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	Opinion Space: What was the most innovative polymer additive family last year?
	Click n Vote: Why is your company Out-licensing technologies?
	Click n Vote: As a plastic formulator, what will be your main priority in 2012?
	Community Insight: Carbon Fiber Breakthrough
	Article: What’s the latest in biocides?

	News: Milliken & LanGang Petrochemical Develop PP Resin Featuring Milliken's Nucleating Agent
	R&D Highlights: Improving the Flow Properties of Thermoplastic Melts Using Comb Polymer Additives
	e-Training: Improving Co-Extrusion of Multilayers for Optimal Performance (Part 2)
	Learning On Demand: Optimizing Your Measurement Strategy
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Dr. Raphael Mestanza, Chief Innovation Officer

Latest Innovations with Wollastonite for PBT and PBT/PET

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Improved Processing and Handling

Reduction in Raw Material Costs

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NYGLOS® 8 Wollastonite for Improved performance in general purpose PBT/PET

NYGLOS® 4W 10734 Wollastonite - A partial alternative to chopped glass in general purpose PBT

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Hyperform® HPR-803i Polyolefin Reinforcing Agent

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Jan 2012: What was the most innovative polymer additive family last year?

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Why is your company Out-licensing technologies?

To monetize dormant IP

Because of lack of resources to go to market

To capture techno-transfer opportunities

“Out-licensing” is the business model of my company

My company does not license out

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As a plastic formulator, my main priority for 2012 will be to develop:

Lower cost formulations with same performances

Environmentally friendly solutions

Formulations with higher mechanical performances

Solutions allowing lower system cost

Materials with better durability

More than 120 votes submitted! Add yours as well and see the results

Carbon Fiber Breakthrough

In this article, a description and analysis of survey results will be presented for the question "Which is the most critical issue that will influence a substantial breakthrough with carbon Fibers?". The results depict that more than 50% of voters involve the cost, while about 18% take processing into consideration. Other issues are Dispersion, Limited knowledge and Limited supply. Carbon fiber consumption is based on four...

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Wind Energy Carbon Fiber Development - Jan 16, 2012
posted by Donald Rosato , Corporate Management at PlastiSource, Inc.
"Very good "Carbon Fiber Breakthrough" summary by Michel. In the area of carbon fiber..."

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What’s the latest in biocides?

Biocides are additives able to kill and stop bacteria or fungi proliferation, to prevent degradation of polymer’s physical and sensorial properties, both within the material and at its surface. They act as a complementary technique for cleaning...

by Michel Biron

Bioplastic Product Manufacturing Advances Take Root

Bioplastics production has grown 6-fold from 0.26 mn metric tonnes in 2007 to roughly 1.5 mn tonnes by year end 2011. Bioplastics finished product manufacturing is advancing rapidly across key technology areas namely, (1) high barrier...

by Don Rosato

Antimicrobial Additives Targeted to Healthcare

Biocides and antimicrobial additives' market is growing at a somewhat slowed yet steady pace. One exception where demand is a bit more speeded up and likely to continue to be in the forefront and, where inorganic, silver-based antimicrobials have...

by Lilli Sherman

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Polymera Adds 60 Mn Pounds of WPC Compound Capacity at its Ohio Facility - Jan 25, 2012

Toyo Gets Contract to Build Bioethanol Production Facility for GlycosBio & Bio-Xchell's Joint Venture - Jan 25, 2012

BMS Launches 3D BIOFELT® Absorbable Scaffold Composed of PGA, PLLA and PLGA Copolymers - Jan 24, 2012

Milliken & LanGang Petrochemical Develop PP Resin Featuring Milliken's Nucleating Agent - Jan 23, 2012

Reichhold Sets-up Manufacturing Facility for Resins, Gelcoats & Pastes in Tianjin - Jan 20, 2012

Novapex Chooses IMCD as its Global Distribution Partner for Alphamethylstyrene - Jan 19, 2012

SABIC & Sinopec Sign Protocol of Cooperation to Build PC Production Complex in Tianjin - Jan 18, 2012

Bayer Commissions Technical Center to Develop Isocyanate Production Processes at Dormagen - Jan 17, 2012

M. Holland to Serve as Authorized Distributor for BASF Engineering Plastics in North America - Jan 16, 2012

ADM to End its Commercial Alliance with Metabolix in February 2012 - Jan 13, 2012

Cereplast Introduces FDA Compliant Hybrid Resins® as Addition to its Biopropylene® Resin Series - Jan 12, 2012

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Improving the Flow Properties of Thermoplastic Melts Using Comb Polymer Additives - Patent

Development of Advanced Electrically Conductive PET Composite Materials - Technical Paper

The Effect of Polymer Additives on Surface Quality of Microcellular Injection Molded Parts - Technical Paper

Improved Antistat Formulations for Multilayer Polymeric Film for Use as Cut-and-stack Plastic Label - Patent

Improving the Impact Strength of GF Reinforced PBT Using an Elastomeric Bonding Agent - Technical Paper

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Improving Co-Extrusion of Multilayers for Optimal Performance (Part 2)

Date: February 2nd, 2012 - Time: 10 a.m. EST
Presenter: Ashok Adur (SpecialChem Expert)

Course objectives:

Get the most out of your multi-layer products' performance by better analyzing causes of defects and choosing efficient solutions.

Reasons to attend this online course:

» Boost competitiveness of your products by dealing with instability problems

» Reduce failures due to inadequate adhesion, leakage by understanding the root cause & optimizing your problem-solving approach

» Troubleshoot faster with thought-provoking examples (flexible/rigid packaging, agriculture, automotive...)

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Upcoming e-Training Courses:

07/02 - Latest Fuel Barrier Solutions and Opportunities for Higher Performance by Pierre Delbarre
16/02 - E&E Plastic Opportunities for Miniaturization, Recyclability, Energy Savings by Dr. Donald Rosato
28/03 - Fillers in Thermoplastics: Essential Principles for Efficient Optimization by Chris DeArmitt

Optimizing Your Measurement Strategy

Presenter: Carsten Lund

Watch this video and clarify how you can approve and validate your plastic parts faster:

- Define a proper measurement strategy
- Find the best route to obtain required data
- Efficiently plan your measurements (who will do what, what equipment is needed etc.)

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