PT ZONE: Materials
LCPs in New High-Speed, High-Density Electronic ConnectorsWEB EXCLUSIVE: Samtec, Inc., New Albany, Ind., a worldwide manufacturer of electronic interconnects, is using two families of liquid-crystal polymers from Ticona, Florence, Ky., in its new Seam/Seaf Series of high-speed, high-density connectors. More (+)
Compostable Drinking Straws from PLAWEB EXCLUSIVE: A proprietary PLA-based bioplastic from Cereplast, Inc., El Segundo, Calif., is being used in new compostable drinking straws sold under the Cello-Green Bio Straws brand by Cell-O-Core Co., Wadsworth, Ohio. More (+)
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New Firm Offers PVC Compounds Free of Phthalates & Heavy Metals
5/1/2013Plastics Technology
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Axiall Corp., Atlanta, the new company that resulted earlier this year from the merger or Georgia Gulf and PPG Industries’ commodities chemicals business, has developed flexible and rigid PVC compounds that replace phthalates and heavy-metal stabilizers with organic alternatives.
New Nylons Produced with 100% Renewable Monomer5/1/2013Plastics Technology
WEB EXCLUSIVE: China’s Cathay Industrial Biotech (U.S. office in Powell, Ohio) has developed a new line of nylons produced with a novel, proprietary technology that produces 1,5-pentane diamine monomer from sugar cane, making it 100% renewable.
PE, PVC Prices Up; PP, PS Softening4/29/2013Plastics Technology
Polyethylene and PVC prices moved up, while PP and PS prices were headed down by the end of the first quarter and into April.
First Film Based on Nylon 4104/29/2013Plastics Technology
Applications in flexible food packaging, building/construction, medical, more.
Conveying, Drying, Crystallizing PLA : The Energy-Saving Packaging Solution4/29/2013Plastics Technology
When the new industry term “bioresins” hit the plastics community in the early 2000s, polylactic acid (PLA ) made its way to the top of the list in a class of new plant-based materials.
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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: New UV-Stabilized, Toughened Acetal for Auto Interiors
- Ticona 5/1/2013
- MATERIALS: Olefin Block Copolymers for More Elastic Blown Films
- Dow Chemical Company, The 5/1/2013
- MATERIALS: PEEK Compounds with High-Modulus Carbon Fiber
- Victrex USA Inc. 5/1/2013
- MATERIALS: Improved FR TPEs for Wire & Cable
- Teknor Apex Company 5/1/2013
- MATERIALS: New Engineered PC Sheet for Signs
- Bayer MaterialScience LLC 4/11/2013
