- Polyplastics, Mitsubishi Gas and Ticona form joint venture
Japanese companies Polyplastics Co. Ltd., Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co. Inc., and Ticona, the technical polymers business of Celanese AG, Frankfurt, Germany, announced the approval by the Department of Foreign Trade and Economic Co-operation of the Jiangsu Provincial Government of China for the three companies' joint venture, PTM Engineering Plastics (Nantong) ......
- New engineering materials revealed at
ANTEC.
New copolymers, alloys, and modified compounds of engineering thermoplastics were discussed at the recent SPE ANTEC in Detroit. Among the more novel materials talked about were a PPS/PPSS copolymer and a nylon/polysulfone alloy--representing two different ways of combining crystalline and amorphous properties in the same material. Also new are unusual ......
- Impact modifiers.
ATOFINA CHEMICALS, INC. ORGANIC CHEMICALS DIV. Metablen MBS impact modifiers for rigid PVC bottles, sheet, film, and injection molding. FDA-approved for food-grade PVC. Metablen S weatherable silicone-acrylic impact modifiers for high-performance rigid PVC applications such as sheet, profiles, and injection molding. Metablen P acrylic processing aids used in any rigid ......
- New engineering polyolefin offers clear processing
opportunities.
A new family of transparent, metallocene catalyzed COCs offers a cost-effective mix of excellent optical and electrical properties, low density, and ultra-low moisture absorption. Lenses, prefillable syringes, and moisture-barrier packaging - what these diverse applications have in common are the benefits offered by a new family of amorphous, glass-clear polyolefins....
- Stabilizers, antioxidants: product lines
reviewed.
Stabilizers ANTIOXIDANTS PRODUCT LINES REVIEWED ACCURATE COLOR INC. Offers a full line of primary and secondary antioxidant concentrates for use in most thermoplastics. Products can be compounded with other additives as required. ACETO CORP. Offers polyphenols for plastics and rubber. AKRON CHEMICAL CO. Phenolic antioxidants are available. AKZO ENGINEERING PLASTICS ......
- UV stabilizers.
ACETO CORP. Offers salicylate and benzophenone-based stabilizers. ADELL PLASTICS, INC. Custom concentrates of stabilizers in all resins. Other concentrates, especially in engineering thermoplastics, include multifunctional concentrates with more than one additive. ALLIED PRODUCTS CORP. See Coz Corp. AMCO PLASTICS MATERIALS INC. UV stabilizers in dry concentrates for PP, PE, PS, ......
- New engineering resins take on automotive
fluids.
New formulations of "extended-life" coolants and new fuel-emission standards are presenting performance challenges for semi-crystalline engineering thermoplastics in automotive under-the-hood applications and fuel systems. To meet those requirements, new grades of established engineering resins are being developed, and new families of materials are beginning to make commercial headway in these ......