Dow introduces Surecel
Dow Plastics Additives, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company (Dow), has introduced Surecel 445 foam cell promoter as its newest addition to the award-winning Surecel family of additives for foam PVC applications.
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Frost & Sullivan award highlights Mitsubishi engineering-plastics’ commitment to customer value enhancement
The 2011 Frost & Sullivan European Customer Value Enhancement Award in the Smart E-Meter Market is presented to Mitsubishi Engineering-Plastics (MEP).
Optimal bonding for industrial constructions
Over the past decades, structural adhesives have evolved into effective and dependable alternatives to conventional joining techniques such as bolting, riveting and welding.
New suture anchor implant made of Solvay’s Zeniva PEEK
RōG Sports Medicine Inc., an environmentally-focused start-up company which produces affordable, high-quality implants, has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for its new RōG Suture Anchor made of Zeniva polyetheretherketone (PEEK) resin from Solvay Advanced Polymers, LLC, a Solvay Specialty Polymers company.
Mitsubishi Engineering-Plastics colors the portable electronics market
Mitsubishi Engineering-Plastics, the global leader in high performance Laser Direct Structuring (LDS) materials, meets the rapidly-changing design and functional requirements of the portable electronics market with the first-time availability of full-color Xantar LDS grades, including newly-introduced full-color high practical impact strength, and chlorine- and bromine-free innovations.
DuPont Vespel SCP-5009
DuPont has raised the performance of engineering polymers to a new level with the global launch of DuPont Vespel SCP-5009 polyimide shapes.
Solvay's PPSU provides strength and autoclavability in easy-to-use support device
Tri-Medics, LLC, Foxboro, Mass., a leading manufacturer of medical devices and instrumentation, has unveiled the industry’s first fully-adjustable plastic positioning support for orthopedic trauma surgery.
Ultem HU1004 resin validated as top material of choice for multiple sterilization capabilities
SABIC Innovative Plastics’ tough Ultem HU1004 resin validated as top material of choice for multiple sterilization capabilities vs. PPSU.
New aplication for SABIC's Ultem
SABIC Innovative Plastics today announced that its versatile, high-performance Ultem polyetherimide (PEI) fiber has found an important new application in high-end work wear and protective clothing.
European PVC industry launches VinylPlus
The European PVC industry has announced an ambitious new set of targets for sustainable development.
Plastics in medical & health
Modern healthcare would be impossible without many plastics medical products that we take for granted: disposable syringes, intravenous blood bags and heart valves, etc.
New LyondellBasell's plastics grades
LyondellBasell has launched two new low density polyethylene (LDPE) resins that offer enhanced performance for a wide range of film applications.
