Hyperform® nucleating agents from Milliken increase PP processability and properties in thermoforming and injection moulding

Hyperform® nucleating agents from Milliken increase PP processability and properties in thermoforming and injection moulding.
(Photos Milliken, MKPR067, Copyright© 2010 Milliken & Company, All rights reserved)Ghent, Belgium – 23 November 2010 – Milliken’s Hyperform® HPN nucleating agents provide major improvements in performance and processability of polypropylene (PP) grades intended for thermoforming as well as injection moulding. They provide the action to match the words of the company’s theme for K 2010 – “Increasing sustainability through additive innovation.”

DSM ENGINEERING PLASTICS AND K.D. FEDDERSEN SIGN DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT TO STRENGTHEN PRESENCE IN DANISH MARKETPLACE

DSM Engineering MaterialsDSM Engineering Plastics and K.D. Feddersen have entered into a distribution agreement, to join forces in the market development and sales of DSM Engineering Plastics resins in Denmark.

INDEPENDENT STUDY VALIDATES ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS OF DYNEEMA® BASED NETS IN COMMERCIAL FISHING

DyneemaURMOND (NL), November 18, 2010 - A study recently completed among the commercial fishing community has yielded clear proof that nets made with Dyneema® ultra-strong lightweight fiber yield major cost savings for fishermen through reductions in fuel usage, and make an important contribution to the sustainability of the fishing industry through reduced emissions of carbon dioxide.

Clariant supports ZHAW’s pioneering anti-freeze program

ClariantMuttenz, November 18, 2010 - Muttenz headquartered specialty chemicals expert Clariant is supporting the ZHAW School of Engineering in Winterthur in a major R&D collaboration on-target to achieve a breakthrough in anti-freeze technology. Sectors such as wind power, refrigeration and aviation will benefit from more reliable cold temperature performance and cuts in energy use if trials led by researchers at the ZHAW to prevent or drastically minimize surface ice build-up are successful.

RHODIA PRESENTE LA NOUVELLE GÉNÉRATION DE TECHNYLSTAR® POUR UNE MEILLEURE PERFORMANCE ENERGETIQUE

La nouvelle génération de TechnylStar® non chargé de Rhodia est particulièrement bien adaptée aux grandes séries de petites pièces comme des connecteurs.Lyon, France – 17 novembre 2010 ---- Rhodia présente le tout dernier développement de sa technologie de polyamide 66 à haute fluidité TechnylStar®. Les grades de cette nouvelle génération sont non chargés et permettent des performances inégalées en termes d’économies d’énergie.

DSM DYNEEMA SELECTED AS VIP SPEAKER AT UPCOMING INDIA CONFERENCE

DyneemaURMOND (NL), November 17, 2010 - DSM Dyneema has been selected as a VIP Speaker at the upcoming Armored Vehicles India Conference which takes place in New Delhi from November 22nd to 24th 2010.

Clariant adds polyetheramines to Industrial & Consumer Specialities chemicals range

Clariant adds polyetheramines to Industrial & Consumer Specialities chemicals range. (Photo: Clariant)
Muttenz, November 16, 2010 - Increasing demand has lead speciality chemicals expert Clariant to add polyetheramines to its range of industrial and consumer speciality products. A new reactor in the company’s nitril-amine plant in Gendorf, Germany, has just started production to facilitate the portfolio extension.

Songwon announces new and innovative additive formulations that boost properties and reduce emissions

Songwon, a leading additives supplier to the polymer industry, announces the development of a new and innovative range of high heat, low color distortation, and low emission additive formulations for thermoplastics which deliver significant benefits to compounders, molders and end-users. 
(Photo: Songwon Industrial Co. Ltd.)Ulsan, Korea – November 16, 2010 – Songwon, a leading additives supplier to the polymer industry, announces the development of a new and innovative range of high heat, low color distortation, and low emission additive formulations for thermoplastics which deliver significant benefits to compounders, molders and end-users.