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SABIC reinforces portfolio of thermoplastics for healthcare

SABIC reinforces portfolio of thermoplastics for healthcare

Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) will be at Pharmapack Europe (Paris, February 15-16), the annual European Healthcare event, with a wide range of polyolefins and engineering thermoplastics developed specifically for the global healthcare industry.

Link-Tech's new PolyBrass ball valve uses

Link-Tech's new PolyBrass ball valve uses

Link-Tech Co., Ltd., Tianjin, China, a component manufacturer for plumbing and heating systems, has developed the industry’s first modular ball valve which features several thermoplastic components including the ball, the ball valve housing, and several connector components.

Monprene compounds from Teknor Apex

Monprene compounds from Teknor Apex

Monprene compounds from Teknor Apex retain valuable mechanical properties while eliminating handling problems of standard TPEs with wet surfaces.

‘Green’ Arnitel® Eco helps end-users reduce their carbon footprint.

‘Green’ Arnitel® Eco helps end-users reduce their carbon footprint.

Arnitel® Eco is an innovative thermoplastic elastomer partially made from rapeseed oil. This revolutionary material from DSM Engineering Plastics (DSM) helps end-users reduce their carbon footprint. Innovation and environmental performance has been noticed and the Frost & Sullivan Green Excellence in Product Innovation Award was granted.

SABIC’s third Chinese manufacturing investment announcement in 2011

SABIC’s third Chinese manufacturing investment announcement in 2011

SABIC’s Innovative Plastics business, Chongqing Xiyong Micro-electronics Industrial Park, and the Chongqing Economic and Informatization Commission announced a memorandum of understanding where SABIC would establish an engineering thermoplastics compounding plant in Chongqing, China.

TPE  on the trail of crack in concrete buildings

TPE on the trail of crack in concrete buildings

TPE and its role to detect crack in concrete buidlings is the subject of the work of researchers at the American Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and German University of Potsdam.

SABIC launches Extem UH

SABIC launches Extem UH

SABIC Innovative Plastics’ newest Extem UH resin meets hottest trends for higher continuous use temperatures and greater design freedom.