PolyOne Acquires New England Urethane

WEB EXCLUSIVE: PolyOne Corp., Cleveland, has acquired New England Urethane, Inc., North Haven, Conn., a TPU compounder specializing in the healthcare market.(866) 765-9663 • polyone.com(800) 760-0638 • neuinc.comPolyOne Corp. 33587 Walker ...
New Product Announcements Published: 1/1/2010

New Colorants for Medical Polymers

WEB EXCLUSIVE: PolyOne Corp., Cleveland, has a new line of USP Class VI colorants for medical devices called OnColor HC gamma-stable concentrates.
New Product Announcements Published: 1/1/2010

More Thermoplastic Starch Blends Arrive from Australia

WEB EXCLUSIVE: A second Australian formulator of starch-based thermoplastics is offering its renewable-content resins through a distributor here.
New Product Announcements Published: 12/1/2009

Long-Fiber PP for Auto Interiors

Three new long-glass PP compounds have been customized for auto interior parts as alternatives to SMA and PC/ABS.
New Product Announcements Published: 10/1/2009

New HDPE Bottle Resins Boost ESCR & Stiffness

Two experimental HDPE blow molding grades from Dow Chemical Co.’s Basic Plastics unit in Houston are said to offer dramatic increases in ESCR, higher stiffness, and significant processing advantages over existing unimodal and bimodal resins fo...
New Product Announcements Published: 10/1/2009

New Styrenic TPEs for Wire, Packaging & Medical Uses

WEB EXCLUSIVE: At NPE in Chicago, Kraton Polymers LLC, Houston, highlighted two pairs of new styrenic block copolymers.
New Product Announcements Published: 9/1/2009

Non-Halogen FR Compounds For Fiber Optics & Solar Panels

At NPE 2009 in Chicago, PolyOne Corp., Cleveland, launched a global portfolio of low-smoke-and-fume, zero-halogen (LSFOH) compounds for indoor fiber-optic wire and cable applications. (These uses are known as FTTB and FTTH.) These compounds, both ri...
New Product Announcements Published: 9/1/2009

Nylon Compounds with Novel Natural Fiber from Brazil

SABIC Innovative Plastics, Pittsfield , Mass., launched the first two products in a series of natural-fiber reinforced compounds at the recent NPE show.
New Product Announcements Published: 9/1/2009

Silky New TPVs Boost Extrusion Rates

A silky-smooth surface unlike the rubbery touch of most TPVs distinguishes the first vulcanizate products in the Telcar OBC line from Teknor Apex Co., Thermoplastic Elastomer Div., Pawtucket, R.I.
New Product Announcements Published: 9/1/2009

Biodegradable TPEs from Italy

At NPE in Chicago, A.P.I.
New Product Announcements Published: 9/1/2009