Additives
SPE Automotive Awards Highlight Materials and Processing Advances
What’s new in plastics on cars?
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Headlines for the Next 50 Years
Ever wonder what it would be like to get tomorrow’s newspaper today? After reviewing the most important technical developments of the past 50 years in our October issue, we asked industry experts to help us imagine the biggest headlines in plastics from now to 2055. What we got was a mixture of predictions of what will happen and a wish list of what should happen.
Read More50 Ideas That Changed Plastics
Very few readers of this issue can remember, or even imagine, what it was like when an injection molding machine did not have a screw, but only a smooth-bore plunger.
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Now It's Here: An Objective Test of Masterbatch Dispersion
There's a new grading system for color concentrates and additive masterbatches.
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Novel Processing Aids Ease Flow Of a Wide Range of Plastics
A new family of processing-aid masterbatches is said to enhance the processability of a wider range of plastics than is possible with other additives.
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Organic PVC Stabilizers Move from Europe to U.S.
A line of organic PVC heat stabilizers designed to replace heavy-metal stabilizers in environmentally sensitive European markets is now gaining a foothold in North America.
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New Sources of Help in Coloring Plastics
Two new color services for small to medium-sized firms that lack in-house color-matching and formulating expertise were announced at K 2004.
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K 2004 Wrap-Up on Additives: Problem-Solving Additives Tackle New and Old Challenges
The latest K show was rich in additives that can ease processing and end-use problems of thermoplastics and thermosets.
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Colorant Makers Expand Services to Speed Customers' Product Development
Independent color-concentrate producers have been expanding the range of services they offer beyond simple color matching.
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Polyurethanes: Foams Go 'Green' at Ever-Lower Cost
A great deal of effort is going into formulating rigid and flexible foams for lower cost and better properties, despite the transition to "cleaner" blowing agents. Improving fire and smoke performance is another challenge.
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