Materials
Caprolactone Thermoplastics Boost Flexibility, Biodegradability of PLA and PHA
Ingevity’s Capa has been shown to enhance PLA and PHA end-use products.
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Metallic-Effect Pre-Colored ABS Series
Avient’s new Artisan customized ABS series with metallic effect geared to electronics brands.
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High-Viscosity PEEK for Injection Molding and Extrusion
Evonik’s new Vestakeep 4500 PEEK boasts a higher crystallization rate and better flowability than the well-established Vestakeep L4000 G grade.
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Joint Research Work on Antimicrobial Polymers Underway
U. of Postdam and Fraunhofer IAP aim to develop new antimicrobial polymers as alternatives to antibiotics
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Biopolymer Producer Aquapak Gets Major Investment from Private Equity Firm
ADM Capital’s Cibus Enterprise Fund is investing in Aquapak’s Hyrdopol bioplastic technology.
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GPD Companies to Acquire European Materials Distributor Distrupol
Acquisition by affiliate of One Rock Capital Partners to form group of leading global value-added materials distributors.
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Tracing the History of Polymeric Materials: Phenolics
In this installment we discuss the discovery of Bakelite, the first truly synthetic polymer, known today as phenolic.
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Thermoplastic Biomaterial ‘Fine-Tuned’ for Medical Applications
U.K. and U.S. university research team succeed in ‘fine-tuning a type of polyester biomaterial to enable the rate of degradation in the body.
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Licensee of EconCore's Thermoplastic Honeycomb Technology Gets Two New Automotive Contracts
Mexico’s Fynotej secures two major contracts to supply automotive trunk load floors using Fynocore continuous honeycomb panel technology licensed from EconCore
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First-of-a-Kind Nanotechnology-Based PET Compound Enables Differentiated Foams
SABIC’s new Colorcomp WQ117945 is based on an advanced nanotechnology additive masterbatch that can be adapted to other resins.
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