Materials

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.

It will be called Polimotor 2 and it will be produced entirely of plastic materials by Solvay Specialty Polymers. The all-plastic automotive engine will be tested in a race car next year, demonstrating the company’s unique and industry-leading advanced specialty polymer technologies in light-weighting through metal replacement...

EuMBC (European Compounders and Masterbatchers Association) questions the legality of recent high number of force majeure declarations. The reliability of the European polymer producing industry continues to raise serious concerns as over 40 force majeure situations have been declared in a period of...

Lati’s range of electrically conductive products includes Latiohm PD02 grades, in which electrical resistivity is reduced by the presence of special polymers ensuring, in addition to antistatic properties, colourability without the need of special painting. Safety in explosive atmospheres has been regulating for years by the European ATEX...

On May 22, during the EuPC general assembly in Warsaw, the association representing European plastics converters launched a strategic alliance for polymer supplies in Europe. This alliance was formed in response to a recent series of force majeure declarations by some of the leading EU polymer suppliers leading to...

Mass passenger transport systems require a very high degree of fire safety. With the entry into force of the new standardized European standard for rail vehicles EN 45545, the requirements have become substantially more stringent in comparison with DIN 5510. With respect to elastomers it is not easy to meet these higher standards. The company…