Plastics and chemicals supplier Lanxess (Leverkusen, Germany) says it has developed a polymer additive for plastics and rubber that is now available for industrial use. Made of nanoscale organic particles, this additive can be used to improve the material properties of elastomers and thermoplastic...
The Bioplastics Council , a special interest group of the Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI; Washington, DC), has published what it claims to be the first-ever Bioplastics Industry Overview Guide.
Bernie Stritzke, VP and general manager of the Wisconsin facility of MedPlast Inc. (Tempe, AZ), is now a published author with the release of his debut effort entitled, “Custom Molding of Thermoset Elastomers—A Comprehensive Approach to Materials, Mold Design, and Processing.” Available at www...
The volume of commodity thermoplastics supply stemming from the Middle East continues to grow. In a presentation early this year at Chemical Market Assoc. Inc. (CMAI; Houston) World Petrochemical Conference, Abdulaziz Judaimi, VP new business development at Saudi Aramco , said 13 million tonnes of...
Lens processors, take note: new annealing oven designs are said to be both space saving and easy to automate, offering more bang for your buck. Beyond lens processing, ovens also are available in applications requiring pre-shrinking of components and for other uses.
Pipe and profile auxiliary equipment manufacturer Custom Downstream Systems Inc. (CDS; Lachine, QC) announced that Todd Messick has been appointed its senior sales account manager-USA, effective August 3, 2009. Messick, based in Bartlett, IL, brings more than 15 years of experience in the extrusion...
Kieback & Peter, a Berlin-based supplier of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment, has turned to Ticona Engineering Polymers (Kelsterbach, Germany) to source Celanex XFR polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) grades for the housing of its new miniature actuator. The PBT material...
A new ABS/PA blend from BASF AG (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.de ) recently scored its first high-volume application at Same Deutz-Fahr Group, an Italian manufacturer of agricultural tractors. Terblend N NG-02 EF (for excellent flow) is a glass-fiber-reinforced member of an ABS/PA product...
In yet another resin distribution realignment in the North American market, materials provider PolyOne Corporation announced that it would be the primary distributor for DuPont Engineering Polymers in North America following a 90-day transition period. Ashland Distribution , which previously...
When your motto is “Scrap everything you think you know about unusable plastic,” you had better be able to tackle the hard recycling jobs. Plastics recycler Butler-MacDonald Inc. (Indianapolis, IN) says recent machinery investments are helping it do just that. Last year, in fact, was the 65-...
