Reducing vehicle weight with global innovations
Borealis and Borouge demonstrate how innovative polyolefins solutions reduce weight and CO2 emissions.
Polypropylene (PP)
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Bormioli Rocco launches latest polypropylene products at Interpack
High-clarity polypropylene dosage caps being launched this month at Interpack benefit from the optic- and process-enhancing properties of Milliken’s next-generation clarifying agent Millad NX 8000.
New Priplak Supercristal+
Priplak Supercristal was the benchmark grade of gloss clear polypropylene for over five years. It's now evolved into New Supercristal + and the bar has been raised again.
Sibur targets new packaging applications with polypropylene incorporating Millad NX 8000
Leading Russian petrochemical company SIBUR will use Milliken’s pioneering clarifying agent Millad NX 8000 for new grades of highly transparent polypropylene that it is launching to enter the local market for transparent packaging materials.
Audi selects high-performance Softell PP for its new Audi A 1
Audi has selected a new Softell polypropylene (PP) compound from LyondellBasell to manufacture the rear door panel of its new A1 model.
SABIC Innovative Plastics has introduced LNP Thermocomp
SABIC Innovative Plastics has introduced LNP Thermocomp PX07444, a polyamide (PA) 6 thermoplastic compound that is reinforced with up to 20% curauá fibre.
Opel selects high-performance Softell PP for its new Astra model
A new Softell polypropylene (PP) compound from LyondellBasell is being used to manufacture a variety of large, visible interior applications such as the instrument panel and the door panels of the new Opel Astra model.
SABIC at Interplastica 2011
At Interplastica 2011, the SABIC family of plastics businesses, including Polymers and Innovative Plastics, will be exhibiting a broad array of materials, including the company’s latest innovations, which address the requirements of customers in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the Baltic nations.
China's low smoke halogen free flame retardant polypropylene industry
Polypropylene (PP) is a kind of general-purpose plastics with large output and favorable performance. The modified PP is extensively applied in automobiles, building materials, electrical and electronic components, various pipes and fittings, etc.
Borealis in-mass metallic PP for Peugeot’s 206+
An innovative polypropylene-based compound from Borealis, a leading provider of chemical and innovative plastics solutions, has enabled French car maker PSA to breathe new life into its best-selling hatchback, the 206.
Miliken at Arabplast 2011
At Arabplast 2011, Milliken will showcase additives for polyolefins offering pioneering possibilities in optical enhancement, performance improvement, and more cost-effective and sustainable processing, to meet the key challenges and demands of converters in the Middle East.
SPF films conference showcases materials and technology premieres, debates sustainability issues
Numerous new high performance polymers came under the spotlight at the SPF 2010 plastics films conference that took place in Dusseldorf in late October. They included latest metallocene-catalyzed polyethylenes from ExxonMobil and Ineos, high-stiffness terpolymers from Borealis, extensions to DuPont’s ionomer resin family and tie-layer resins based on new technology for multilayer films from LyondellBasell.
