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Scientists Unveil Spider Silk's Steel-like Super Power

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

A comparative study has been conducted between the properties of spider silk and steel, and it came out that spider silk may be stronger than steel in tensile strength, although not in compression. The research claims that it has come out with ways... (Industry News)

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Environmentally degradable PP

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

This article describes the effect of pro-degradant additives on degradation behavior of PP films. The effect of natural exposure and heating of PP films in the presence or absence of additives were investigated. The apparent density value of PP film... (R&D Highlight)

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BRASKEM and Idesa Sign Agreement with Pemex for the Supply of Raw Materials to the Ethylene XXI Project

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Braskem, the largest thermoplastic resins producer in the Americas, and Idesa, one of Mexico's leading petrochemical groups, signed with Pemex, Mexico's state-owned oil and gas company, the investment agreement and raw material (ethane) supply... (Industry News)

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Hyperbranched polymers as novel flame retardants

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Hyperbranched polyethers were blended with LDPE and flexible PVC to improve their flame retardant properties. The flame retardancy of blends at different dose levels of the hyperbranched polyether with those of linear polymers was... (R&D Highlight)

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Bac2 Announces Blendable Latent Acid Catalysts for Energy Efficient Control of Heat Activated Polymerization Processes

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Bac2 is offering customizable latent acid catalysts to help manufacturers control polymerization processes in order to reduce both energy consumption and costs. As resin systems vary widely in terms of pH sensitivity, Bac2 is offering a twin catalyst... (Industry News)

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A Plastic Selection/Recycling Robot that makes Use of Laser Sensing Technology

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

The laser sensing technology that distinguishes various kinds of plastics by the reflectivity of lasers of five wave lengths is used for the 'eyes' of this robot. This photonics sensing technology is the one having jointly developed by IDEC Co., LTD.... (Industry News)

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Wood-fiber-reinforced recycled PP composites

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

To reduce the moisture absorption of wood-fiber-reinforced PP (WFR-PP), a coupling agent (KH550), methyl methacrylate (MMA), and maleic anhydride (MA) were used to modify the wood fibers. The surface-treated wood fibers were mixed with recycled PP... (R&D Highlight)

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Clariant Masterbatches Puts Risk and Control Issues at Top of Agenda at Medtec and MD&M East 2010

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Clariant Masterbatches turns the spotlight on risk management at Medtec in Stuttgart (March 23 - 25) and MD&M in New York (June 8-10) as it presents its package of dedicated products and support designed to help customers' control risk in medical... (Industry News)

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BIOCOR Forms New Business to Buy Post-consumer PLA

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

BIOCOR LLC announced its launch as a new venture in the business of buying, aggregating, and processing post-consumer Polylactic acid (PLA), the 100 percent plant based bioplastic, seeing broad and growing interest in a variety of plastics markets. (Industry News)

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Novomer Named One of the World's 50 Most Innovative Companies

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Novomer Inc., a materials company pioneering a family of high-performance plastics, polymers and other chemicals from renewable feedstocks such as carbon dioxide, announced its inclusion in the inaugural TR50 list from MIT's Technology Review. (Industry News)

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Chemtura Announces Major Expansion of Its Antioxidants and UV Stabilizer Business

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Chemtura Corporation, announced that the company has entered into a number of new agreements through its worldwide subsidiaries to increase its capacity of antioxidants and UV stabilizers in order to position itself for worldwide growth and to more... (Industry News)

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Additives to improve the weatherability of PVC

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

The effect of the combination of a UV absorber (Chimassorb 81) with different types of thermal stabilizers, including an organic calcium complex and an organotin mercaptide, on the photodegradation of PVC was investigated by color difference... (R&D Highlight)

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Improving PLA mechanical properties by the addition of oil

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

PLA films are toughened by the addition of oils. The investigated oils were linear alkanes, cyclic alkanes, and two terpenes (limonene and eugenol). The addition of the oils greatly influenced the morphology, thermal and mechanical properties of the... (R&D Highlight)

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TU Delft improves Production of Chemicals from Wood Waste

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

TU Delft researchers have succeeded in making a significant leap forward in the production of biochemicals and biofuels from waste wood. They discovered that the bacterium Cupriavidus basilensis breaks down harmful by-products which are produced when... (Industry News)

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Chemservice and Songwon announce the formation of Chemservice Asia Company Ltd.

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd. and Chemservice S.A. announced that they have launched the regulatory affairs consulting company "Chemservice Asia Co. Ltd." registered in Seoul, Korea. Chemservice Asia will combine global regulatory affairs expertise... (Industry News)

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Filler Uses and Benefits for Medical Applications

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

The medical sector is the fourth largest consumer of plastics after packaging, construction, and automotive sectors. It has a relatively high growth rate (8% per year). The growth is in part due to our long life expectancy but also because of new... (Article)

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Plastics Color Corporation Launches Eco-Friendly Color Concentrates

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Plastics Color Corporation (PCC), a leading supplier of color concentrates and additive masterbatches for the plastics industry, announced a new line of color concentrates made partially with post-consumer and industrial plastic content, providing... (Industry News)

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Joint Research by IBM and Stanford University could Lead to New Types of Environmentally Sustainable Plastics

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

In a paper published in the American Chemical Society journal, Macromolecules, scientists from IBM and Stanford University detail discoveries that could lead to the development of new types of biodegradable, biocompatible plastics. The breakthrough... (Industry News)

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High refractive index nanocomposites

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

High refractive index optical compositions based on polymer matrices filled with high concentrations of ZnS nanoparticles were developed. These materials have good optical properties and processability like usual polymers, and they are suitable for... (R&D Highlight)

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OXEA Launches New Plasticizer Product TOTM

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

The global chemical company Oxea announced the launch of its new product tri-octyl trimellitate (or tri-2-ethylhexyl trimellitate), generally known in the market as TOTM. It offers superior migration resistance and is increasingly being used in... (Industry News)

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