New Polymers Products

Kraton Announces Plans to Showcase Latest Advancements in Elastic Nonwovens, NEXAR(TM) Polymers for Performance Fabrics, and C5 Resin Alternatives for Adhesives at INDEX 11 GENEVA PALEXPO, April 12-15, 2011, Geneva, Switzerland

HOUSTON, March 23, 2011 -- Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc. (NYSE: KRA), a leading global producer of styrenic block copolymers or SBCs, announces plans to showcase and discuss its latest innovations in elastic nonwovens, NEXAR(TM) Polymers, and C5 Resin alternatives for adhesives at INDEX 11 in the GENEVA PALEXPO Exhibition and Conference Centre, Geneva, Switzerland. INDEX 11, which is...

Lightwave Logic Initiates Development of an All-Optical Transistor

The Company Has Fabricated its First-ever All-Optical Waveguide Using One of Its Third-order Perkinamine NR(TM) Chromophores NEWARK, Del. -- Lightwave Logic, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: LWLG), a technology company focused on the development of a Next Generation Non-Linear Optical Polymer Materials Platform for applications in high speed fiber-optic data communications and optical computing,...

Innovation Award for Breakthrough Technology of G650 Rudder and Elevator

Florence, Ky., Kelsterbach, Germany - Fokker Aerostructures (NL), Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation (USA), KVE Composites Group (NL), TenCate Aerospace Composites (NL) and Ticona GmbH (GER) have won the prestigious JEC innovation award in the category Aeronautics, for the first welded thermoplastic composite rudder and elevator of the all new Gulfstream G650 tail section. The award will be...

BASF Showcases Broad Product Offering for Engineered Fabrics and Nonwovens at IDEA 2010

Company to highlight its superabsorbent polymers, as well as components used to make or enhance engineered fabrics and their end uses FLORHAM PARK, NJ- BASF will feature its broad range of products and technologies for the nonwovens market in its booth number 1672, Hall B, at IDEA 2010, the International Engineered Fabrics Conference. The triennial event draws decision makers in the nonwovens...

The Importance of Sustainability in Rigid Plastic Packaging Manufacturing

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Parkinson Technologies Touts Recent Biaxial Orientation Film Developments with Ingeo(TM) Biopolymers from Natureworks, LLC

Company to Exhibit at 'Innovation Takes Root 2010' Conference, Dallas, TX, April 13-15 Woonsocket, RI - Parkinson Technologies will tout its recent developments producing biaxially oriented film and sheet made with Ingeo(TM) biopolymers from NatureWorks LLC at the 'Innovation Takes Root 2010'conference, being held at the Four Seasons Resort & Club in Dallas, TX, April 13-15. Parkinson's Marshall...

Celanese Invites the Coatings Industry to Take a New Look at Vinyls at ACS 2010

VAE emulsions fulfill the requirements for high-performing, sustainable low VOC paints Charlotte, North Carolina - At a time when environmentally-friendly is in great demand, paint and adhesive manufacturers are seeking effective answers to their product development challenges. That's why Celanese Emulsions, at this year's American Coatings Show (ACS), is inviting the industry to take a fresh...

Vinyl-Based Polymer Emulsion is formulated for use in painter's caulk.

TufCOR(TM) 703 is based on vinyl technology to help caulk formulators achieve appropriate rheology and finishing properties, allowing for proper gunnability and smooth application. It promotes adhesion to multiple substrates, including wood and cement, in dry, interior applications, and also offers filler acceptance that provides wide range of pigment-to-binder ratios. Polymer also meets...

High-Temperature Copolymers suit industrial applications.

Featuring high heat resistance and high flow, Lexan(TM) XHT clear, polycarbonate copolymers are suitable for molding thin-wall parts such as medical devices and electrical fuses. Materials minimize color shift and retain clarity over long lifespan. When vacuum-metalized, products made with copolymers can withstand temperatures of up to 195Ã-

New Life for Recycled Plastics and Bioplastics in Packaging Applications BASF Receives FDA Food Contact Notification for Joncryl-® Functional Additives

FLORHAM PARK, NJ, March 19, 2009 -- BASF has received a new Food Contact Notification (FCN) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that broadens the use of Joncryl ADR4368-C and Joncryl ADR4368-CS functional additives in packaging applications. FCN#853 states that the additives may be used in the manufacture of single-use food packaging*. Joncryl additives are reactive polymers that,...

BASF's Styrolux-® 3G46 SBC Is a Clear Choice for Novelty Drinkware

Krazy StrawÃ-® drinkware replaces PET G FLORHAM PARK, NJ, March 9, 2009 - When Fun-Time International, maker of Krazy StrawÃ-® drinkware, was challenged with finding a more cost-effective and sustainable plastic to replace traditional bottle materials, such as PET G and PC, they found BASF's StyroluxÃ-® 3G46 SBC to be the clear choice. Fun-Time International, located in Philadelphia,...

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