Additives

Biopolymers

New Player in Enhanced PLA Compounds, Additives

Floreon of the U.K. offers -impact-modified PLA that's more than 90% biobased, as well as additive masterbatches.

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Study Ranks Phthalates, Alternatives for Medical Devices

Now there's a clearer understanding of how a specific change of plasticizer may impact the performance of a non-PVC medical device.

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Additives

Additives News at K 2013

More economical, higher performing, sustainable, and more finely tailored to specific applications—those features summarize the key advantages claimed for new additives showcased at K 2013.

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Plastics Color Expands

Plastics Color is expanding its headquarters plant by 40% which will boost capacity for color concentrates, compounds, and functional masterbatches before year's end.

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Additives

ADDITIVES: A.Schulman Acquires Prime Colorants

To grow its custom color capabilities, A.Schulman, Akron, Ohio, has made yet another acquisition, of color and additive concentrates maker Prime Colorants, Franklin, Tenn.

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Additives

DuPont Spins Off Fluoropolymers, TiO2

DuPont Co., Wilmington, Del., intends to separate its Performance Chemicals segment into a completely separate company about 15 months from now.

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Compounding

NIOSH-Industry Collaboration for Safe Use of Nanomaterials

NIOSH has created a field studies team that aims to establish partnerships with companies that produce or use engineered nanomaterials in order to expand and share knowledge of appropriate health and safety practices.

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DuPont to Spin Off TiO2, Fluoropolymers

You may have heard that DuPont Co., Wilmington, Del., announced last week plans to split off its Performance Chemicals segment from the rest of the company.

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Additives

News in Medical Tubing & Materials

Two innovations in medical tubing and more than a dozen new materials, coatings, and adhesives were on display at June’s Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M) East show in Philadelphia.

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Compounding

A. Schulman to Acquire Network Polymers

Acquisition expected to be completed in the next few months.

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Plastics Size Reduction