MATERIALS: New Amorphous PET for Easier Extrusion Blow Molding

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Aspira One, a new amorphous PET from Eastman Chemical Co., Kingsport, Tenn., reportedly provides an optimal balance of recyclability, product performance, processability, and aesthetics compared to existing PET resins used in extrusio...
New Product Announcements Published: 11/3/2012

MATERIALS: New Line of High-Performance Polyester Compounds for LED TV Applications

Solvay Specialty Polymers USA, Alpharetta, Ga., has introduced a new class of high-performance polyester compounds that are said to deliver higher heat and light stability than competitive materials for LED television uses, as well as general indoor...
New Product Announcements Published: 11/3/2012

MATERIALS: High-Clarity Cyclo-Olefin for Smartphone, Tablet Camera Lenses

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Japan’s Zeon Corp. (U.S. office in Louisville, Ky.) has developed a high-transparency cyclo-olefin polymer (COP) for use in smartphone and tablet-computer camera lenses, which have smaller and thinner camera modules.
New Product Announcements Published: 10/1/2012

MATERIALS: PC for Railroad Seating Meets Highest Fire-Safety Standards

WEB EXCLUSIVE: New Lexan FST3403 PC copolymer from Sabic Innovative Plastics, Pittsfield, Mass., is hailed as the first thermoplastic material developed specifically for railroad seat-back shells and side covers that meets the strictest fire-safety ...
New Product Announcements Published: 10/1/2012

MATERIALS: New TPUs for Wire & Cable

WEB EXCLUSIVE: BASF Corp., Wyandotte, Mich., has two new Elastollan TPU compounds.
New Product Announcements Published: 10/1/2012

MATERIALS: Nylon 612 Compounds for Fuel-Line Components

WEB EXCLUSIVE: A new series of reinforced nylon 612 compounds from Teknor Apex Co., Pawtucket, R.I., are offered as alternatives to nylon 12 for injection molded automotive fuel-line components.
New Product Announcements Published: 10/1/2012

MATERIALS: Translucent Long-Glass TPU for Structural Applications

WEB EXCLUSIVE: PlastiComp, Winona, Minn., recently announced what it claims is a compounding breakthrough with a translucent long-glass reinforced TPU compound for molded structural parts.
New Product Announcements Published: 9/4/2012

MATERIALS: LSR Grades for Baby Care

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Two new liquid silicone rubber (LSR) grades for fast production of soft yet bite-resistant silicone pacifiers and bottle nipples were recently launched by Germany’s Wacker Chemie (U.S. office in Adrian, Mich.).
New Product Announcements Published: 9/4/2012

MATERIALS: Recycled-Content PS for Foodservice

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Houston-based Total Petrochemicals & Refining USA, Inc., has launched two new polystyrene grades with recycled PS content.
New Product Announcements Published: 9/4/2012

MATERIALS: PP Copolymer Makes Debut in Thin-Wall Food Packaging

WEB EXCLUSIVE: A new PP random copolymer from Austria’s Borealis (U.S. office at Borealis Compounds in Port Murray, N.J.), offers excellent flowability for high-speed, thin-wall food packaging.
New Product Announcements Published: 8/3/2012