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Bayer expands Italian colour centre
January 2007
‘heft’ that can be indispensable in some applications, and it usually absorbs heat and reflects radiation. However, metal parts are often quite time-consuming and costly to produce, especially in complicated shapes, so designers increasingly turn to plastics for design flexibility, manufacturing ease and cost benefits. Now, with these new heavyweight compounds, they can get the best of both worlds.” Potential applications for the new heavyweight compounds include lead replacement; medical uses, including radiation shielding and radioopaque products; sporting goods such as fishing tackle, weights for golf clubs and tennis racquets, ammunition, gaming/casino chips; highvalue cosmetics and personal-care packaging; underwater-weighting and vibration-dampening applications. Contact: Clariant Masterbatches, Rothausstrasse 61, CH-4132 Muttenz 1, Switzerland; tel: +4161-469-6170; fax: +41-61-469-6597; URL: www.clariant.masterbatches.com
Bayer expands Italian colour centre Following large-scale expansion, Bayer MaterialScience’s Color Competence Center (CCC) in Filago, Italy, has significantly extended its range of services for pigmenting thermoplastics. Pigmented granule samples and colour matching samples can now also be produced in small quantities for customers. To do this, various state-of-the-art laboratory extruders were installed, among other things. The service from CCC covers all of the thermoplastics manufactured by Bayer MaterialScience and is based on the Fantasia® colour programme developed by the company. This comprises its proprietary Aura® dip-dye pigmenting technique [ADPO, October 2002], Leda® special effects technology for injection moulding and three other pigmenting techniques, which together open up well over a hundred different visual and tactile effects, the company says. The CCC has set up a dedicated laboratory for the Aura dip-dye technique, which can be used by customers for their own pigmenting tests, with CCC experts on hand. CCC colour specialists do not just help with developing new colours
Additives for Polymers
EVENTS CALENDAR 21–22 February 2007 Brussels, Belgium Food Contact Polymers 2007 Conference Dept, Rapra Technology, Shawbury, SY4 4NR, UK; tel: +44-1939250383; fax: +44-1939-252416; e-mail: [email protected]; URL: www.rapra.net 25–28 February 2007 Houston, TX, USA SPE International Polyolefins Conference 2007 Suzanne Biggs, 4119 Cason, Houston, TX 77005, USA; tel: +1-713-6642849; fax: +1-713-669-1007; e-mail: [email protected]; URL: www.spestx.org/PolyolefinsConference.htm 12–14 March 2007 Zürich, Switzerland Polyethylene & Polypropylene Chain 2007 Maack Business Services, Moosacherstrasse 14, CH-8804 Zürich, Switzerland; tel: +4144-781-3040; fax: +41-44-781-1569; e-mail: [email protected]; URL: www.mbspolymer.com 14–15 March 2007 Mondorf les Bains, Luxembourg Additives & Color Europe Conference 2007 Society of Plastics Engineers, Additives & Color Europe Division, Eric Sasselaan 51, BE-2020 Antwerpen, Belgium; tel: +32-3541-7755; fax: +32-3-541-8425; e-mail: spe. [email protected]; URL: www.speeurope.org 14–15 March 2007 Hamburg, Germany High Performance Fillers 2007 Conference Dept, Rapra Technology, Shawbury, SY4 4NR, UK; tel: +44-1939250383; fax: +44-1939-252416; e-mail: [email protected]; URL: www.rapra.net
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and effects for Fantasia. They also develop new pigmenting technologies with customers with the aid of comprehensive technical equipment and a ‘colour archive’ of more than 1000 samples available at the Filago facility. Contact: Bayer MaterialScience AG, Building W1, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Allee 1, 51368 Leverkusen, Germany; tel: +49-214-301; fax: +49-214-3096-38810; URL: www.bayermaterialscience.com
ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUES Albemarle flame retardant removed from PBT list Albemarle Corp’s brominated flame retardant Saytex BT-93 (ethylenebis-tetrabromo-phthalimide) has recently been de-listed from the European Union’s list of persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic (PBT) substances following three years of extensive study. This PBT de-listing adds further credence to the fact that BT-93 is non-toxic, not regulated and is an environmentally acceptable flame retardant, Albemarle says. PBT classification sets the stage under the proposed EU REACH regulations for ‘authorization’ (targeted for control and/or substitution) in the short term, and elimination in the longer term. Saytex BT-93 is used in a wide variety of plastic-based products such as computer monitors, electrical connectors, and wire & cable applications. Contact: Albemarle Corp, 451 Florida Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70801-1765, USA; tel: +1-225-3887402; fax: +1-225-388-7848; URL: www.albemarle.com
