New Additives Products

Foam Formulations with Transcend-® PUR Blends Offer Excellent Overall Performance as an Alternative to HCFC-22

Philadelphia, PA, April 5, 2007 - As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has formally announced that the use of HCFC-22 will be phased out across North America in pour foam applications on March 1, 2008 (this does not include marine foam applications), a major issue for remaining HCFC-22 users is which alternative to choose. Tests conducted by Arkema technologists have shown that...

Polymer enables environmentally sound production of nonwovens.

EastONE S85030 Water Dispersible Polymer Copolyester enables use of sustainable processes to achieve micro fiber structures without requiring chemical wash processes. Suited for nonwoven industry use, this copolyester is used in segmented pie or islands-in-the-sea fibers to create microfiber nonwovens that emulate properties associated with woven materials.

DuPont Continues to Advance Sustainable Packaging

WILMINGTON, Del., May 10 -- DuPont Packaging has announced expansion of its DuPont(TM) BiomaxÃ-®Strong family of polymer additives to include a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) compliant grade for food contact applications. DuPont(TM) BiomaxÃ-®Strong polymer additives improve the performance of bio-based polylactic acid (PLA) packaging. New DuPont(TM) BiomaxÃ-®Strong 120 is a...

Horizon Organic-® Milk Plus DHA with life'sDHA(TM) to Launch

COLUMBIA, Md., May 4 -- DHA omega-3 innovator Martek Biosciences Corporation (NASDAQ:MATK) announced today that it's flagship product, life'sDHA(TM) is featured in Horizon Organic(R) Milk Plus DHA, the first ever organic milk fortified with DHA Omega-3. Horizon Organic(R) Milk Plus DHA is the latest product from WhiteWave Foods, the nation's leading manufacturer of organic milk, soymilk, and...

There's More to Plating than You Zinc!

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Additive and Intermediate offer alternative to solvents.

Providing environmentally friendly alternatives to solvents, Dow CorningÃ-® 930 consists of 100% active silicone fluid that maintains solid wetting and leveling performance in low-concentration UV-curing coatings. Dow CorningÃ-® 3217 low-molecular-weight, silicone-reactive intermediate offers thermal and weather resistance, making it suited for coil coatings, appliance finishes, and other...

Eastman Introduces Solus 2100 Rheology Additive

Kingsport, Tenn. (May 7, 2007) - Eastman Chemical Company introduces Solus 2100, a new rheology additive for high-solids industrial 2-component (2K) paint systems. Market applications include refinish clearcoats, aerospace topcoats and coatings for plastics as well as industrial maintenance and refinish primers.

Acheson Food Grade Lubricant Additives Works Where Others Fail

When you need industrial-strength lubrication in a food processing environment, there's only one choice - Acheson FGA(TM) Food Grade Lubricant Additives. As temperatures soar, particularly in high-throughput baking operations, most traditional lubricant additives break down. Not so with Acheson FGA Series. Composed of concentrated dispersions such as Boron Nitride in synthetic fluid carriers,...

Surfactants contain no phenolic compounds.

APE (alkylphenol ethoxylate)-free and readily biodegradable, CarbowetÃ-® 106 and 109 are surfactants for waterborne architectural and industrial coatings. Multifunctional, low-foaming, solvent-free additives, designed for pigment and substrate wetting, act as drop-in replacements for APEs or nonylpohenol ethoxylates (NPEs). Clear, low-odor, low-viscosity liquids are 100% active and are also...

Lubricant Additives are safe for incidental food contact.

With ability to handle temperature extremes, high loading, and high speeds, 4300FG series of lubricant additives complies with CFR 21 Section 178.3570 guidelines for NSF HX-1 registration. Components include tackifier and thickener, antioxidants, and corrosion inhibitors. Allowing lube manufacturer to develop products for diverse applications, additive packages are designed to be used in...

Polymer Additive toughens bio-based packaging options.

DuPont(TM) BiomaxÃ-® Strong provides manufacturers with petrochemical additive that increases utility of bio-based, biodegradable polylactic acid (PLA) packaging. Addressing PLA brittleness and decreased durability issues by improving toughness, it also promotes transparency of final containers made with PLA while meeting requirements for compostibility.

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