Last April 11 Chemtura announced the expansion of the Low Free (LF) MDI polyurethane elastomers production capacity at its Latina, Italian facility. The expansion, due for completion by the end of 2016, will complement the company existing LF MDI production capability in Gastonia, North Carolina (US), and ensure a flexible, reliable supply of LF MDI for...
NatureWorks and Metalvuoto announced a new generation of high barrier Ingeo based flexible substrates designed to keep processed foods fresh on store shelves. While Ingeo film has been used for years in fresh food packaging, this is the first application for longer shelf life foods that are increasingly packaged in flat, stand up, or squared bottom pouches...
This year’s winner in the RTM category at the JEC World Innovation Awards shows how complex hollow parts can be mass-produced in an automated process at competitive prices. The joint project of KTM Technologies, H2K Minerals, Teufelberger and Basf takes an integrative view of the process chain - from core formation and the manufacturing of...
The most performant thermally conductive compounds are obtained by adding large amounts of selected graphite to the thermoplastic matrix. However, this high graphite content ends up making these materials electrically conductive, with resistivity values that make them unsuitable for applications also requiring electrical insulation...
After supplying its material for the seats of eight of the major Brazilian stadiums that hosted the 2014 Fifa World Cup, this year RadiciGroup is back in Brazil with its Radiflam S flame retardant PA 6 engineering plastics. Five of the venues of the upcoming Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games (August 5-21) - Centro Olimpico de Tiro Esportivo, Arena da...
The Italian packaging specialist Industria Termoplastica Pavese (ITP) and DuPont Performance Materials have jointly developed Clearpack F for food, a high barrier film for vacuum skin packaging (VSP) applications, which provides a multitude of benefits including perfect sealing at low processing temperatures, tamper evidence...
During the exhibition JEC World in Paris (March 8-10, 2016) Solvay launches its new rapid cure thermoset resin system MTR 760, which BMW selected to manufacture the CFRP hood of its new M4 GTS. This new resin system was specifically developed to manufacture resin impregnated carbon fibre blanks through...
For the 50th anniversary of Assocomaplast, one of the first names on the list of the guests of honour was Giovanni Baucia. He is no longer with us; he died at the end of January at the age of 97 years old. I saw him for the last time at the beginning of October 2010, he was friendly and smiling like he always was, greeting many of the speakers...
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 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 essential services will be...
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...
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 captures...
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 chemical elements be called Levium...
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...
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 well as...
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 partnership of...
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...
