New Miscellaneous Plastics Products

New CirKular+ Plastics from Kraton Enable Mono-Material Approach

Offer multi-resin compatibilization and performance enhancement in wide range of applications. Include PCR and industrial plastic recycling streams, bioplastics and flexible product design using combination of virgin and recycled plastic materials. Allows for reuse of recycled plastic through upcycling of PCR and industrial waste streams.

New PM series Polyoxymethylene (POM) is Ideal for Drug Contact and Delivery Applications

Meets regulatory compliance requirements including ISO10993 and USP Class VI biocompatibility/cytotoxicity, FDA Drug Master File (DMF) and Device Master File (MAF), and EU 10/2011 and FDA food-contact 21 CFR 177.2470. Offers medical device manufacturers extensive data on the long- term reliability of its materials. Provides traceability of processes and products, and production management...

Eastman Collaborates with NB Coatings to Offer Sustainable Automotive Plastic

Trēva™ engineering bioplastic innovates for circular economy via proprietary recycling technology KINGSPORT, Tenn., Nov. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Global specialty plastics provider Eastman announces its collaboration with NB Coatings, a leader in paint on plastics for both domestic and transplant original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), to create a new solution for interior Class A...

Qutoplex(TM) High Performance Plastic From Minnesota Rubber & Plastics Has Conformability And Dimensional Stability-Ideal For Metal Conversions

Minneapolis, Minnesota: Minnesota Rubber and Plastics specializes in metal to plastic component conversions using Qutoplex™ a proprietary high performance plastics (HPP).- Proven to lower costs, reduce weight, increase corrosion resistance and perform better in many applications, Qutoplex™ is a new option for component designers. Qutoplex™ is another “first” in the advances in HPP...

Top Purchasing Considerations for Cold Storage Units

On-site cold storage is essential in a number of industries. A new walk-in cooler, walk-in freezer or refrigerated trailer is a major investment and having one that fits your specific needs is crucial.

Addivant(TM) Receives Formal Opinion from EFSA Further Expanding the Food Contact Approvals for its New Nonylphenol-Free Antioxidant

Danbury, Connecticut - Addivant™, a global leader in polymer additive technologies, announced today that its nonylphenol-free plastic antioxidant, WESTON-® 705, has received a formal opinion from the European Food Standards Agency (EFSA) that expands the applicability of the breakthrough antioxidant to an even broader range of food contact applications. The formal opinion from EFSA has been...

Micro-Sensing with Plastics: Empowering People for a Sustainable Planet

Cope Plastics Works With Local Students To Build Solution for Safe Drinking Water Around the World! Students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in partnership with the Lewis Clark Community College and the National Great Rivers Research Education Center in Alton, IL developed MoboSens: a Mobile Phone Liquid Sensing Technology to be used for testing water contamination anywhere in...

FlamaSol(TM) Halogen Vs. Low Halogen Vs. Non-Halogen: What's The Difference?

Don't play with matches. Stop, drop and roll. Don't hide, go outside. Growing up, we have all been taught more fire safety tips than we can even begin to remember. Yet, fire hazards remain a major issue that affects thousands of families each year. According to the National Fire Prevention Association, In 2014, there were 1,298,000 fires reported in the United States. These fires caused 3,275...

Water-Soluble Material facilitates and accelerates 3D printing.

Available for Cube-® and CubePro-® desktop 3D printers, Infinity™ Rinse-Away dissolves in water to enable complex 3D prints with articulation, suspension, and movement — all in one print build. Water-soluble support material, made of biodegradable, corn-based plastic, is compatible with PLA plastic. Auto-generated during print prep, supports are optimized for accelerated dissolving and...

Teknor Apex and Arkema Team up to Make Housewrap Film Compounds with Renewable Content and Wide Choice of Film Permeabilities

Teknor Apex Produces Multiple Compounds of Its Terraloy-® Bioplastic with Arkema’s Pebax-® Elastomer, Making Possible a Range of Breathable Films for Housewrap PAWTUCKET, RI, U.S.A.,- – Teknor Apex Company and Arkema Inc. have entered into a strategic alliance that will broaden the range of breathable films by combining Arkema’s Pebax-® thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) with Teknor Apex’s...

Pigmented Plastic fuses color into injection molded products.

Used for decorating PE and PP plastic products, Polyfuze is composed of pigmented plastic that withstands all wear testing and is 100% permanent. Multi-colored technology- can be applied using traditional hot stamp machinery and fuses or welds into PE/PP plastic product as permanent part of product itself. Able to be recycled with PE/PP plastic products, polymer-based graphics solution can be...