Automotive
New Materials Offer Cost, Performance Advantages to PEEK in Automotive
Two new families of PAEK offer combination of economy and performance for demanding automotive applications.
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Victrex Acquires Kleiss Gears to Bolster PEEK Gears Growth
PEEK resin producer buys specialist in injection molding gears.
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New Type of Carbon Fiber for Thermoplastics Gets Funding
SGL Group is pursuing development of a carbon fiber with enhanced elongation and optimized surface structure.
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World's First Plastic Rear Axle Transmission Crossbeam
The plastic rear axle transmission beam developed by ContiTech and BASF weighs 25% less than the die-cast aluminum beam it replaced.
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RTP Bolsters Compounding Capabilities Through Acquisition
RTP's newly integrated acquisition will especially focus on black masterbatches and carbon black thermoplastic compounds for a several industries.
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RadiciGroup Now Nylon Producer in Mexico
With new acquisition, RadiciGroup Plastics makes entry into Mexico and Central America.
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Rhein Chemie Now Merged Into Lanxess
Rhein Chemie Additives now a 911±¬ÁÏÍø unit of Lanxess.
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BASF to Spin Off Pigments Business
By the second half of 2016, BASF plans to have spun off its pigments 911±¬ÁÏÍø into a new entity.
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Victrex Acquires Kleiss Gears to Bolster PEEK Gears Business
Victrex, West Conshohocken, Penn., has enhanced its ability to provide complete ‘integrated’ service through its acquisition of PEEK polymer gears specialist Kleiss Gears, Grantsburg, Wisc.
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Expect Graphene to Make its Mark in Multiple Markets
There has been a lot of buzz about graphene in recent times and for good reason. A material stronger and stiffer than carbon fiber, graphene is thought to have enormous commercial potential, but has been impractical to use on a large scale, with researchers limited to using small flakes of the material.
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