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Ashland makes SMC low-profile additive technology available in Europe
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Contact: Ampacet Corp, Tarrytown, NY, USA. Tel: +1 914 631 6600, Web: www.ampacet.com
Ashland makes SMC low-profile additive technology available in Europe
hundred kilograms of four vinyl phosphonates: dimethyl vinyl phosphonate, diethyl vinyl phosphonate, diphenyl vinyl phosphine oxide and diphenyl vinyl phosphonate. The testing stage will be finished in about a year, after which Katayama Chemical plans to commercialize the products. Contact: Katayama Chemical Inc, Osaka, Japan. Tel: +81 66 3220176, Web: www.katayama-chem.co.jp
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shland Composite Polymers, a business of Ohio-based Ashland Inc, has extended the availability of its Neulon 480 low-profile additive to European automotive manufacturers using sheet moulding compound (SMC). The additive is said to provide a significant improvement in external body finish.
Neulon 480 is designed to deliver patented technology for better control of short and long waviness sometimes associated with external auto body parts made from SMC, the company says. ‘Our new technology provides the next step in performance for manufacturers seeking to have even better control over the final Class-A finished body part,’ says Sara Frattini, marketing manager, transportation Europe. As part of Ashland’s drive to formulate with ingredients that may reduce the potential for environmental impact, Neulon 480 low-profile additive features nearly 7% bio-based materials, says Frattini. Contact: Ashland Performance Materials, 5200 Blazer Parkway, Dublin, OH 43017, USA. Tel: +1 614 790 3333, Web: www.ashland.com
Katayama gears up to launch phosphonate flame retardants
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apan’s Katayama Chemical Inc, based in Osaka, is preparing to launch eco-friendly flame retardants derived from vinyl phosphonates, according to a report in Japan Chemical Week. The products are said to considerably reduce emissions compared to some other flame retardants used in plastics.
The Japanese company’s 140-litre reactor at its Amagasaki facility will be used to produce several
July 2008
Teknor presents new family of colour concentrates for PLA biopolymer applications
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hode Island-based Teknor Color Co has developed three new series of colour concentrates based on three different carrier systems for use with polylactic acid (PLA) resins and blends. The company says the colorants will help manufacturers of packaging, bags, liners and other extruded or moulded products to meet consumer demand for goods that are biodegradable and based on renewable resources.
The colorants cover applications in clear or opaque bottles, film, sheet, profiles and injection moulded items. The series differ in terms of their carrier resins, which are either PLA or polyesters compatible with PLA and thus readily blended with it, Teknor Color explains. The first series of concentrates utilizes a PLA carrier and is suitable for use in all biodegradable applications. Biodegradable copolyester-carrier concentrates have a petrochemical carrier resin and are recommended for biodegradable blown film and other applications requiring greater flexibility than is provided by 100% PLA formulations. Finally, PETek® PET-carrier concentrates are for non-degradable applications where use of a biopolymer base resin such as PLA is desired, such as in toys or housewares, the company says. Concentrates in all three series are available as customer formulations in a wide range of colours, according to John Politis, director of marketing. Besides packaging applications such as bottles, bags, wraps, trays and containers, the concentrates are recommended for use in shopping bags, trash bags,
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Contact: Ampacet Corp, Tarrytown, NY, USA. Tel: +1 914 631 6600, Web: www.ampacet.com
Ashland makes SMC low-profile additive technology available in Europe
hundred kilograms of four vinyl phosphonates: dimethyl vinyl phosphonate, diethyl vinyl phosphonate, diphenyl vinyl phosphine oxide and diphenyl vinyl phosphonate. The testing stage will be finished in about a year, after which Katayama Chemical plans to commercialize the products. Contact: Katayama Chemical Inc, Osaka, Japan. Tel: +81 66 3220176, Web: www.katayama-chem.co.jp
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shland Composite Polymers, a business of Ohio-based Ashland Inc, has extended the availability of its Neulon 480 low-profile additive to European automotive manufacturers using sheet moulding compound (SMC). The additive is said to provide a significant improvement in external body finish.
Neulon 480 is designed to deliver patented technology for better control of short and long waviness sometimes associated with external auto body parts made from SMC, the company says. ‘Our new technology provides the next step in performance for manufacturers seeking to have even better control over the final Class-A finished body part,’ says Sara Frattini, marketing manager, transportation Europe. As part of Ashland’s drive to formulate with ingredients that may reduce the potential for environmental impact, Neulon 480 low-profile additive features nearly 7% bio-based materials, says Frattini. Contact: Ashland Performance Materials, 5200 Blazer Parkway, Dublin, OH 43017, USA. Tel: +1 614 790 3333, Web: www.ashland.com
Katayama gears up to launch phosphonate flame retardants
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apan’s Katayama Chemical Inc, based in Osaka, is preparing to launch eco-friendly flame retardants derived from vinyl phosphonates, according to a report in Japan Chemical Week. The products are said to considerably reduce emissions compared to some other flame retardants used in plastics.
The Japanese company’s 140-litre reactor at its Amagasaki facility will be used to produce several
July 2008
Teknor presents new family of colour concentrates for PLA biopolymer applications
R
hode Island-based Teknor Color Co has developed three new series of colour concentrates based on three different carrier systems for use with polylactic acid (PLA) resins and blends. The company says the colorants will help manufacturers of packaging, bags, liners and other extruded or moulded products to meet consumer demand for goods that are biodegradable and based on renewable resources.
The colorants cover applications in clear or opaque bottles, film, sheet, profiles and injection moulded items. The series differ in terms of their carrier resins, which are either PLA or polyesters compatible with PLA and thus readily blended with it, Teknor Color explains. The first series of concentrates utilizes a PLA carrier and is suitable for use in all biodegradable applications. Biodegradable copolyester-carrier concentrates have a petrochemical carrier resin and are recommended for biodegradable blown film and other applications requiring greater flexibility than is provided by 100% PLA formulations. Finally, PETek® PET-carrier concentrates are for non-degradable applications where use of a biopolymer base resin such as PLA is desired, such as in toys or housewares, the company says. Concentrates in all three series are available as customer formulations in a wide range of colours, according to John Politis, director of marketing. Besides packaging applications such as bottles, bags, wraps, trays and containers, the concentrates are recommended for use in shopping bags, trash bags,
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