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Toyota Tsusho receives FDA approval for antistatic agent
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be used as a jacketing material for plenum spaces. In addition, custom colour matches and engineered compounds using MPFP resins are possible to meet specific application requirements. According to Jean Sirois, general manager of RTP Color, the introduction of MPFP colour masterbatches not only extends RTP’s product lines for wire & cable, but also provides ‘much needed supplier diversity that processors in the industry are seeking’. Historically, fluoropolymers have been very difficult to modify, says Sirois. ‘Because of their corrosive nature, RTP has acquired dedicated manufacturing equipment to be used solely for the processing of MPFP products. This equipment ensures we have the ability to offer products that perform at the highest level’, Sirois explains. RTP Co has nine manufacturing plants on three continents, plus sales representatives throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. Contact: RTP Company, Winona, MN, USA. Tel: +1 507 454 6900, Web: www.rtp-company.com
Toyota Tsusho receives FDA approval for antistatic agent
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oyota Tsusho Corp, the sole distributor of Sanyo Chemical’s Pelestat® permanent antistatic agents in the USA, has received clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market Pelestat for food contact applications. The company says Pelestat 230 and Pelestat 300 provide good static dissipation to the host thermoplastic product. Pelestat 230 and Pelestat 300 are based on a polyolefin resin with special polyether segments, which makes them extremely suitable for use in polypropylene and polyethylene films, the company says. Their compatibility results in good transparency and a smooth surface appearance to the finished product. Already widely used in Europe, Pelestat products have been shown to be effective antistatic agents for use in pharmaceutical packaging, meeting European regulations for the migratory effect of the antistatic agent from the host film/packaging. Static can also create hazards including electrostatic discharge (ESD), which could initiate sparks within a flammable environment. Pelestat agents reduce static accumulation
May 2009
by maintaining a surface resistivity of 108–1012 : at a relatively low humidity level (12–15%) and ensure no release or migratory effect of the antistatic agent into the packaged content. Toyota Tsusho is looking to new applications for these additives in the areas of food contact packaging, medical device, healthcare, biomedical and various other pharmaceutical applications. Contact: Toyota Tsusho Corp, 9-8, Meieki 4-chome, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya 450-8575, Japan. Tel: +81 52 584 5000, Fax: +81 52 584 5636, Web: www.toyota-tsusho.com
PMB offers masterbatch solution to bacterial growth
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MB (Performance Masterbatches) has joined forces with fellow Welsh company SteriTouch Ltd to develop an antimicrobial masterbatch for a manufacturer of plastic chairs. The product will be used in the ‘POP’ range of polypropylene chairs designed by UK polymer furniture manufacturer Origin Furniture for the contract, education and residential markets. The SteriTouch masterbatch provides excellent protection against microbial contamination and is particularly effective against bacteria, such as MRSA, E. coli and Salmonella, the companies say. Utilizing the sterilizing properties of silver, SteriTouch provides protection for the lifetime of the product and can be added to natural polymer at normal letdown rates or combined with a colorant masterbatch. Extensive testing of the SteriTouch masterbatch was conducted by an independent laboratory to ensure a high level of performance was achieved. Results showed that there was up to a 99.9% reduction in the population of bacteria in tests against both MRSA and E. coli within 24 hours. Nick Pearson, Origin Furniture managing director says: ‘The education sector is a key market for the ‘POP’ chair but it is also an area where bacteria are more prevalent. Working with PMB and SteriTouch we were able to address this problem by incorporating antibacterial protection into the chairs, whilst still achieving the perfect colour match and colour distribution every time.’ Colour dispersion in large mouldings such as chairs can sometimes prove problematic, but PMB says that, thanks to its ‘vast experience’, it was able to
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be used as a jacketing material for plenum spaces. In addition, custom colour matches and engineered compounds using MPFP resins are possible to meet specific application requirements. According to Jean Sirois, general manager of RTP Color, the introduction of MPFP colour masterbatches not only extends RTP’s product lines for wire & cable, but also provides ‘much needed supplier diversity that processors in the industry are seeking’. Historically, fluoropolymers have been very difficult to modify, says Sirois. ‘Because of their corrosive nature, RTP has acquired dedicated manufacturing equipment to be used solely for the processing of MPFP products. This equipment ensures we have the ability to offer products that perform at the highest level’, Sirois explains. RTP Co has nine manufacturing plants on three continents, plus sales representatives throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. Contact: RTP Company, Winona, MN, USA. Tel: +1 507 454 6900, Web: www.rtp-company.com
Toyota Tsusho receives FDA approval for antistatic agent
T
oyota Tsusho Corp, the sole distributor of Sanyo Chemical’s Pelestat® permanent antistatic agents in the USA, has received clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market Pelestat for food contact applications. The company says Pelestat 230 and Pelestat 300 provide good static dissipation to the host thermoplastic product. Pelestat 230 and Pelestat 300 are based on a polyolefin resin with special polyether segments, which makes them extremely suitable for use in polypropylene and polyethylene films, the company says. Their compatibility results in good transparency and a smooth surface appearance to the finished product. Already widely used in Europe, Pelestat products have been shown to be effective antistatic agents for use in pharmaceutical packaging, meeting European regulations for the migratory effect of the antistatic agent from the host film/packaging. Static can also create hazards including electrostatic discharge (ESD), which could initiate sparks within a flammable environment. Pelestat agents reduce static accumulation
May 2009
by maintaining a surface resistivity of 108–1012 : at a relatively low humidity level (12–15%) and ensure no release or migratory effect of the antistatic agent into the packaged content. Toyota Tsusho is looking to new applications for these additives in the areas of food contact packaging, medical device, healthcare, biomedical and various other pharmaceutical applications. Contact: Toyota Tsusho Corp, 9-8, Meieki 4-chome, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya 450-8575, Japan. Tel: +81 52 584 5000, Fax: +81 52 584 5636, Web: www.toyota-tsusho.com
PMB offers masterbatch solution to bacterial growth
P
MB (Performance Masterbatches) has joined forces with fellow Welsh company SteriTouch Ltd to develop an antimicrobial masterbatch for a manufacturer of plastic chairs. The product will be used in the ‘POP’ range of polypropylene chairs designed by UK polymer furniture manufacturer Origin Furniture for the contract, education and residential markets. The SteriTouch masterbatch provides excellent protection against microbial contamination and is particularly effective against bacteria, such as MRSA, E. coli and Salmonella, the companies say. Utilizing the sterilizing properties of silver, SteriTouch provides protection for the lifetime of the product and can be added to natural polymer at normal letdown rates or combined with a colorant masterbatch. Extensive testing of the SteriTouch masterbatch was conducted by an independent laboratory to ensure a high level of performance was achieved. Results showed that there was up to a 99.9% reduction in the population of bacteria in tests against both MRSA and E. coli within 24 hours. Nick Pearson, Origin Furniture managing director says: ‘The education sector is a key market for the ‘POP’ chair but it is also an area where bacteria are more prevalent. Working with PMB and SteriTouch we were able to address this problem by incorporating antibacterial protection into the chairs, whilst still achieving the perfect colour match and colour distribution every time.’ Colour dispersion in large mouldings such as chairs can sometimes prove problematic, but PMB says that, thanks to its ‘vast experience’, it was able to
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