Polymers

Polyetheretherketone (PEEK)

PEEK Polymer Grades meet food processing requirements.

FDA-compliant VICTREXÂ-® PEEK polymer material-filled grades are approved for use in food processing and related industrial applications. Used to make articles or components that will come into repeated contact with food during processing, glass-filled grades comply with compositional requirements of FDA 21 CFR 177.2415 standard. Other uses include bearings, seatings and seals, precision...

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Lubricants

Dow Introduces SYNALOX Polyalkylene Glycol Base Fluids in North America

MIDLAND, Mich. - (May 8, 2006) - The Dow Chemical Company announced today that its UCON(TM) Fluids and Lubricants business is bringing to North America a line of high performance polyalkylene glycol (PAG) base fluids that has previously only been available in Europe. Marketed under the trade name SYNALOXTM 40-D Base Fluids, these PAG copolymers are suitable as base stocks and formulated fluids...

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Lubricants

Dow Introduces SYNALOX Polyalkylene Glycol Base Fluids in North America

MIDLAND, Mich. - (May 8, 2006) - The Dow Chemical Company announced today that its UCON(TM) Fluids and Lubricants business is bringing to North America a line of high performance polyalkylene glycol (PAG) base fluids that has previously only been available in Europe. Marketed under the trade name SYNALOXTM 40-D Base Fluids, these PAG copolymers are suitable as base stocks and formulated fluids...

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Polysulfone (PSU)

Amorphous Polymers suit automotive lighting applications.

UDEL® LTG-2000 polysulfone for temperatures up to 175 degrees C; RADEL® LTG-3000 polyethersulfone for temperatures up to 205 degrees C ALPHARETTA, Ga., March 30 / -- Automotive lighting designers are almost unanimous in their key expectations for the resins they specify for use in forward lighting applications -- headlamp bezels and reflectors, fog- lamp reflectors, and park-and-turn...

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Polysulfone (PSU)

Amorphous Polymers suit automotive lighting applications.

UDEL-® LTG-2000 polysulfone for temperatures up to 175 degrees C; RADEL® LTG-3000 polyethersulfone for temperatures up to 205 degrees C ALPHARETTA, Ga., March 30 / -- Automotive lighting designers are almost unanimous in their key expectations for the resins they specify for use in forward lighting applications -- headlamp bezels and reflectors, fog- lamp reflectors, and park-and-turn...

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Polymers

Boedeker Plastics Uses Topas® Cyclic Olefin Copolymer to Offer First Line of COC Stock Shapes

Florence, Ky., and Frankfurt, Germany, 10 April 2006 - Boedeker Plastics in Shiner, Texas, has begun offering the first line of cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) stock shapes for prototyping and other uses. The line, which is made with Topas® COC, consists of extruded sheets and rods in five grades. The sheets measure 24 x 48 in. and are 1 in. thick, while the rods have diameters of 2.5 in. The...

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Polymers

Boedeker Plastics Uses Topas-® Cyclic Olefin Copolymer to Offer First Line of COC Stock Shapes

Florence, Ky., and Frankfurt, Germany, 10 April 2006 - Boedeker Plastics in Shiner, Texas, has begun offering the first line of cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) stock shapes for prototyping and other uses. The line, which is made with Topas-® COC, consists of extruded sheets and rods in five grades. The sheets measure 24 x 48 in. and are 1 in. thick, while the rods have diameters of 2.5 in. The...

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Resins

FDA-Approved Resin is suited for microwave food packaging.

Offering freezer-to-microwave performance, DYLARK-® FG 2500 styrenic copolymer provides low-temperature toughness and high-temperature rigidity that reduces danger of leakage or spillage when hot food is removed from microwave or transported. Recyclable resin, manufactured as tinted, clear, or foamed containers, can be processed on existing polystyrene or PET equipment. It is suited for...

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Resins

FDA-Compliant Resin exhibits clarity and toughness.

Able to be processed on existing styrenics equipment, shatter-resistant ZYLAR-® EX 720 can be used to design complex parts for refrigerated or frozen food packaging. Clear acrylic copolymer enhances visibility of food inside container while protecting food in low-temperature environments such as freezers or refrigerators. Uses include fresh fruit and produce containers, salad bowls and lids,...

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Resins

FDA-Approved Resin is suited for microwave food packaging.

Offering freezer-to-microwave performance, DYLARKÂ-® FG 2500 styrenic copolymer provides low-temperature toughness and high-temperature rigidity that reduces danger of leakage or spillage when hot food is removed from microwave or transported. Recyclable resin, manufactured as tinted, clear, or foamed containers, can be processed on existing polystyrene or PET equipment. It is suited for...

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