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clarifying agent for polypropylene
January 1994
Additivesfor Palmers
produce whiter foams than conventional systems. azodicarbonamide expansion Genitron AC4L is a non-dusty powder form of Genitron AC4 blowing agent for the expansion of PVC plastisols. It combines the high performance and quality of a Genitron blowing agent with greatly reduced dustiness to improve its handling ch~acteristics. The product can also directly replace equivalent blowing agent powders on a weight-forweight basis in most applications. Contact: Schering Polymer Additives, Gorsey Lane, Widnes, Cheshire, WA8 OHE, UK. Tel: +44-51-495-1989. Fax: +44-51-495-2003.
Nucleati~g/clarifying for po~y~fopy~ene
agent
Millad 3988 from Milliken Chemical in the USA is a sorbitol-based product which is said to overcome certain limitations of previous generation clarifying agents with respect to transparency, organoleptics, processability and nucleation capability. Millad 3988 is claimed to offer superior aesthetics - better clarity, gloss and surface smoothness than current cl~i~cation technologies. In addition, Millad 3988 can be used in virtually any fabrication process without temperature limitations or plate-out problems experienced with previous generation clarifying agents. Its taste and odour transfer performance are said to make it suitable for food or odour sensitive applications, whilst its superior nucleation capability enhances physical properties and allows for faster processing. Contact: ~ill~ken Chemical, 920 ~illiken Roe, PO Box ~927~-4~, Spartan~urg, SC 29304, USA. Tel +1-803-573-22&I. Fax: + l-803-573-2430.
following growth averaging 5% per annum in the late 1980s. A report by Roskill Information Services in the UK, The Economics of Titanium 1993, says that growth is estimated to have resumed at a much lower rate in 1992 and 1993 and in the long-term is expected to be between 2% and 3% per ~num worldwide. Roskill forecasts that consumption will return to its 1989 level of 3.1 million tonnes in 1994 and will rise by a further 100,000 tonnes to 3.25 million tonnes in 1995. The main area of potential growth in TiO, demand is provided by the plastics industry, currently accounting for 16% of demand: growth is estimated at 5% per annum or more in the medium-to-long term. TiO, producers have responded to the slow growth in the market by concentrating on product development and added value. The report points to ultrafine TiO, pigments as one area which has attracted company investment despite the relatively small potential in terms of tonnage. The major producers have also introduced more versatile product ranges and established service and distribution networks. The Economics of Titanium 1993 contains 638 pages and is illustrated with tables and figures throughout. It is available at a price of f890 (US $1960) from: Roskill Information Services Ltd, 2 Clapham Road, London, SW9 OJA, UK. Tel: +44-71-582-5155. Fax: +4471-793-0008.
PATENTS
(EUROPEAN)
Stabilizers
MARKETS Economics of titanium 1993 World demand for titanium dioxide estimated to have fallen by 8% in 1991
4
is
JO523205 1 Hindered amine light stabilizers Furukawa Electric Co Ltd Priority Date: 25 February 1992 A method of measuring the concentration HALS in ~ermoplastics.
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O1994 Elsevier Science Ltd
Additivesfor Palmers
produce whiter foams than conventional systems. azodicarbonamide expansion Genitron AC4L is a non-dusty powder form of Genitron AC4 blowing agent for the expansion of PVC plastisols. It combines the high performance and quality of a Genitron blowing agent with greatly reduced dustiness to improve its handling ch~acteristics. The product can also directly replace equivalent blowing agent powders on a weight-forweight basis in most applications. Contact: Schering Polymer Additives, Gorsey Lane, Widnes, Cheshire, WA8 OHE, UK. Tel: +44-51-495-1989. Fax: +44-51-495-2003.
Nucleati~g/clarifying for po~y~fopy~ene
agent
Millad 3988 from Milliken Chemical in the USA is a sorbitol-based product which is said to overcome certain limitations of previous generation clarifying agents with respect to transparency, organoleptics, processability and nucleation capability. Millad 3988 is claimed to offer superior aesthetics - better clarity, gloss and surface smoothness than current cl~i~cation technologies. In addition, Millad 3988 can be used in virtually any fabrication process without temperature limitations or plate-out problems experienced with previous generation clarifying agents. Its taste and odour transfer performance are said to make it suitable for food or odour sensitive applications, whilst its superior nucleation capability enhances physical properties and allows for faster processing. Contact: ~ill~ken Chemical, 920 ~illiken Roe, PO Box ~927~-4~, Spartan~urg, SC 29304, USA. Tel +1-803-573-22&I. Fax: + l-803-573-2430.
following growth averaging 5% per annum in the late 1980s. A report by Roskill Information Services in the UK, The Economics of Titanium 1993, says that growth is estimated to have resumed at a much lower rate in 1992 and 1993 and in the long-term is expected to be between 2% and 3% per ~num worldwide. Roskill forecasts that consumption will return to its 1989 level of 3.1 million tonnes in 1994 and will rise by a further 100,000 tonnes to 3.25 million tonnes in 1995. The main area of potential growth in TiO, demand is provided by the plastics industry, currently accounting for 16% of demand: growth is estimated at 5% per annum or more in the medium-to-long term. TiO, producers have responded to the slow growth in the market by concentrating on product development and added value. The report points to ultrafine TiO, pigments as one area which has attracted company investment despite the relatively small potential in terms of tonnage. The major producers have also introduced more versatile product ranges and established service and distribution networks. The Economics of Titanium 1993 contains 638 pages and is illustrated with tables and figures throughout. It is available at a price of f890 (US $1960) from: Roskill Information Services Ltd, 2 Clapham Road, London, SW9 OJA, UK. Tel: +44-71-582-5155. Fax: +4471-793-0008.
PATENTS
(EUROPEAN)
Stabilizers
MARKETS Economics of titanium 1993 World demand for titanium dioxide estimated to have fallen by 8% in 1991
4
is
JO523205 1 Hindered amine light stabilizers Furukawa Electric Co Ltd Priority Date: 25 February 1992 A method of measuring the concentration HALS in ~ermoplastics.
of
O1994 Elsevier Science Ltd