ExxonMobil Metallocene: Step-out performance for highly demanding applications
Film converters looking to produce flexible films with improved mechanical strength, enhanced sealing performance and opportunities for film-line output improvements are using Exceed™ and Enable™ metallocene polyethylene (mPE) resin blends, available to the UK through Plastribution. Exceed™ and Enable™ metallocene polyethylene (mPE) resin blends deliver significant improvements in performance compared with LDPE resin-based blends, creating […]
UBQ – Dogs are Welcome to get into this Trash
Most dogs want to get into anything they’re not supposed to, like the trash can. So it somehow seems appropriate that they can now sleep in garbage. Or at least in a dog house made from recycled trash. UBQ, an Israel-based company that converts mixed trash bound for landfills into thermoplastic, is supplying its material […]
Packaging Tax Updates – Listen to the first podcast of 2023
Listen to Ian and Joe discussing the new revisions to the packaging tax. Sustainability is constantly evolving as we learn new information and new ways to be sustainable. As such, legislation around sustainability is continually being revised and updated. Listen to our first podcast of 2023, as Ian and Joe break down the new updates […]
Plexiglas® Optical HT
PLEXIGLAS® Optical HT is an amorphous, thermoplastic molding compound
McDonald’s Serving up Sustainable Trays with UBQ™
Arcos Dorados, the largest independent McDonald’s franchise in the world which operates restaurants in Latin America and the Caribbean, advances in its commitment to drive a positive impact on the environment, announcing the substitution of the plastic trays used by clients in its outlets with a more sustainable version. The measure is part of a […]
Capilene® CW 85 AV
A new polypropylene grade from Carmel Olefins offers outstanding processability, combined with mechanical and optical properties that are particularly suited to TWIM food packaging and consumer applications.
Polymateria Biotransformation – A next-gen biodegradable solution
Polymateria, an Advanced Technology Development Company based in London, have developed a next generation biodegradation solution together with Imperial College University London.
Capilene CP71AV Polypropylene From Carmel Olefins
Read about the new Capilene CP71AV polypropylene resin from Carmel Olefins. Providing a unique combination of mechanical and optical properties, together with outstanding processability, it is designed specifically for the thin wall packaging market and consumer applications.
Radilon® Mixloy, a new range of PA blends
To maximize polymer performance in final products by mixing polymers with different properties was the goal of RadiciGroup High Performance Polymers. The result is its new specialty range of products with the brand name Radilon® Mixloy. The matrix material for these new innovative products is polyamide, the flagship product of RadiciGroup, the only industrial group in Europe today capable of controlling its entire production process, from polymer chemicals to engineering polymers, including end-of-life recycling. Totally vertically integrated production allows the Group to realize customer-tailored formulations and develop innovative projects.
CHIMEI launches high heat resistant PC alloy for 5G product applications
With the advent of the 5G era, demand for higher product performance continues to increase, such as more flame retardant and heat resistant materials for communications applications.
In response to this increased demand, CHIMEI has developed PC 545, featuring truly high flame retardant and high heat resistant properties with great processability.
Light guides made from PLEXIGLAS® – The original by Röhm
Light guides made from Plexiglas® lend a high-quality appearance to the new premium ATMs from Diebold Nixdorf. Whether in a pedestrian zone or in a shopping mall, advertisement boards are lit up everywhere and compete for the attention of passers-by. Many companies therefore place value on being recognized by their brand colors and, ideally, standing out from the crowd. The same goes for banks. However, while facades and the buildings themselves are generally found in the company colors, most ATMs still look very similar. The next generation of ATMs from Diebold Nixdorf – the DN SeriesTM – will now change this.
Radici Group – Materials for Water Management
When the polymer industry talks about finite resources it usually refers to oil and gas which are the key components in polymer production. However, there is one resource that the polymer industry and all of us should be talking about more… water.
Premix PRE-ELEC® Compounds – A solution to eliminate static electricity
What we experience as an unpleasant electrostatic shock in our everyday life, can cause complications or even dangerous situations in many industries.
Electrostatic shocks, also known as uncontrolled electrostatic discharges (ESD), are created when a charged object, in many occasions plastics, are in contact with other material. The easiest way to prevent the creation of static electricity is to replace the insulating plastic with the conductive one.
Ipethene 4140
Ipethene 4140 – a new very low melt flow LDPE from Carmel with superb melt strength. Carmel Olefins has extended their Ipethene range of autoclave LDPE for blown film extrusion with the introduction of Ipethene 4140 which has a very low melt flow of 0.13 g/10min (2.16kg, 190°C). This provides very high melt strength and […]
Tracer Technology – Kafrit’s answer to the counterfeit market
Counterfeit goods currently account for an estimated 7% of global trade, yet despite an increase in corporate and government spending to tackle the issue, their production and access to market is still a major headache for legitimate brands across around the world.