Anti-Counterfeit Additives

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Two companies recently announced developments in high-security anti-counterfeit “taggant” additives that can be compounded into plastics.
New Product Announcements Published: 8/1/2009

Antimicrobial for LSR

A new silver-based antimicrobial additive designed for use with injection moldable liquid silicone rubber comes from Milliken Chemical, Spartanburg, S.C.
New Product Announcements Published: 7/1/2009

Antimicrobials for Thermoplastics

Chroma Corp., offers a variety of organic and inorganic antimicrobial additives in masterbatches or fully compounded materials.
New Product Announcements Published: 7/1/2009

Amber Colorants For PET

WEB EXCLUSIVE Penn Color, Doylestown, Pa., recently came out with two new amber color concentrates for PET pharmaceutical bottles.
New Product Announcements Published: 7/1/2009

Additives Make PET Degradable

WEB EXCLUSIVE A couple of new additives have emerged to make PET bottles biodegradable.
New Product Announcements Published: 7/1/2009

Additive Enables All Colors To Mold at Same Speed

A new “color-leveling” additive allows injection molders to run all colors in polypropylene at the same cycle-speed settings without adverse effects on shrinkage or warpage.
New Product Announcements Published: 7/1/2009

Additive in Blowing Agent Makes EPS Photodegradable

A natural flavor component used in food products reportedly can make EPS bead foam packaging degrade rapidly when exposed to sunlight.
New Product Announcements Published: 7/1/2009

SMA Oligomer Boosts Flow of PBT

Sartomer Co., Exton, Pa., says it has discovered a new use for its SMA 1000 low-molecular-weight styrene maleic anhydride oligomer.
New Product Announcements Published: 7/1/2009

PEEK Color Masterbatches and Precolored Resins

WEB EXCLUSIVE More than a dozen standard colors are now available in Renol masterbatches for PEEK resins from Clariant Masterbatches, Holden, Mass.
New Product Announcements Published: 7/1/2009

Plastic and Cow Manure Make Boards for Farm Use

After more than six years of R&D, the USDA Forest Products Laboratory and the Univ. of Wisconsin, both in Madison, have developed a composite for high-strength profiles made of 50/50 and 40/60 blends of cow manure and HDPE or PP.
New Product Announcements Published: 7/1/2009