MATERIALS: New Polyolefin Elastomer for TPOs

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Dow Chemical Co., Midland, Mich., has introduced Engage XLT, a new grade of polyolefin elastomer (POE) for PP-based TPOs.
New Product Announcements Published: 7/29/2011

MATERIALS: Durable TPV Shines in Bumper Extensions

A TPV used for three years in bumper extensions on selected Renault and Volkswagen models is now expected to be in wider demand by the auto industry.
New Product Announcements Published: 6/3/2011

MATERIALS: Irradiated LLDPE Processes Like LDPE

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Supply of conventional LDPE is very tight, and LLDPE does not have the melt strength some processors need for foams, blown film, extrusion coating, and thermoforming.
New Product Announcements Published: 6/3/2011

MATERIALS: PP Resists Stress Whitening

Thermylene SWP (Stress Whitening Prevention) is a new specialty compounded polypropylene that reportedly won’t show signs of stress whitening when subjected over time to pressure and wear and tear.
New Product Announcements Published: 5/31/2011

ADDITIVES: New Nucleator Makes Thermoformed PP Faster, Clearer, Tougher

The latest nucleator for polypropylene from Milliken Chemical, Spartanburg, S.C., is Hyperform HPN-600ei.
New Product Announcements Published: 5/31/2011

MATERIALS: PP Resists Stress Whitening

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Thermylene SWP (Stress Whitening Prevention) is a new specialty compounded polypropylene that reportedly won’t show signs of stress whitening when subjected over time to pressure and wear and tear.
New Product Announcements Published: 4/28/2011

MATERIALS: PP Compounds with Bio-Fibers

WEB EXCLUSIVE: RheTech, Inc., Whitmore Lake, Mich., has come out with a new line of “biocomposites” consisting of polypropylene reinforced with waste biomaterials—initially, wood fiber, rice hulls, and flax fiber.
New Product Announcements Published: 4/8/2011

MATERIALS: Rotomolded Boat Crossed the Channel

WEB EXCLUSIVE: A rotomolded polyethylene boat set a Guinness World Record for the fastest pedal-powered crossing of the English Channel—7 hr, 6 min—in May 2002.
New Product Announcements Published: 4/8/2011

MATERIALS: More Capacity in Resins & Compounding

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Three expansions in resin production and three in compounding were announced recently.
New Product Announcements Published: 2/25/2011

MATERIALS: Audi Selects Unpainted PP for Inner Door Panel

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Audi in Germany has selected a new Softell PP copolymer compound from LyondellBasell (U.S. office in Wilmington, Del.) for the rear inner door panel of its new A1 model.
New Product Announcements Published: 2/25/2011