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STAR THERMOPLASTICS
Overmoulding elastomer grade for PA 6.6 launched / Offers performance and cost benefits
07.08.2013
SIDEL
Company launches new PET bottle base / Reduced production costs from lower weight and blowing pressure / Stronger bottle resists damage
31.07.2013
RTP
Cellulose fibre-reinforced PP joins “Eco Solutions” range
31.07.2013
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE
Scaled-up CO2-fed polyols unit set to start in 2015 / “Several thousand tonnes” of capacity
29.07.2013
BASF
Ready-to-use PU panels offer customised solutions with high insulation / Sample quantities available in H2 2014
29.07.2013
ARKEMA
PEKK grades available for use in aerospace, oil exploration and electronics
25.07.2013
BASF
Lightweight particle foam keeps “WaveRunners” afloat / Expandable polymer helps meet ISO watercraft standard
24.07.2013
XENIA
Development efforts centre on better resistance and tribology
23.07.2013
RADICI
“Radiflam” nylon certified in Brazil for use in stadium seats / Selected for five sports stadiums
22.07.2013
BASF
Blow moulding polyamide grade launched / Closes gap in market for manufacturing automotive pipes / Commercialisation due this autumn
18.07.2013
CLARIANT
New plastic additives provide effect- and segment-specific solutions
18.07.2013
SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS
Chinese fan producer employs PPSU in injection-moulded impellers / Material provides high impact and toughness
18.07.2013
DSM
High-temperature copolyester TPE for automotive applications
17.07.2013
RESEARCH
BASF, Linde and ThyssenKrupp in sustainable syngas process / CO2 reduction
17.07.2013
PERSTORP
“Capa” caprolactones for bioplastic blends ready to be launched
16.07.2013
BASF
Hydrolysis-resistant “Ultradur” PBT for automotive electrics
15.07.2013
API
Development of first bioplastic hydraulic caps / Reorganisation creates business units to focus on market sectors
12.07.2013
BASF
Soft PA 6.10 “Ultramid” introduced for extrusion applications
09.07.2013
DSM
High performance PA launched for halogen-free PCB terminal blocks
08.07.2013
BASF
Company introduces “Infinergy” closed-cell E-TPU foam / First product is Adidas' running shoe
03.07.2013
NOVAMONT
Generation 4 “Mater-Bi” from renewable oil and sugar / Genomatica process
01.07.2013
DSM
Dutch first hydrolysis-resistant PET / Substitution opportunities in automotive engines
01.07.2013
TOTAL
Bimodal HDPE now available for chemicals packaging applications
28.06.2013
TEIJIN
PC resin developed for in-mould decoration of plastic components
27.06.2013
PLASTIC OMNIUM
Building underway of new R&D centre for Inergy Automotive Systems
21.06.2013
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