Wood-Plastic Composite Conference will feature latest developments in WPC...
Wood flour and cellulosic fibers act as filler or reinforcement in plastics and lead to increased stiffness and strength as well as lower shrinkage and warpage. Moreover, their use leads to shortened...
View ArticleSmall wood-plastic composite pellets facilitate processing
Size matters when it comes to wood-plastic composites (WPCs), or so says bioscience company Green Dot (Cottonwood, KS). The company has introduced a smaller pellet size suited for injection molding and...
View ArticleSimona America acquires Laminations Inc.
Simona America, a wholly owned subsidiary of Simona AG based in Kirn, Germany, has acquired Laminations Inc., with headquarters and operations in Archbald, PA.Laminations is a U.S. manufacturer of...
View ArticleOyster shells provide reinforcement in non-halogenated flame-retardant compound
Polypropylene (PP) thermoplastic composites based on renewable oyster shell fillers have been flame-retarded using "commercially viable" Exolit AP non-halogenated flame retardants supplied by Clariant...
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California implements new flammability standards; Chemtura Corp. sues the state
California has adopted a new flammability standard through a controversial regulation (Technical Bulletin 117) that will allow manufacturers to make furniture and baby products that do not contain...
View ArticleWant to know the plastics industry 2014 color(s) of choice?
All Sites Anaheim - Last year, those in the fashion industry were either appalled or thrilled by the announcement that the 2014 Pantone Color of the Year was Radiant Orchid. For more than a decade,...
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Chinaplas: Haitian ships record number of machines in 2013; 27%-plus global...
Shanghai, China-China's and indeed the world's largest injection molding machine builder, Haitian International (Ningbo), announced record unit shipments of around 27,000 presses in 2013, which...
View ArticleBayer MaterialScience: CO2-based polyols no longer a dream
Bayer MaterialScience today announced plans to invest 15 million euros in the construction of a CO2-based polyol production line at its Dormagen site in Germany. It's a significant step forward in a...
View ArticleClariant announces 50 percent capacity increase for innovative Licocene...
As customers around the globe wax lyrical about Clariant's Licocene performance polymers, the company has announced that it is increasing production capacity by 50 percent at its facility on the...
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Latest 3D simulation software version debuts
3D CAE simulation solutions provider CoreTech System (Hsinchu, Taiwan) has released its latest iteration of software: Moldex3D R13.0.Tagging OptionsDomain: All Sites read more
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