterprise Elopak has taken on the ambitious goal of achieving a net zero impact on the environment, as featured in “Stories of Possible”, a campaign that…

The Planet Green Chem platform is amongst the signatories, together with some of the members of the Italian Chemical Society of the appeal addressed to Iupac (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry), which is the competent organization of chemical nomenclature at a world level, in order that one of the four new, recently discovered…

PolyOne has announced that it has helped manufacturer CelebriDucks launch “The Good Duck”, a toy for babies and children with a smooth texture for teething. Unlike traditional toy ducks, it remains fully sealed to keep out water and prevent mold growth. The Good Duck is marketed as PVC free, phthalate free and BHA free, and also features two...

To improve the overall fuel efficiency and reliability of their new commercial aircraft platform, the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac), selected Victrex Pipes rather than metal tubing for use in high-voltage cable conduits. The new thermoplastic solution can deliver weight savings of up to 45% and is being supplied through the…

Bluestar Silicones announces it has expanded its elastomer capabilities in Spain adding capacity for silicone custom compounding and enhancing its manufacturing technology to strengthen its offering in ready to use silicone elastomers. The company promotes heat cured rubber (HCR) and liquid silicone rubber (LSR) for electrical and industrial as…

DuPont Performance Polymers responds to the automotive industry’s request for materials that can stand up to long term exposure to heat and gases in turbo-charged environments with Zytel LCBM6301 and Hytrel HTR8797. Zytel LCBM6301 is a long-chain blow molding PA612-HI polyamide grade with enhanced...

In addition to the well-known and proven products for all kind of polymers and plastic processing machines, after months of laboratory testing and tests on machines while running, Ultra System recently introduced its brand new range of purging compounds Qualipurge CS: PO-CS, POE-CS (both for polyolefins), High-CS...

On November 3, in conjunction with the Batimat Fair in Paris, EPSE held its award ceremony to announce the winners of its seventh Awards Competition recognizing the most sustainable, most innovative and best designed projects made out of polycarbonate sheets. The competition and the award ceremony promoted the unique properties...

At Fakuma 2015 Nilit Plastics, one of the world’s largest polyamide compounders, highlighted its expertise in developing and producing innovative solutions for electrical & electronics applications, automotive and consumer durables. It has a wide range of products with excellent flame retardant properties, several of them...

A constant focus on research and development has helped Vanetti to perfect its products. To recognize its work, the Italian company (based in Marnate, Varese, Italy) received latest certificate “Vinçotte OK compost” which attests to the quality of the Biomasterbatches (registered trademark) produced exclusively by Vanetti and...

The two companies Covestro (formerly Bayer MaterialScience) and Reverdia have reached an agreement to jointly develop and promote thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPU) based on renewable raw materials. Covestro will employ Biosuccinium succinic acid from Reverdia for the production of its...

At the recent DKT trade exhibition, API introduced its new VDI 2019 standard for measuring the adhesive strength of TPE on rigid substrates. Indeed, the Vicenza-based company is part of a committee, formed with the purpose of harmonising the various methods used in the past for measuring this parameter, and bringing them together in...

The Italian company Viadana, operating in the production and sale of boating accessories since 1961, has choosen Latilub 66-20T G/20 compound by Lati for the manufacture of the front fairlead of its ball bearing cam cleats. Applications for the boating sector are among those subjected to the most severe mechanical, thermal, and environmental…

The German colossus of chemistry will be offering again GPPS (general purpose polystyrene) on the European market from its production facility in Ludwigshafen.

With the polyurethane foam system Elastoflex E from Basf (stand 4306, hall B4, at Fakuma 2015) it is possible for the first time to mass-produce an exterior car part featuring a honeycomb sandwich structure with a class-A film. The roof module in the standard model of the new smart fortwo consists of a paper...

At DKT//International Rubber Conference (Norimberga, June 29 - July 2, 2015), DuPont Performance Polymers (DPP) introduced Vamac VMX5000, a new and commercially available family of ethylene methylacrylate elastomer (AEM) pre-compounds that extend the... 

Greater adherence to the ground, increased durability and safety, and lower fuel consumption. These are the features of the new elongated silica nanoparticle-based compound for tyres that has been developed and patented by the University of Milano Bicocca together with Pirelli.