Materials

Fiber-Reinforced Polyketones for Demanding Applications

Avient’s expanded line of ComplÄ“t PKE formulation can provide alternatives to nylon 66 and acetal.

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Elastomers

Advanced Plastomers for Production of PE-Based Sealant Resins

Nova Chemicals’ new Astute products are suitable for a broad range of applications including food packaging, heavy-duty sacks and e-commerce.

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Elastomers

LSRs Developed for Alternative Drive Concepts

Momentive’s newly developed NevSil LSRs boast low curing temperatures.

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LCP-Based Compound for Complex DDR Memory IC Test Socket Systems

SABIC’s LNP Konduit 8TF36E boasts exception thermal conductivity and electrical insulation for burn-in test sockets (BiTS)  

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Tracing the History of Polymeric Materials: Silicones

More properly known as siloxanes, silicones are a class of materials where no carbon is present in the polymer backbone.  

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Automotive

First Automotive Plastic Parts from Mixed Automotive Plastic Waste

LyondellBasell and Audi collaborate on creating seatbelt buckle covers for the 2023 Audi Q8 e-tron  

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sustainability

"First" Bacteria to Upcycle Single-Use PET Heading to Space

Collaborators at Seed Health, MIT, NREL, Weil Cornell and Harvard have built an autonomous biological system which converts PET to an environmentally-benign “new” plastic.  

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Nylon 66 Resins for High-Performance Medical Devices

Ascend and Foster announce joint marketing of new Hi-Dura Med grade portfolio.

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Commodity Resins

SABIC in Value Chain Partnership with Jinming Machinery and Bolsas to Foster Innovative Flexible Film Packaging

This collaboration is expected to secure the development of a robust applications pipeline based on current and future trends.  

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Additives

NIR Sortable Dark Colorants Get Green Light from APR

Avient’s OnColor NIR line are preferred for HDPE in black and dark colors and similar recognition is being sought for PP.

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Plastics Size Reduction