DYNEEMA® DIAMOND: UNE TECHNOLOGIE REVOLUTIONNAIRE POUR UNE NOUVELLE GENERATION DE GANTS ANTI-COUPURE

La nouvelle technologie Dyneema® Diamond réalise la combinaison ultime de résistance à la coupure et d’extrême confort pour les gants de protection.
(Photo DSM Dyneema, DYNPR182)URMOND (NL), 4 novembre 2010 - DSM Dyneema a mis au point une nouvelle technologie qui permet de fabriquer du fil doté d’une résistance à la coupure nettement améliorée. Baptisée « Dyneema® Diamond”, cette technologie innovante permet désormais de fabriquer des gants de protection à la fois extrêmement confortables et d’une résistance à la coupure inégalée.

Finer, more uniform cell structure of new chemical foaming agents from Clariant help reduce weight and save raw materials

The newest HYDROCEROL® chemical foaming agents from Clariant Masterbatches create a finer and more uniform cell structure that allows significant weight reduction without compromising product performance properties. (Photo: Clariant)Muttenz, November 4, 2010 - Plastics products and packaging manufacturers trying to reach sustainability goals and reduce costs are expressing keen interest in the newest chemical foaming agents (CFAs) from Clariant’s Masterbatches Business Unit. The finer and more durable foam-cell structures made possible by the latest generation of HYDROCEROL® masterbatches, in combination with processing advances, are opening new applications in
• polyester (PET) plastic sheets used for food trays
• automotive parts and other durable goods
• injection molded and blow molded plastics packaging, caps and closures
Savings on resin use and reduction of part weight – without significant loss in mechanical properties – are being reported.

MEVOPUR® secures controlled, consistent and compliant color creativity

MEVOPUR® secures controlled, consistent and compliant color creativity. (Photographs: Clariant) 
Muttenz, November 4, 2010 - Designers and manufacturers looking to add a distinctive aesthetic touch to pharmaceutical packaging and medical devices can trust new MEVOPUR® color masterbatches and compounds from Clariant Masterbatches for creative colors.

Bringing distinctive style to medical devices while ensuring safety and regulatory compliance

Computer modeling services in Clariant ColorWorks™ allowed a medical device manufacturer to easily evaluate different color schemes. Pictured are blue pearlescent and purple pearlescent options and the translucent purple finally chosen for the device. (Photographs: Clariant)Muttenz, November 4, 2010 - In today’s competitive marketplace manufacturers must try to differentiate their product from others by improving functionality and design. Use of drug delivery devices increasingly occurs outside of a hospital setting and since it is the patient rather than a doctor who is the user, the device must be attractive as well as convenient and functional. They become more like any other consumer product. That is why color and other visual elements are increasingly important in device design.

Azelis annonce l’acquisition de YDS au Benelux

AzelisAzelis, le premier distributeur européen de spécialités chimiques annonce aujourd’hui l’acquisition de YDS Chemicals, un distributeur de spécialités basé en Belgique.

SABIC Innovative Plastics Spotlights at K 2010 Chery’s New A3CC Sports Coupe Designed with High-Tech Noryl GTX*, Xenoy*, Stamax® Resins

Des fils de bobinage peuvent être fabriqués à l’aide des résines Extem* de SABIC Innovative Plastics>BERGEN OP ZOOM, Pays-Bas – 3 novembre 2010 – Lors du salon K 2010, Hall 6, Stand D42, SABIC Innovative Plastics démontre une nouvelle fois son leadership technologique mondial grâce à une autre réussite remarquable: la mise sur le marché d’une résine thermoplastique non renforcée ayant une des températures nominales d’utilisation continue les plus élevées de l’industrie. Les nouvelles résines ignifugées Extem* UP en polyimide thermoplastique (TPI) sont des matériaux à tenue thermique extrême qui ont récemment obtenu un indice de température relative (RTI) nominal selon UL746B de 240°C. En incorporant le polyétheréthercétone (PEEK) dans sa technologie de résine Extem à haute performance, SABIC Innovative Plastics est en mesure d’offrir à ses clients des performances optimisées alliant le meilleur des deux matériaux. Cette technologie de mélange unique ouvre de nouvelles possibilités d’applications de faible densité pour un usage à température continue élevée, telles que les plateaux porte composants pour semi-conducteurs électroniques, les connecteurs situés dans des environnements sévères et le remplacement des métaux dans les milieux de chaleur extrême des secteurs du pétrole, du gaz et de l’aéronautique. Cette nouvelle technologie innovante atteste une fois encore l’engagement de SABIC Innovative Plastics à développer pro-activement des résines de spécialité aux propriétés uniques répondant aux exigences les plus sévères du marché.

Clariant's regulatory foresight and pigments with enhanced product safety features give customers the competitive edge

Clariant colors cover full spectrum of customer needs. (Photo: Clariant)Muttenz, November 3, 2010 - Clariant presents masterbatch producers, plastics processors and designers with a unique opportunity to anticipate regulatory evolution and respond to the latest environmental and cutting-edge trends with one of the widest selections of colorants available from across the color spectrum.

Bioplastics can be more colorful, thanks to new masterbatch choices from Clariant

With the addition of a new line of masterbatches that comply with standards governing compostability and ecotoxicity, Clariant Masterbatches is able to offer manufacturers of products and packaging made from biopolymers a wider range of options in color and performance-enhancing additives. (Photo: Clariant)Muttenz, November 3, 2010 - With the addition of a new line of masterbatches that comply with standards governing compostability and ecotoxicity, producers of products and packaging made from biopolymers have a wider range of options in color and performance-enhancing additives. Choices range from masterbatches based on conventional, man-made ingredients to those incorporating all-natural materials drawn from renewable sources like plants. Now an attractive third option has been introduced. These and other color and performance innovations for the plastics industry are on display in Hall 8A, Booth J11 at the K2010 plastics exhibition being held in Dusseldorf, Germany, October 27 to November 3.