Additives

Additives

Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes Show No Ecotoxicity

Findings on OCSiAl’s Tuball nanotubes are based on OECD chemical testing guideline 201.

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Construction

Additives: Colorants Give Plastic Parts Look of Naturally-Occurring Materials

PolyOne’s new Shades of Nature colorants mimic stone, marble, granite and more.

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Packaging

Additives: Slip Additive Masterbatch for LDPE Film

Dow Performance Silicone’s new MB25-235 masterbatch said to significantly reduce COF and provide long-term performance. 

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Automotive

NIST Looks at Big Picture of Nanoparticle Manufacturing

New paper aims to identify problems that are common for different materials, processes and applications.

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Automotive

Four Colorant Companies Combined into One Entity

Breen, Chroma, Hudson, and Carolina Color are now Chroma Color Corporation.

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color

Collaborative Mold Design Experiment Based on Clariant's Color Trends

Mold texture specialist and Clariant investigate interaction of social trends, color and textures. 

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Medical

BASF to Globally Boost Production of Irganox1010

Major investment in expanding capacity of workhorse primary antioxidant planned by BASF.

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polyolefins

Materials: Flame-Retardant, Intumescent Olefin Compounds and Concentrates

Dynamic Modifiers’ new line of compounds can be processes as cast, blown or calendered film, sheet, profiles, molded shapes. 

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Additives

Carolina Color Acquires Chroma Corp.

In step with continuing consolidation among producers of color and additive concentrates, CCC further expands. 

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Firms Collaborate on 'Sustainable' HDPE Pharma Bottle

Milliken, SACMI, and Jarden Plastics combine on HDPE bottles that reduce plastic and energy use.

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Blending & Dosing
Plastics Size Reduction