Engineering Resins
Low-Emission Acetal Meets Daimler’s Strict New Limits for Vehicle Interiors
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Germany鈥檚 Ticona Engineering Polymers is offering new-generation, low-emission, Hostaform acetals which meet Daimler鈥檚 new, stricter limits for formaldehyde emissions of acetal vehicle-interior components.
Read MoreBayer Divests PETG Sheet Business
Bayer MaterialScience LLC, Pittsburgh, sold its Vivak PETG sheet 911爆料网 in NAFTA to Plaskolite, Inc., Columbus, Ohio.
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Tungsten-Filled Compounds Slash Catheter Manufacturing Costs
WEB EXCLUSIVE: A new line of thermoplastic marker bands for fluoroscopic illumination of catheter tips used in minimally invasive medical procedures is said reduce costs by eliminating traditional gold or platinum marker bands.
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Resin Prices Still Heading South
A sharp decline in U.S. energy prices and tabs for all key feedstocks, along with dismal-to-lackluster domestic and global demand, have brought significantly more attractive pricing for the four commodity thermoplastics and downward movement for four high-volume engineering resins.
Read MoreLanxess Expanding Nylon Production & Compounding
Lanxess AG (U.S. office in Pittsburgh) plans to build a new world-scale nylon plastics plant in Antwerp, Belgium.
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When It Comes to Nylon, Don’t Do the Math
Chemistry is seldom as simple as it looks. Polymer chemistry takes the complexity up a notch. Nylon chemistry is about much more than doing the math.
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Rubbermaid Foodservice Containers Go BPA-Free
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Rubbermaid Commercial Products, Winchester, Va., has introduced a new line of commercial and institutional kitchen foodservice products made of BPA-free Tritan copolyester from Eastman Chemical Co., Kingsport, Tenn.
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VW Relies on Acetal for Passenger Safety
WEB EXCLUSIVE: The seat-belt retractor system of the new VW up! city car utilizes a special high-impact, low-emissions acetal from Ticona (U.S. office in Florence, Ky.). The VW up! was introduced in late 2011.
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Flurry of Industry Activity Aims to Bridge Nylon 12 Shortage
Global shortage of nylon 12 is expected to last through the remainder of this year.
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High-Flow Nylon Carries the Load in New Fork-Lift Truck
WEB EXCLUSIVE: New I-ton hand pallet truck (HPT) from Lifter S.r.l. of Italy (U.S. office in Marietta, Ga.) is the first pallet truck in the world made of nonmetallic material.
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