Engineering Resins

polyolefins

Coronavirus Prompts Ineos to Build Additional Hand Sanitizer Plants in the U.K. and Germany

Leading Europena producer of key sanitizer raw materials and thermoplastics Ineos is quickly stepping up to do its part during the pandemic crisis. 

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No Major Production Cutbacks of Material or Downstream Products Yet

Production at resin suppliers and plastics processors still going strong in the first week of fast-paced coronavirus life disruptions.

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Commodity Resins

Wide Spectrum of Enhanced Medical-Grade Resins & Compounds Spotlighted at MD&M West 2020

Targeted at an impressive array of applications, the range of new medical-grade materials include modified PC copolymers, PEBA and TPUs, specialty copolyesters, a gamut of engineered compounds, and an advanced LSR. 

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Custom Molder’s Strategic Edge: Top-Class Metrology Services

Molding good parts is not enough. Better and faster metrology services for tool qualification and process validation make the difference for Octex Group.

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Materials: Long-Fiber-Reinforced Engineered Compounds for Medical Equipment Components

Solvay’s Xencor LFT targeted to structural medical equipment parts such as gear systems.

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Automotive

Ascend to Acquire Compounding & Masterbatch Business of Poliblend and Esseti Plast

Ascend’s pending acquisition will broaden its portfolio of nylon 66 offerings and mark its entry into nylon 6, PBT and POM.

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Commodity Resins

Materials: Medical-Grade Compounds and Concentrates for Laser Welding

Clariant supports a ‘Quality by Design’ approach to laser welding of medical devices.

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Medical

Materials: Colored Polysulfones for Healthcare Applications

Techmer PM and BASF have launched colored Ultrason grades.

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Materials: Low COF Acetal for Smooth Medical Device Actuation

DuPont’s Delrin SC696 provides smoother surfaces and good colorability. 

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Medical

Materials: Innovative PC Copolymers for Medical Equipment Housings and More

SABIC’s LNP Elcres CRX PC copolymers resist stress cracking in devices exposed to aggressive healthcare disinfectants and look promising for consumer electronics, mass transportation and industrial applications.

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