Engineering Resins
Flame-Retardant PPAs for Electronic Components
BASF’s newly expanded Ultramid One J and Ultramid Advanced slate of FR PPA compounds boasts long-term thermal stability without corrosion.
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Tracing the History of Polymeric Materials: The Differences Between Nylons & Polyesters
In many respects, nylons and polyesters appear to be interchangeable. But there are interesting differences in the properties of these two families that arise from their chemical structures.
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High-Performance Polyacetal Series for Medical & Healthcare Applications
Polyplastics’ expanded portfolio of Duracon POM PM series geared to drug contact and delivery applications.
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Medical-Grade Nylon 6, Nylon 6/66, and PET
DSM Engineering has expanded its Medical Care portfolio of engineering materials for medical devices.
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Prices Rising for Most Volume Resins
With the possible exception of PVC, high energy and feedstock costs exacerbated by Russia’s war on Ukraine were leading resin prices higher.
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High-Temperature Foaming Agents Reduce Weight and Costs for Engineering Resins
iD Additives’s Micro Fine Cell product line increasingly used for PC, PC blends, nylons and more.
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Genomatica and Asahi Kasei Collaborate on Renewably-Sourced Nylon 66
Parnership will accelerate momentum for Genomatica’s new route to HMD and Ashai Kasei’s sustainability strategy
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Thinner Gauge Dielectric Film for Capacitors of Hybrid, Plug-in-Hybrid, and Battery Electric Vehicles
SABIC’s new 3-micron gauge of Elcres HTV150A film is 40% thinner than its 5-micron film launched last year.
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How SABIC Developed a Prototype Solid-State Water Meter Made from Amorphous Noryl PPO to Make an Entry in that Sector
The company has demonstrated that GF Noryl can meet the required mechanical part performance level in injection molded complex parts to compete with incumbent thermoplastics and even brass.
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Tracing the History of Polymeric Materials: Polyesters
Beyond PET, PBT and their analogues, development of polyester chemistry led to unsaturated thermosetting resins, copolyester thermoplastic elastomers, liquid-crystal polymers and, most recently, biopolymers.
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