Materials

10-22-2019

Champagne from Biodegradable Glasses

Nissei and Michio Komatsu Present World Novelty

Nissei is presenting a thin-wall application involving the bioplastic PLA: the production of champagne glasses in an 8-cavity mold on a NEX 280V-71E all-electric injection molding machine.   more

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06-19-2019

Personnel Changes at BASF

New Managers in Various Business Areas

Martin Jung will, as President, succeed Raimar Jahn effective September 1, 2019.   more

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06-04-2019

Sanitized AG Improves Laboratory Service

New Twin-screw Extruder for Faster Development of Masterbatch Combinations

The Sanitized AG, the leading worldwide producer of antimicrobial hygiene function and material protection for textiles and polymers, expands and accelerates the laboratory service for masterbatches with a new twin-screw extruder.   more

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Published on 11-28-2019

Food-Waste Based

Bio-Based Flame Retardants

Clariant has introduced additives based on renewable raw materials together with the Finnish company Neste.   more

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Published in Kunststoffe international 2019/09

Mineral Additives

HPF The Mineral Engineers at K 2019

The kaolin-based additive TEC 110 has been developed to improve the mechanical properties of elastomers.   more

Quarzwerke GmbH

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Published in Kunststoffe international 2019/09

Protective Measures for Polymers

Budenheim at K 2019

Budit 620 is an eco-friendly, halogen-free flame retardant specially developed for natural fiber-reinforced plastics such as wood-plastic composites (WPC).   more

Chemische Fabrik Budenheim KG

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Kunststoffe international 2019/04, PAGE 36 - 38

The Fiber-Plastic-Metal Combination

Lightweight Design in the Vehicle Structure with the Example of a Center Tunnel for the Porsche Boxster

If modern cars are not to become heavier, despite the complicated sensor technology and extensive infotainment systems, lightweight design...   more

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Kunststoffe international 2019/04, PAGE 41 - 44

Direction-Dependent Characteristics

Unidirectional Plates for Preparing Highly Oriented Test Specimens

The anisotropic properties of short fiber-reinforced materials make it difficult to construct a reliable theoretical material description...   more

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Kunststoffe international 2019/04, PAGE 45 - 48

Natural Fine-Tuning

Blending Basalt Fibers with Plant Fibers in Thermoplastic and Thermoset Composites

A blend of natural plant and inorganic fibers produces a composite with a very good property profile, without reducing the content of...   more

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