Medium-Density mPE for Tough, Stiff, High-Clarity Films

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Significant downgauging potential and outstanding processability on both LDPE and LLDPE extrusion equipment are claimed for new Enable mPE 35-05CH, a metallocene MDPE from ExxonMobil Chemical, Houston.
New Product Announcements Published: 5/1/2010

Two New LDPEs for Packaging

Two new LDPE resins for injection and blow molded packaging have been introduced globally by LyondellBasell Industries, Wilmington, Del.
New Product Announcements Published: 5/1/2010

Two New LDPEs for Packaging

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Two new LDPE resins for injection and blow molded packaging have been introduced globally by LyondellBasell Industries, Wilmington, Del.
New Product Announcements Published: 4/1/2010

Softer Formable Olefin Foams

Thermoformable, closed-cell, crosslinked polyolefin foams up to 70% softer than previous versions are new from Toray Plastics (America), Inc., PEF Div., Front Royal, Va.
New Product Announcements Published: 3/1/2010

Softer Formable Olefin Foams for Auto Interiors

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Thermoformable, closed-cell, crosslinked polyolefin foams that are up to 70% softer than previous versions are now available from Toray Plastics (America), Inc., PEF Div., Front Royal, Va.
New Product Announcements Published: 2/1/2010

Super-Clear, Glossy PP For Cosmetics Packaging

A new metallocene PP copolymer for extrusion blow and injection-blow molding is said to combine the clarity and gloss of PET.
New Product Announcements Published: 2/1/2010

Metallic-Looking Engine Cover without Paint

WEB EXCLUSIVE: The award-winning Ford Fusion Hybrid car has an “eco-friendly” engine cover with a molded-in metallic look instead of paint.
New Product Announcements Published: 2/1/2010

COC for Low-Temp Sealing & Shrink Film

WEB EXCLUSIVE: New Topas 9903D-10 COC (cyclic olefin copolymer) boasts a lower glass-transition temperature (Tg) of 33 C/92 F for use in monolayer and coextruded films.
New Product Announcements Published: 2/1/2010

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