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Higher-performance and easier processing PE film resins for packaging, a one-pass crosslinked PE for photovoltaic (PV) wire and cable, several higher-performing nylons and TPEs, “greener” plastics, and enhanced styrenic and PC resins are among the new materials that made their debut at the big show in Orlando, Fla., last month.

The Lubrizol Corp., Wickliffe, Ohio, recently completed its purchase of Spanish TPU producer Merquinsa.

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Lubrizol’s Estane Engineered Polymers group has come out with a halogenated TPU for wire and cable jacketing and injection molding that has an LOI of 40.

WEB EXCLUSIVE: New halogen-free Estane X-1425 TPU from the Estane Engineered Polymers unit of Lubrizol Corp., Cleveland offers lower smoke generation in wire and cable jacketing.

Lubrizol Corp., Cleveland, last month purchased the TPU business of Dow Chemical Co., Midland, Mich.

This first of two articles on directions in TPE development focuses on styrenic, copolyester, polyamide, and TP urethane elastomers. The following article covers olefinics—TPOs, TPVs, and POEs.

A new soft TPU from Lubrizol Advanced Materials (now Estane Engineered Polymers), Cleveland, is designed for abrasion-resistant wire and cable, hose, and tubing.

The major thrust in new materials at K is engineering thermoplastics for automotive, appliance, medical, and electrical/electronic parts.

Lubrizol Corp. now calls its Noveon, Inc. subsidiary in Cleveland Lubrizol Advanced Materials, Inc.

A new TPU from Noveon Inc. (now Estane Engineered Polymers), Cleveland, is claimed to be an industry first for flame-resistant wire and cable jacketing.

A low-durometer TPU from Noveon Inc. (now Estane Engineered Polymers), Cleveland, has been introduced for demanding hose and tube applications.