Processes Teijin Chemicals’ Eleclear Transparent Conductive Film Achieves Rapid Growth since Last Year November 7, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Tokyo, Japan, November 6, 2012 — Tokyo-based Teijin Chemicals Ltd., the core company of the Teijin Group’s resin and plastic processing business, announced today that sales of Eleclear, the company’s transparent conductive film for use in touchscreens, have more than doubled since last year, supported by growing demand not only for capacitive touchscreens in smartphones […] Read more »
Industry ASTM International Expands Resources for Educators With Launch of New Professor’s Tool Kit November 7, 2012 by plasticsinfomart W. CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., November 5, 2012—ASTM International has announced a new academic offering for university professors to include technical standards as part of their engineering and business curricula. The ASTM Professor’s Tool Kit contains various informational tools to help educators promote awareness of standards in the classroom. Familiarity with standards can enhance a student’s knowledge and […] Read more »
Category Menu SABIC's Noryl resin helps potable water systems comply with 2016 safety standard November 6, 2012 by plasticsinfomart At Fakuma 2012, SABIC’s Innovative Plastics business announced a new Noryl resin that complies with the new and tougher regulations governing materials used in potable water systems to be implemented in 2016. Developed at SABIC’s Fluid Engineering Center of Excellence in the Netherlands, Noryl FE1630PW resin is a 30% glass reinforced polyphenylene ether (PPE) that […] Read more »
Breaking News Product News Tritan copolyester makes pneumatic tube carrier highly durable and transparent November 6, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Looking for both a highly durable material to withstand heavy use and a reliable material to transport patient-critical items, Pevco chose to Eastman Chemical Company’s Tritan copolyester for its Pevco TEC-6, a pneumatic tube carrier. “A busy hospital sends more than 5,000 items per day through its pneumatic tube system (PTS),” said Steve Dahl, Director […] Read more »
Industry Arkema introduces new resin technology for bonding Kynar PVDF to multilayer pipe system November 6, 2012 / March 8, 2017 by plasticsinfomart Arkema has developed a Kynar ADX resin technology available for bonding Kynar polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) to polyolefin resins in potable water piping. Kynar PVDF can be extruded and bonded with Kynar ADX as a barrier layer to a polyolefin multilayer pipe system that is reliable and long lasting. This multilayer piping combines the benefits of […] Read more »
Product News When disaster strikes, bottled water is the superhero November 6, 2012 by plasticsinfomart In 2008, the New York City Council announced that bottled water would no longer be available at city council events or official functions. A New York Times article covering that initiative stated, “Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a co-sponsor of the resolution, is a self-professed consumer of New York City tap water.” “Not only at home, but at […] Read more »
Product News Flambeau Medical plans to add two cleanrooms in Arizona November 6, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Flambeau Medical Markets Group is buying six all-electric injection molding machines for a Class 8 cleanroom that will be located in a newly purchased 16,000-sq-ft building next to its current manufacturing site in Phoenix, AZ. The expansion is part of a ramp up by the Nordic Group of Companies (Barbaroo, WI), which wants to makes […] Read more »
Industry Clariant unveils its innovative Hostavin NOW® technology for agriculture films November 6, 2012 / March 8, 2017 by plasticsinfomart Launch of customized polymeric Aminoether HALS solutions offering outstanding protection to greenhouse films Fulfills critical market needs for durable crop protection and improved productivity Muttenz, November 5, 2012 – Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, supports a step-forward in effective crop protection with the launch of innovative stabilization solutions to improve the durability of […] Read more »
