Exploring the: Nanocomposites Zone
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- Novel Materials Stretch Process Capabilities
- The potential for new or unusual materials to broaden the application potential of standard plastics processes was explored in a number of papers at April’s SPE ANTEC conference in Orlando, Fla.
Article Published: 9/28/2012
- Sub-Micron Additives Make Strides (Just Don’t Say ‘Nano’)
- High-surface-area, sub-micron-size additives have been making significant commercial strides in thermoplastic applications, albeit generally later than had been expected just a decade ago.
Article Published: 6/25/2012
- PE/PS Interpolymer Modifies Polyolefins To Process Faster, Thinner, Better
- Novel hybrid of polyethylene and polystyrene acts as a processing aid for HDPE, LDPE, and PP.
Article Published: 5/29/2012
- MATERIALS AT NPE: All Market Sectors Benefit from Large Crop of New Materials
- 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...
Article Published: 4/28/2012
- Materials & Additives at NPE: Performance, Processability, And Sustainability
- Bioplastics take center stage.
Article Published: 2/23/2012
- Novel Fuel Systems Power Blow Molder’s Growth
- Nano technology gives The Plastics Group a leg up on developing fuel systems for non-automotive applications
Article Published: 6/27/2011
- Companies Formed to Recycle PLA
- Two firms have been established to recycle polylactic acid (PLA) biopolymer.
Article Published: 4/23/2010
- North America's Best-Kept Secret in Compounding
- They’re hardly a startup, having opened their doors 27 years ago this month.
Article Published: 4/1/2010
- Dow Divests Most of Its Plastics
- Last month, Dow Chemical Co., Midland, Mich., agreed to sell its Styron Div. to
Bain Capital Partners, a Boston-based private-equity firm.
Article Published: 3/23/2010
- Two New Names in U.S. Polypropylene
- It’s not every day that you get two new entrants into the U.S.
Article Published: 3/4/2010