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‘heft’ that can be indispensable in some applications, and it usually absorbs heat and reflects radiation. However, metal parts are often quite time-consuming and costly to produce, especially in complicated shapes, so designers increasingly turn to plastics for design flexibility, manufacturing ease and cost benefits. Now, with these new heavyweight compounds, they can get the best of both worlds.” Potential applications for the new heavyweight compounds include lead replacement; medical uses, including radiation shielding and radioopaque products; sporting goods such as fishing tackle, weights for golf clubs and tennis racquets, ammunition, gaming/casino chips; highvalue cosmetics and personal-care packaging; underwater-weighting and vibration-dampening applications. Contact: Clariant Masterbatches, Rothausstrasse 61, CH-4132 Muttenz 1, Switzerland; tel: +4161-469-6170; fax: +41-61-469-6597; URL: www.clariant.masterbatches.com
Bayer expands Italian colour centre Following large-scale expansion, Bayer MaterialScience’s Color Competence Center (CCC) in Filago, Italy, has significantly extended its range of services for pigmenting thermoplastics. Pigmented granule samples and colour matching samples can now also be produced in small quantities for customers. To do this, various state-of-the-art laboratory extruders were installed, among other things. The service from CCC covers all of the thermoplastics manufactured by Bayer MaterialScience and is based on the Fantasia® colour programme developed by the company. This comprises its proprietary Aura® dip-dye pigmenting technique [ADPO, October 2002], Leda® special effects technology for injection moulding and three other pigmenting techniques, which together open up well over a hundred different visual and tactile effects, the company says. The CCC has set up a dedicated laboratory for the Aura dip-dye technique, which can be used by customers for their own pigmenting tests, with CCC experts on hand. CCC colour specialists do not just help with developing new colours
Additives for Polymers
EVENTS CALENDAR 21–22 February 2007 Brussels, Belgium Food Contact Polymers 2007 Conference Dept, Rapra Technology, Shawbury, SY4 4NR, UK; tel: +44-1939250383; fax: +44-1939-252416; e-mail: [email protected]; URL: www.rapra.net 25–28 February 2007 Houston, TX, USA SPE International Polyolefins Conference 2007 Suzanne Biggs, 4119 Cason, Houston, TX 77005, USA; tel: +1-713-6642849; fax: +1-713-669-1007; e-mail: [email protected]; URL: www.spestx.org/PolyolefinsConference.htm 12–14 March 2007 Zürich, Switzerland Polyethylene & Polypropylene Chain 2007 Maack Business Services, Moosacherstrasse 14, CH-8804 Zürich, Switzerland; tel: +4144-781-3040; fax: +41-44-781-1569; e-mail: [email protected]; URL: www.mbspolymer.com 14–15 March 2007 Mondorf les Bains, Luxembourg Additives & Color Europe Conference 2007 Society of Plastics Engineers, Additives & Color Europe Division, Eric Sasselaan 51, BE-2020 Antwerpen, Belgium; tel: +32-3541-7755; fax: +32-3-541-8425; e-mail: spe. [email protected]; URL: www.speeurope.org 14–15 March 2007 Hamburg, Germany High Performance Fillers 2007 Conference Dept, Rapra Technology, Shawbury, SY4 4NR, UK; tel: +44-1939250383; fax: +44-1939-252416; e-mail: [email protected]; URL: www.rapra.net
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and effects for Fantasia. They also develop new pigmenting technologies with customers with the aid of comprehensive technical equipment and a ‘colour archive’ of more than 1000 samples available at the Filago facility. Contact: Bayer MaterialScience AG, Building W1, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Allee 1, 51368 Leverkusen, Germany; tel: +49-214-301; fax: +49-214-3096-38810; URL: www.bayermaterialscience.com
ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUES Albemarle flame retardant removed from PBT list Albemarle Corp’s brominated flame retardant Saytex BT-93 (ethylenebis-tetrabromo-phthalimide) has recently been de-listed from the European Union’s list of persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic (PBT) substances following three years of extensive study. This PBT de-listing adds further credence to the fact that BT-93 is non-toxic, not regulated and is an environmentally acceptable flame retardant, Albemarle says. PBT classification sets the stage under the proposed EU REACH regulations for ‘authorization’ (targeted for control and/or substitution) in the short term, and elimination in the longer term. Saytex BT-93 is used in a wide variety of plastic-based products such as computer monitors, electrical connectors, and wire & cable applications. Contact: Albemarle Corp, 451 Florida Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70801-1765, USA; tel: +1-225-3887402; fax: +1-225-388-7848; URL: www.albemarle.com
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For customers residing in the Americas (North, South and Central America): Elsevier, Customer Support Department, PO Box 945, New York NY 10010, USA Tel: (+1) 212-633-3730 Toll Free number for North American customers: 1-888-4ES-INFO (437-4636) Fax: (+1) 212-633-3680 Email: [email protected]
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This journal and the individual contributions contained in it are protected under copyright by Elsevier Ltd 2007, and the following terms and conditions apply to their use: Photocopying Single photocopies of single articles may be made for personal use as allowed by national copyright laws. Permission of the publisher and payment of a fee is required for all other photocopying, including multiple or systematic copying, copying for advertising or promotional purposes, resale, and all forms of document delivery. Special rates are available for educational institutions that wish to make photocopies for non-profit educational classroom use. Permissions may be sought directly from Elsevier Rights & Permissions Department, PO Box 800, Oxford OX5 1DX, UK; phone: (+44) 1865 843830, fax: (+44) 1865 853333, e-mail: [email protected]. You may also contact Rights & Permissions directly through Elsevier's home page (http:// www.elsevier.com), selecting first 'Customer Support', then 'General Information', then 'Permissions Query Form'. In the USA, users may clear permissions and make payments through the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, USA; phone: (978) 7508400, fax: (978) 7504744, and in the UK through the Copyright Licensing Agency Rapid Clearance Service (CLARCS), 90 Tottenham Court Road, London W1P 0LP, UK; phone: (+44) 207 436 5931; fax: (+44) 207 436 3986. Other countries may have a local reprographic rights agency for payments. Derivative Works Subscribers may reproduce tables of contents or prepare lists of articles including abstracts for internal circulation within their institutions. Permission of the publisher is required for resale or distribution outside the institution. Permission of the publisher is required for all other derivative works, including compilations and translations. Electronic Storage or Usage Permission of the publisher is required to store or use electronically any material contained in this journal, including any article or part of an article. Contact the publisher at the address indicated. Except as outlined above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission of the publisher. Address permissions requests to: Elsevier Rights & Permissions Department, at the mail, fax and e-mail addresses noted above. Notice No responsibility is assumed by the publisher for any injury and/or damage to persons or property as a matter of products liability, negligence or otherwise, or from any use or operation of any methods, products, instructions or ideas contained in the material herein. Because of rapid advances in the medical sciences, in particular, independent verification of diagnoses and drug dosages should be made. Although all advertising material is expected to conform to ethical (medical) standards, inclusion in this publication does not constitute a guarantee or endorsement of the quality or value of such product or of the claims made of it by its manufacturer. Printed by Mayfield Press, UK
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