New Mono-material PA6 solution enables thin-wall molding for lower system costs
Akulon fuel lock from Dsm Engineering Plastics promotes cleaner air by minimizing evaporative emissions from fuel tanks.
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SABIC delivers Geloy XTW Resin
SABIC Innovative Plastics’ Geloy XTW Resin provides exceptional good looks, weatherability, and performance for Zhongcai’s Window Profiles.
Sarlink delivers new solution for the automotive industry
Sarlink TPV saves weight and cost of roof seal in new ‘M6’ multi-purpose vehicle from Chinese automaker Byd.
New powders to challenge the limits of plastics parts manufacturing
Rhodia is announcing the upcoming launch of polyamide (PA) powders for rapid prototyping and small series manufacturing by selective laser sintering (SLS). This is the first time that PA 6 powders are offered for direct part fabrication by SLS. The range will be extended to include PA 66 powders in the coming months.
Klöckner Pentaplast has expanded its Pentacard
Product line to include its new Pentacard kpduo core films. kp has transferred the technological advantages of its existing loyalty-grade card films to Pentacard kpduo films for double-sided printing of mono-card applications.
Highly recyclable plastic
Researchers at I.B.M. and Stanford University said that they have discovered a new way to make plastics that can be continuously recycled or developed for novel uses in health care and microelectronics.
A new milestone in the history of polymer foams
Polyer foams are a success story for BASF. This story began in 1952 with the invention of Styropor (EPS: expandable polystyrene).
General Motors uses plastics from DuPont
General Motors’ use of DuPont Zytel PLUS nylon for its Ecotec 2.0-liter Turbo powering Cadillac CTS vehicles captured the ‘Most Innovative Use of Plastics” Award in the Materials category from the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Automotive Division last night. The award-winning engine-appearance and acoustic cover is molded by Camoplast Polymer Solutions, Richmond, Quebec, Canada.
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.
Cooperation between BASF and Ineos
Ineos and BASF to establish a new leading global styrenics company called Styrolution.
Braskem expands resin portfolio
New products launched by Braskem are already available.
Interview with Christophe de Margerie, Total’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
We publish an interview with Christophe de Margerie, Total’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Total Petrochemicals is one of the world's leading petrochemicals companies, produces mainly polymers, which are used to make a host of plastic products that are indispensable to daily life in today’s world. to daily life in today’s world.
