Exploring the: Thermoplastic Elastomers Zone
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- TPEs Move Up the Performance Scale
- 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.
Article Published: 6/1/2008
- New Custom Compounder for Medical and Consumer Markets
- Arkadia Plastics, Inc., New Britain, Conn., is an 18-month-old custom compounder of a broad range of thermoplastics, with an annual capacity of up to 10 million lb.
Article Published: 4/23/2008
- Dyneon Buys Hitech Polymers
- Dyneon LLC, Oakdale, Minn., has acquired Hitech Polymers Inc., a specialty thermoplastic compounder and toll compounder in Hebron, Ky.
Article Published: 4/23/2008
- Ferro Restructures Plastics Businesses
- Cleveland-based Ferro Corp. has restructured its plastics business into a new Polymer Specialty Materials (PSM) group based in Independence, Ohio.
Article Published: 4/23/2008
- Several 'Firsts' in Expandable Bead Molding
- EPS molding machine builders have been busy in R&D. The driver is strong growth in EPS shape molding, especially large parts like fish boxes and insulated concrete forms (ICFs) for construction.
Article Published: 3/1/2008
- Bayer Acquires TPU Slush Molding Powders
- WEB EXCLUSIVE Bayer MaterialScience, Pittsburgh, has bought intellectual property related to TPU slush molding from the former Collins & Aikman Corp.
Article Published: 1/29/2008
- Lubrizol Adds TPU Capacity
- WEB EXCLUSIVE Lubrizol Advanced Materials, Inc. (formerly Noveon), Cleveland, has completed a 30% capacity expansion for Estane TPUs.
Article Published: 1/29/2008
- GLS Is Now Part Of PolyOne
- PolyOne Corp., Cleveland, completed its purchase of TPE supplier GLS Corp., McHenry, Ill.
Article Published: 1/25/2008
- Material and Process Developments Highlight SPE Automotive Awards
- Custom backlighting with color-converting plastics and robotic extrusion of door seals won two categories of the 37th Innovation Awards presented in November by the SPE Automotive Div.
Article Published: 1/1/2008
- Basell to Buy Solvay's TPO Unit
- Basell Polyolefins in the Netherlands (U.S. office in Wilmington, Del.) has agreed to buy Solvay Engineered Polymers, Inc., Auburn Hills, Mich., a leading supplier of TPOs and TPVs.
Article Published: 12/17/2007
