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

PE Film Reclaim System Works for PLA, Too

Processors making PLA film and sheet, especially oriented PLA, have kept mum about how they reprocess their scrap.
New Product Announcements Published: 7/1/2009

New Sheets of TPO and Recycled PETG

WEB EXCLUSIVE Spartech Corp., St.
New Product Announcements Published: 7/1/2009

Vinyl Alcohol Polymers Are Moldable and Extrudable

Two companies claim to have achieved a long-sought goal by launching vinyl alcohol-based thermoplastics that are injection moldable and extrudable while retaining the water solubility and biodegradability of polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH). One of the new ...
New Product Announcements Published: 7/1/2009

PLA/PC Alloys Debut In North America

As we reported in November and January, there is activity in blending polylactide (PLA) bioresins with engineering polymers for use in durable products such as laptops, cellphones, and auto parts.
New Product Announcements Published: 6/1/2009

High-ESCR HDPE for Bottles

An excellent combination of ESCR and stiffness is claimed for a new HDPE for blow molding personal-care and detergent containers and toys.
New Product Announcements Published: 6/1/2009

Die-Drawn Boards Of Mineral-Filled PP

A new development in die-drawn polypropylene building profiles will be introduced by Dow Chemical Co., Midland, Mich., in a paper at the SPE ANTEC conference, which will be held concurrent with the NPE 2009 show in Chicago next month.
New Product Announcements Published: 5/1/2009

News in Long-Fiber Thermoplastics at NPE

WEB EXCLUSIVE At NPE next month, at least two materials suppliers will be featuring new developments in long-fiber thermoplastic (LFT) compounds.
New Product Announcements Published: 5/1/2009

More Carbon Nanotube Compounds

The roster of companies supplying thermoplastic blends with carbon nanotubes is upwards of half a dozen and growing.
New Product Announcements Published: 5/1/2009

Non-Crosslinked HDPE for Hot-Water Pressure Pipe

Hostalen 4731B HDPE is the latest trimodal HDPE from LyondellBasell in the Netherlands.
New Product Announcements Published: 5/1/2009