Commodity Resins
Short-Glass Fiber Filled PP Compounds for Automotive
SABIC’s new G3430X and G3440X compounds aimed at structural applications.
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North America’s First Integrated PDH/PP Plant
Canada’s Heartland Polymers is producing homopolymer PP with random copolymers slated for 2023.
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Nanocarbon Reinforced Masterbatches and Compounds
Modern Dispersions to highlight latest grades of carbon black, graphite, and nanocarbons to boost properties of thermoplastics compounds.
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Still an Up-and-Down Picture for Commodity Resin Prices
Supply/demand imbalances or sharply rising feedstock costs account for the mixed pricing trajectory for the five biggest-volume resins.
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Bayport Polymers Starts Up Commercial Olefin Operations
The new cracker will supply existing PE production units and new Borstar production for the “Baystar” PE joint venture of Borealis and TotalEnergies.
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Glass Filled PP Compounds Replace Standard GF Nylons 66 and 6
Teknor Apex’s modified GF PP compound replaces a GF nylon 66 in AdBlue tank cover for Mercedes, resulting in several processing advantages.
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Graphene Masterbatches for Flexible and Rigid Polyolefin Packaging and Beyond
Brazilian start-up Gerdau Graphene joins a growing group of graphene additives suppliers with a focus on boosting properties of large volume commodity thermoplastics.
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Melt Flow Rate Testing–Part 1
Though often criticized, MFR is a very good gauge of the relative average molecular weight of the polymer. Since molecular weight (MW) is the driving force behind performance in polymers, it turns out to be a very useful number.
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PP Compounds for Foam Injection Molding
SABIC’s new mineral-reinforced PP compounds said to deliver excellent aesthetics for visible automotive interior parts with complex geometries.
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Nova Issues its Eighth Annual Sustainability Report
Among the company’s advancements in this arena, Nova’s product offerings are a key highlight.
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