PT ZONE: Materials
High-Flow Nylon Carries the Load in New Fork-Lift TruckWEB EXCLUSIVE: New I-ton hand pallet truck (HPT) from Lifter S.r.l. of Italy (U.S. office in Marietta, Ga.) is the first pallet truck in the world made of nonmetallic material. More (+)
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Avantium in the Netherlands has signed its second major partnership for using its new catalytic process to convert plant sugars into furanic precursors for a new polyester bottle resin. More (+)
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Chevron Phillips Announces PE Plant Location
5/1/2012Plastics Technology
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Chevron Phillips Chemical Co., The Woodlands, Tex., has chosen a site near its Sweeny facility in Old Ocean, Tex., for two new polyethylene plants to accompany a planned 3.3-billion-lb/yr ethane cracker at Cedar Bayou in Baytown, Tex.
Bayer to Buy Arkema’s PC Sheet Business4/29/2012Plastics Technology
Bayer MaterialScience, Pittsburgh, will acquire the U.S. polycarbonate sheet business of Arkema Inc., Philadelphia.
Price Relief in Commodity Resins4/28/2012Plastics Technology
Combination of slowed global demand, build-up in resin suppliers’ inventories, and projected drops in feedstock prices are expected to provide some price relief at least through the second quarter.
MATERIALS AT NPE: All Market Sectors Benefit from Large Crop of New Materials4/28/2012Plastics Technology
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.
Wood-Plastics Composites Done Right4/26/2012Plastics Technology
Mixing and extruding wood fiber in a plastic matrix is technically demanding. It requires careful attention to formulation, drying, and extrusion temperatures
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Materials
A generic term for plastics, thermoplastics or polymers, materials are the stuff of which molded and extruded parts are made. Broad subcategories include commodity materials such as polyethylene, polypropylene and PVC; and engineering materials such as nylon, acetal and ABS for applications requiring higher performance in the areas of heat resistance, chemical resistance, impact, fire retardancy or mechanical strength. This Zone includes links to many material subsets, including those mentioned above as well as thermoplastics elastomers, biopolymers and nanocomposites.
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Product Announcements
- MATERIALS: Biodegradable PLA Blend for Mulch Film
- BASF Corp. 5/1/2012
- MATERIALS: Super-Low-Gloss Acrylic With Soft Touch
- Arkema Inc. 5/1/2012
- MATERIALS: New Flexible Noryl Grades Meet EU Cord Standards
- Sabic Innovative Plastics 5/1/2012
- MATERIALS: Olefinic Elastomer Makes Better PP Drink Cups
- ExxonMobil Chemical Co. 5/1/2012
- MATERIALS: New Source of Rigid PVC Compounds
- Sylvin Technologies Inc. 4/29/2012
