New Hyperform® HPR reinforcing fibre from Milliken improves performance, cuts weight and costs

On the top row: Scratch testing according to Erichsen (10N) shows that a traditional 17% talc filled system shows more visible scratches than HPR-803i and HPR-803i/talc blend PP.
On the bottom row: Scratch testing according to Wyko NT3300 Optical 3D Profiling System shows that a traditional 17% talc filled system shows deeper scratches with sharper edges compared to HPR-803i and HPR-803i/talc blend PP
(Photo Milliken, MKPR080, Copyright© 2011 Milliken & Company, All rights reserved)Ghent, Belgium – A new Hyperform® HPR high performance reinforcing agent from Milliken & Company yields finished parts with higher stiffness and impact resistance but lower weight than talc-filled parts. It also has improved feeding and handling characteristics for compounders and yields whiter compounds – so users can cut back on colour masterbatch.

Le resine Lexan* LUX FR PC di SABIC, che offrono una diffusione personalizzata e una luminosità ottimale, contribuiscono a far risplendere i tubi a LED di Light Engine

Illuminazione tubolare a LED di Optiled che sfrutta la resina Lexan* LUX di Innovative Plastics per i cappucci delle lampade>GUANGZHOU, China – 17 maggio 2011 – Presso lo stand 10.2E21 della fiera Chinaplas 2011, l'unità aziendale strategica Innovative Plastics di SABIC punta i riflettori sulla sua ultima conquista: la scelta delle resine personalizzate Lexan* LUX ad alta diffusione da parte dell'azienda cinese Light Engine per la produzione di un'illuminazione tubolare a LED (diodo a emissione luminosa) per il suo cliente Optiled. Optiled sta utilizzando il materiale a base di policarbonato (PC) Lexan LUX, da poco disponibile sul mercato, per le coperture degli impianti in residenze e uffici, poiché è in grado di schermare i punti caldi pur offrendo un'eccellente trasmissione luminosa. Le innovative resine Lexan LUX sono materiali ritardanti di fiamma, non clorurati e non bromurati in grado di soddisfare lo standard UL94 V0 a 1,5 mm in tutti i colori; offrono una vasta scelta di livelli personalizzabili di diffusione o di trasparenza e una luminanza ottimale. Innovative Plastics continua a guidare il settore grazie a soluzioni superiori che aiutano i clienti nel campo dell'illuminazione a soddisfare le mutevoli esigenze normative e di mercato.

Clariant predicts a fashion outlook of contrasts for Autumn/Winter 2012-13

NEO GRUNGE (Photo: Clariant)Muttenz, June 20, 2011 – The fashion focus for Autumn/Winter 2012-13 is on clear-cut contrasts and greater extremes. And it is the sheer depth of contrasts – warm or cold, light or dark, black or white, romantic or grunge – that has provided the impetus and inspiration behind the new color and trend forecast for the footwear and leather sectors. Compromise is no longer chic whereas the sensitivity for the timeless and sustainable has increased. Supporting its customers in generating their own collections, Clariant launches its new Global Color Card – developed in close cooperation with ModEurop, the Fashion Pool at DSI (Das Schuhinstitut GmbH) – as well as its leather trend booklet ‘Fashion Up!’, in preparation for Autumn/Winter 2012-13.

BERKLEY CASTS OFF WITH DYNEEMA®

The new NanoFil fishing line from Berkley
(Photo DSM Dyneema, DYNPR213)The Netherlands, June 16, 2011 - Hundreds of stronger-than-steel filaments of Dyneema® ensure the best-in-class performance of the new NanoFil fishing line which is being launched by Berkley, a brand of Pure Fishing.

SABIC wins VNCI Responsible Care Award for 2011

A crash buffer of one of the wagons of Barendrecht (Photo SABIC, PR032)>Sittard, the Netherlands – June 16, 2011 – SABIC has won the Responsible Care award for 2011. The announcement was made on Wednesday June 15 during the annual meeting of the Dutch Chemical Industry Federation (Vereniging van de Nederlandse Chemische Industrie (VNCI)) in The Hague. The company was chosen to receive the award because of its efforts to render the transportation of hazardous substances as safe as possible. SABIC has implemented a number of safety policies which go above and beyond the statutory and regulatory provisions. In addition, SABIC also actively involves its suppliers in safety improvements throughout the logistics chain.

Pallmann’s “green” agglomeration installation a hit at Chinaplas 2011

Pallmann agglomerating installation, an environmentally friendly process successfully displayed at the Chinaplas 2011.
(Photo The Pallmann Group, PLMPR005)Zweibrücken, Germany (June 15, 2011) – Chinaplas 2011 in Guangzhou last month (May 17-20) provided a further demonstration of Pallmann’s importance in the global market for size reduction and agglomeration equipment and technology.

Arnitel Eco offers extra performance in bio-based ovenable pan liners

DSM’s Arnitel® Eco, derived from renewable resources, is helping to create higher value with lower environmental impact in the M&Q Packaging Corporation PanSaver ECO® high-temperature ovenable pan liners (Photo: DSM Engineering Plastics: DSMPR305)DSM’s Arnitel® Eco, derived from renewable resources, is creating higher value with lower environmental impact in the M&Q Packaging Corporation PanSaver ECO® high-temperature ovenable pan liners.

SABIC aggiunge un copolimero con resistenza all’urto alla gamma Flowpact di polipropileni per imballaggi a parete sottile

Didascalia fotografia: SABIC® PP Flowpact FPC 100 usato in contenitori a parete sottile. (Foto SABIC, PR027)>Sittard, Olanda – 9 giugno 2011 – SABIC aggiunge alla propria gamma di polipropileni per stampaggio a iniezione una nuova classe di copolimeri con resistenza all’urto: SABIC® PP Flowpact FPC 100. SABIC ha sviluppato il nuovo materiale per la produzione di contenitori a parete sottile e imballaggi per prodotti caseari come yoghurt, panna, latte aromatizzato e formaggio da spalmare.