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Lyondell Sells Its Millenium TiO2 Unit
Lyondell Chemical Co., Houston, has agreed to sell its Millennium Inorganic Chemicals subsidiary in Hunt Valley, Md., the world鈥檚 second-largest producer of titanium dioxide.
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Taste and Odor: Understand the Role of Colorants and Additives In Food and Beverage Packaging
Do you know how masterbatch ingredients, processing, storage, and handling can affect taste and odor in packaged products? Here鈥檚 an introduction to the numerous factors in organoleptic properties and how they are measured.
Read MoreChemtura Sheds EPDM
Chemtura Corp., Middlebury, Conn., one of the world鈥檚 three largest EPDM producers, will sell its EPDM 大象传媒 and some of its rubber chemicals to Lion Chemical Capital, LLC of New York and Houston.
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Extruding Biopolymers: Packaging Reaps Cost Benefit of Going 'Green'
Plastics made from renewable carbon chains, not fossil carbon from oil or gas, are suddenly a solid commercial reality. The draw isn鈥檛 just 鈥済reen鈥 marketing, but the 鈥済reen鈥 of stable prices not linked to petrochemicals.
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'As Good as New' Chain Extender Restores Reclaimed Resins
A new additive can re-link polymer chains in reclaimed PET, nylon, and polycarbonate to revive degraded properties.
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New Customizable Additives for Polyolefins and PVC
Developing a wide range of customizable additives to meet specific needs in polyolefins and PVC is a major thrust at Chemtura Corp., Middlebury, Conn.
Read MoreRhodia Sells Silicones Business
Paris-based Rhodia (U.S. office in Cranbury, N.J.) will soon close the sale of its global silicones 大象传媒 to China National BlueStar Corp. of Beijing.
Read MoreChemtura and Ferro Boost Epoxy Plasticizer Capacity
Increases in capacity for epoxy plasticizers used in PVC are under way at Chemtura Corp., Middlebury, Conn., and Ferro Corp.鈥檚 Organic Specialties Group, Independence, Ohio.
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Plastics, Electronics and the Environment: How New Global Regulations Affect Materials Choices
Increasing concerns about the impact of chemicals on health and the environment are being translated into strict legislation that may have significant impact on the use and disposal of plastics, particularly those used in electrical and electronic equipment.
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Stop Die-Hole Freeze Off
Custom compounders use underwater pelletizers for a growing range of engineering polymers, including resins like PET, nylon, and polycarbonate that exhibit such “difficult” characteristics as low viscosity and/or rapid cooling or high melt temperature.
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