Additives

Construction

Chroma Color Acquires Polymer Concentrates

Chroma Further expands its manufacturing footprint along with its suite of colorant and additive technologies.

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Electronics

Additives: Conductive Black Concentrates for Broad Range of Thermoplastics

Orion Engineered Carbons XPB 633 Beads are well suited to thermoplastics requiring conductivity and antistatic properties.

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Additives

Additives: "Green" Rust Remover for Molds, Blown Film Dies

iD Additives’ water-based, EPA tested/verified Eco-Pro 36 provides a protective coating for long-term rust protection.

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What’s With All the Static?

Static buildup on polymers can cause a variety of problems, some rather unpleasant. Yet there’s an inexpensive way to eliminate it, and we have data as proof.

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Additives

Lignin-Nylon Composite for Additive Manufacturing

ORNL has created a formulation that could spur a profitable new use of an intractable biorefinery byproduct: lignin.

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Additives

SABIC Takes Majority Share in Carbon Nanotube Business for Energy Storage Applications

Company confirms it is also examining this proprietary multi-wall technology in various materials and applications. 

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Additives

SABIC Acquires Majority Stake in Carbon Nanotube Business for Energy Storage Applications

Company confirms it is also examining this proprietary technology in various materials and applications.

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Additives: Special Effects Liquid Colors for Packaging and Consumer Products

Riverdale Global’s new liquid colors offer special effects at low addition levels. 

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Construction

Graphene Nanotubes Augment the PVC Plastisol Industry

The plastisol market is among the various industries benefiting from new opportunities being created with graphene nanotubes. 

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PVC

Additives: Patented Anti-Counterfeit System for Plastics

Polyfil now offers Kafrit’s Tracer technology in the Americas.

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Plastics Size Reduction