Resins

Hybrid Resin optimizes finish on leather products.

Hybrid resin RH-6675 is used when cold crack, flex, and print retention properties are required on leather. It features high mechanical stability, allowing for application via roller coat or flow coat machines, and ensuring resistance to print cut-through during high-temperature printing. Aliphatic polyurethane/acrylic dispersion is TEA and formaldehyde free, has low VOCs, and contains no...

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PetroChina Fushun Selects Dow and Aker Kvaerner for PP Project in China

MIDLAND, Mich. and OSLO, Norway, 13 February 2008 - PetroChina Petrochemical Company has selected Dow's UNIPOL(TM) Polypropylene Process Technology for its new 300 KTA polypropylene facility, and Aker Kvaerner will provide the extended process design package and technical advisory services. The plant will be built in Fushun, Liaoning Province, The People's Republic of China, and is scheduled for...

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DSM Somos-® Announces Record Sales Year, Credits Extensive New Product Introductions

DSM Somos® Announces Record Sales Year, Credits Extensive New Product Introductions DSM Somos, a world leader in the development of innovative, high-performance stereolithography (SL) materials, announced that 2007 was a record year in sales for the company, crediting the result to wide market acceptance of their extensive list of new products introduced from late 2006 through 2007. Among the...

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SABIC Innovative Plastics' Thin-Wall Sheet for More Compact Medical Equipment Helps Hospitals Optimize Space & Enhance Patient Experience

PITTSFIELD, Mass. - Feb. 5, 2008 - As hospitals strive to accommodate greater volumes of patients and services and compete for patients and staff, they are looking to innovations in medical equipment to address these challenges. SABIC Innovative Plastics' technologies are enabling development of smaller, lighter-weight, and more-attractive devices that leverage existing facility space and...

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SABIC Innovative Plastics' Lexan* Resin Meets Renal Solutions' Need for More Reliable Pulsar(TM) Blood Pump, Increased Patient Care

ANAHEIM, Calif. - Jan. 29, 2008 - A hemodialysis blood pump from Renal Solutions, Inc., featuring SABIC Innovative Plastics' advanced hemocompatibility polycarbonate (PC) resin, is helping meet demands for new and innovative healthcare devices. The patented Pulsar(TM) blood pump made with Lexan* HPM resins helps prevent buildup of thrombus on the pump's walls that could potentially interfere with...

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New Freezer-Grade PP Resin from Basell for IML Ice Cream Tub Helps Wells' Dairy Achieve 'Fastest-Growing in Category' Status for Blue Bunny-® Brand

New Freezer-Grade PP Resin from Basell for IML Ice Cream Tub Helps Wells' Dairy Achieve 'Fastest-Growing in Category' Status for Blue Bunny-® Brand

New Freezer-Grade PP Resin from Basell for IML Ice Cream Tub Helps Wells' Dairy Achieve 'Fastest-Growing in Category' Status for Blue Bunny-® Brand Elkton, MD, July 9, 2007 - A switch by Wells' Dairy, Inc., Le Mars, IA, to an elliptical in-mold labelled (IML), injection molded, polypropylene (PP) 56-ounce container for its Blue Bunny-® brand has helped make it the U.S.'s fastest growing...

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Aardvark Polymers Announces New Roto Resins: FR Nylon - Aardalloy POM Alloys

Lambertville, N.J. Aardvark Polymers is pleased to announce several new additions to their growing line of Next Generation Roto Resins. The new offerings include a FR nylon with UL94-V0 ratings and the first commercial Aardalloy thermoplastic alloy products. NEW Aarlon 4055FR- PA6/6 V0 Rated Aarlon 4055FR is a premium flame retardant type 6/6 polyamide with a UL94-V0 rating for flammability....

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GE's LNP* Starflam* X-Gen Compounds Meet Today's Environmental Compliance Challenges with Tomorrow's High-Tech Materials

PITTSFIELD, Mass. - June 21, 2007 - GE Plastics today launched a new portfolio of high-tech LNP* Starflam* compounds that provide excellent flammability performance while meeting the requirements of halogen-free parts. The LNP Starflam X-Gen Z270 family of fiber-reinforced polyamides supports compliance with the European Union's Waste Electrical and Electronics Equipment (WEEE) directive,...

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