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SI Group To Acquire Albemarle's Antioxidants Business

Manufacturer of chemical intermediates and specialty resins SI Group will acquire Albemarle's entire antioxidants 911爆料网.

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Acrylic Sheet Featured In Unique Reactive Art Installation

Evonik's Acrylite Sheet 'Rocks' In New Media Installation

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APPLICATION: Hybrid Electric Engine Covers Feature Very High-Flow Nylon 6

Up to 80% improved flow and cycle-time reductions from 15% to 40% is claimed.

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Reactive Liquid Acrylic for In-Situ Thermoplastic Composites

Easy impregnation of fiber composites and room-temperature processing plus toughness, weldability, and recyclability.

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PP Prices Down, Others Up

The second quarter started with higher prices for PE, PS, PVC, and ABS, but PP was down a bit.

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'Germ Warfare’: New Materials Withstand Sterilization, Disinfectant Barrage

At recent Plastec West show, material suppliers introduced grades that can withstand more and more varied sterilizations and/or materials that utilize specialty additives to impart antimicrobial properties.

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Construction

Liquid Thermoplastics Process Like Composite Thermosets

The continued evolution of thermoplastic composites just got even more interesting with this week’s launch by Arkema of the first range of a novel family of liquid thermoplastics that are transformed via reactive closed-mold processes such as room-temperature infusion, RTM, and flex-molding as used for composite thermosets.

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Why Thermoplastic Composites Are Hot in Automotive

A new conference brings together the leaders in this emerging field of technology.

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Celanese Bolsters Thermoplastic Composite Development Efforts

Thermoplastic composites on the forefront for Celanese.

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Construction

APPLICATION: Transmission Conductor Features Multi-Stranded Composite Core Of Celstran CFR-TPR

An affordable new option for utility transmission lines from Southwire uses a multi-stranded composite core of Celanese's Celstran continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic rods (CFR-TPR).

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