Engineering Resins
Bayer MaterialScience Business To Be Named Covestro
The new name for Bayer's MaterialScience ´óÏó´«Ã½ that will be spun off is Covestro, effective Sept. 1.
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Solvay's Advanced Thermoplastics In Polimotor 2 Car Engine
Up to ten parts of the Polimotor 2 engine will be made of at least seven of Solvay's advanced engineering polymers.
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Domo Chemicals Building New Nylon Compounding Operation in China
Construction is underway of a new compounding plant in Jiaxing, which will have 20,000 m.t./yr capacity by 2019.
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Solvay Steps Up Fluoropolymer Investments in China
As Asia becomes its largest market globally, Solvay is ramping up its investments in the region, including fluoropolymer production.
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Milan Plast Was Good With Plans To Be Even Better
Big international turnout at the triennial international fair for the plastics and rubber industry, Milan Plast: check out the Plastics Technology slideshow.
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SABIC Gets 2015 Crystal Cabin Award For Clear Lexan Sheet
In its entry into the only international competition for excellence in aircraft interior innovation, SABIC wins award.
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Engineering Thermoplastics Are Going ‘Green’
As high-performance materials follow the path taken by some commodity resins, farming could replace drilling as suppliers rely more on plants than oil or gas for feedstocks.
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Price Hikes On Nylon 66 and 6 Underway?
While price increases for nylon 66 are attributed to supply contraints, those for nylon 6 are linked to upward raw material costs.
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New ‘Dry’ Process Puts Circuitry on Plastics
Laser ablation and plasma etching team up to apply thicker conductive layers without a ‘wet’ plating process.
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