Material News DSM launches EcoPaXX in insulating profiles for aluminum windows July 11, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Royal DSM, the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company, says producers of aluminum window systems can make more sustainable products by using insulating profiles made from its EcoPaXX® polyamide 410, a polymer with a bio-based content of 70%. Aluminum window suppliers are looking for new ways to bring more sustainable products to the market, […] Read more »
Market News ABS loses premium over HIPS in Asia, Mediterranean July 11, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Although ABS prices traditionally carry a premium over HIPS, they have come down recently in major spot markets including China, Southeast Asia and Turkey as per the pricing service of ChemOrbis. ABS prices are currently trading at par with HIPS in China while Southeast Asia and Turkey are seeing ABS prices standing below the prevailing […] Read more »
Material News New Dental Implant System from BioHorizons Features Surgical Instrument Tray Made of Solvay's Radel® PPSU July 11, 2013 by plasticsinfomart ALPHARETTA, Ga., July 9, 2013 – BioHorizons, a leading dental implant company based in Birmingham, Ala., has launched an innovative new surgical instrument kit for its Tapered Plus implant system for the replacement of missing teeth. Made of Radel® polyphenylsulfone (PPSU) resin from Solvay Specialty Polymers, the new Tapered Plus surgical tray and colored transparent […] Read more »
Industry REVOLUTIONARY LIGHTWEIGHT CARGO NETS MADE WITH DYNEEMA® WILL SLASH AIR FRANCE-KLM GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS July 11, 2013 by plasticsinfomart Development is fruit of cooperation between Air France-KLM-Martinair Cargo, AmSafe Bridport and DSM The Netherlands, 9 July 2013 – Air France-KLM will further cut tonnes from its annual aircraft carbon dioxide emissions, simply by using revolutionary new lightweight cargo nets that it is now introducing. Just one new lightweight net with Dyneema® will save Air […] Read more »
Industry LPKF presents microfluidics welding sys-tem at the K trade fair July 11, 2013 / March 8, 2017 by plasticsinfomart Clear-clear welding with a new laser process With its PrecisionWeld laser welding system presented in Europe for the first time, LPKF expands the areas of application for laser plastic welding. The PrecisionWeld is on show in Germany for the first time on the LPKF stand (E04 in Hall 11) at the K trade fair in […] Read more »
Industry Malvern Instruments’ new ‘Introduction to Static Light Scattering’ white paper available free online July 11, 2013 / March 8, 2017 by plasticsinfomart 9 July 2013: Malvern, UK: Malvern Instruments has published ‘Static Light Scattering Technologies For GPC/SEC Explained’, a valuable guide for anyone assessing the value of a light scattering detector for gel permeation/size exclusion chromatography (GPC/SEC). Covering the theory and practice of molecular weight measurements using static light scattering, this basic guide serves as both an […] Read more »
Category Menu Algae-Based Biofuel Goes Commercial-Scale July 9, 2013 by plasticsinfomart In a major move forward for algae-based biofuel, US feedstock producer Cellana has inked a multi-year deal for commercial-scale quantities. Finnish company Neste Oil, one of the world’s biggest renewable diesel producers, has agreed to buy Cellana’s ReNew Fuel crude algal oil, based on marine microalgae. Cellana is constructing commercial-scale biorefineries around the world for […] Read more »
Material News WEIMA introduces new WLK shredders for all kind of plastics July 9, 2013 by plasticsinfomart WEIMA, a manufacturer of shredders and briquette presses in Germany, has recently introduced its latest WLK shredder series for all kind of plastic materials. According to WEIMA, all shredders are serially equipped with swiveling screen downwards. The WLK 1000 and 2000 screens can even be lowered hydraulically to ensure easier access for screen changing or […] Read more »
