Better performance, lower emissions Innovative BASF additive protects people and the environment along the whole process chain The number of heavy vehicles on the roads is increasing and climate change causes more extreme weather conditions. Roads are subjected to even higher loads, usually requiring replacement after ten to twelve years. An innovative bitumen additive from BASF has been designed to make roads last longer. BASF … Continue reading Bitumen additive B2Last® to make roads more durable – and road construction more sustainable

It seems that the Shepherd Color’s R&D team is at it again. ‘Creating Value, Brightening Lives’ has long been the Core Value of The Shepherd Color Company. The R&D Team has their pulse on the coatings and plastics industries to understand the needs of their customers: to create quality, innovative products, which bring value to not only their customers, but to the sustainability of the environment. … Continue reading Shepherd Color to Announces New IR Black for Recycling of Black Plastic

Nouryon has introduced a natural film-forming polymer for use in high sun protection factor (SPF) emulsion sunscreens. SolAmaze™ Natural, which is bio-based and readily biodegradable, addresses the fast-growing consumer demand for natural and clean label ingredients in personal care products. “When creating high-performing sunscreens, formulators routinely rely on synthetic ingredients that are often persistent in the environment,” said Suzanne Carroll, Vice President Home and Personal … Continue reading Nouryon to introduce natural polymer for sustainable sunscreen formulations

Sustainable contribution to circular economy Mechanical properties and processing characteristics match those of a new product Alternative to magnesium die-casting Variant with recycled carbon fibers also available Fifty percent of the matrix for the new semi-finished products consists of recyclates originating from the recycling of reusable polycarbonate water bottles. The primary target application for these products includes laptop covers and housings for smartphones, tablets, e-books, … Continue reading LANXESS to turn water bottles into laptop covers

As automotive electrification continues to evolve, powerful lithium-ion (li-ion) battery architectures are at the center of discussions around electric vehicles. While battery system designs vary by manufacturer, the joint performance objectives for all automotive battery technologies are longer lifetime, operational safety, cost efficiency and reliability. In their most recent collaboration, Henkel and Covestro developed a solution enabling the efficient fixation of cylindrical li-ion battery cells … Continue reading Henkel and Covestro to combine their strengths to promote e-mobility: Adhesive solutions for efficient Li-ion cell assembly

Global specialty plastics provider Eastman demonstrates its commitment to mitigating patient and clinician risk with superior materials for medical devices at the 35th annual Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M) West expo in Anaheim, California, Feb. 11-13. Eastman debuts a new portfolio of polymers for the housing and hardware of electronic medical devices. The MXF product line that started with Eastman Tritan™ MXF121 is built on Tritan’s … Continue reading Eastman to launch new portfolio of flame-resistant polymers at MD&M West

From February 1 to 3, 2020, specialty chemicals company LANXESS will be showcasing its comprehensive product range in the field of leather chemicals at the India International Leather Fair (IILF) in Chennai, India. The extensive portfolio for manufacturing leather for shoes, clothing, furniture, and the automotive industry comprises mineral and synthetic tanning agents, preservatives, retanning agents, and fatliquoring agents. The range also includes dyes and … Continue reading New products for Indias leather industry by LANXESS

The more robust and sustainable package is a blow-molded HDPE container and will offer customers several advantages such as:   Easy removal of a tri-tab foil induction seal equipped with a screw-top lid that also allows for ease of opening.  An induction seal below the lid which will prevent leaks and ensure product integrity.    Natural HDPE which is translucent allowing for visual confirmation of product color and container volume. Yield retention (clingageloss) of … Continue reading Chromaflo Technologies to Introduce New Quart Package for Americas Market

Evonik adds to the TROGAMID® product group a new transparent polyamide with a high glass transition temperature. Evonik has developed a highly transparent polyamide based on new monomers, which combines a relatively high heat deflection temperature with good mechanical properties and low water uptake. TROGAMID® HT is thus ideally suited for high-end ATEX applications in the higher temperature range. In the past, it has been difficult … Continue reading Highly transparent polyamide based on new monomers by Evonik

PU system for customer-specific requirements Elastopir® Blue – Better lambda, better u-value, better efficiency Advanced insulation is key to effective climate protection. This also applies to industrial buildings, cold stores, deep-freeze warehouses and other commercial buildings. At K 2019 in Düsseldorf, BASF will unveil Elastopir® Blue, a new PU rigid foam solution with a low lambda value (down to λD = 19 mW/m ∙K) that achieves exceptional standards … Continue reading Energy-efficient construction elements: Elastopir® Blue permits forward-looking construction with a better insulation value

With its latest innovation for thermoplastics, BYK contributes to serving the growing demand for sustainable solutions and enabling developments related to the needs of the automobile industry for lightweight construction. At K 2019 (Booth E17, Hall 5, October 16 to 23, Dusseldorf), the world’s no. 1 trade show for plastics, BYK presents TDS_BYK-MAX_CT_4270_EN. The additive provides an extremely efficient reinforcement strategy for lightweight thermoplastic compounds . This … Continue reading BYK to Present Innovative Functional Filler for Automobile Industry at K 2019

Presentation on advancements in Low Free (LF) isocyanate prepolymer design for reactive hot melt systems Novel insights allow the synthesis of LF MDI prepolymers with NCO content up to 10% Higher functionality for improved performance and processing LF technology for low monomer adhesives and sealants (< 0.1 wt.% free diisocyanate content) Specialty chemicals company LANXESS will attend the 44th Munich Adhesives and Finishing Symposium (MKVS) … Continue reading Customized Low Free isocyanate prepolymers for reactive hot melt systems by LANXESS

Thanks to their unidirectional carbon fiber optics and a high-quality surface offered by the polycarbonate matrix, Maezio™ continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites from Covestro bring a new tool to automotive designers’ toolbox for designing unique appearances. One case in point: they have given the ES8 and ES6, the all-electric SUVs from Chinese Electric Vehicle startup NIO, a boost on the wheels. At the K 2019 plastics trade fair from October … Continue reading Thermoplastic composites from Covestro set a new aesthetic direction in automotive exteriors

BYK is making intensive preparations for the upcoming K 2019 trade show, which will take place from October 16 to-23 in Düsseldorf’s exhibition halls. At Booth E17 in Hall 5 the main focus will be on the new additive BYK-MAX CT 4260, which is an organophilic sheet silicate for use in thermoplastics such as polyamides. BYK-MAX CT 4260 is the first innovative product from the new group … Continue reading Flame retardant synergist BYK-MAX CT 4260 for thermoplastic additives at K 2019

Extension of PBT portfolio by Ultradur® B6551 LNI for extrusion Ultradur® B6560 M2 FC TF – The first PBT for extrusion and thermoforming  On the occasion of this year’s K fair, BASF will launch and present its new product Ultradur®B6551 LNI for extrusion and the worldwide first thermoformable PBT Ultradur® B6560 M2 FC TF. An interdisciplinary team of chemists, physicists, and engineers developed the products from lab to … Continue reading Ultradur® – one fits all by BASF