SABIC launched a breakthrough polycarbonate (PC)-based copolymer resin, well-suited for photovoltaic (PV) connector bodies, that meets stricter performance and regulatory requirements for emerging 1.5Kv solar systems. Top Performance Across All Key Properties The new LNP™ EXL9334P copolymer resin achieves the highest comparative tracking index (CTI) level (UL PLC0) and IEC as Material Group 1 (IEC MG 1). It […]

Oxford Performance Materials, Inc. announced an agreement to acquire the patent portfolio of England’s Ketonex, Ltd., which is comprised of the world’s highest performance PAEK polymer synthesis technology. LTS Method for Excellent Stability In adding these synthesis patents to its existing portfolio, OPM has furthered its capabilities as a recognized leader in PAEK (polyaryletherketone) materials

Excellent Processing and Unpacking Properties This grade is exclusively designed and certified for HP’s Jet Fusion 5200 series, a 3D printing solution ideal for production applications. ESTANE® 3D M88A is a flexible and highly durable material suited for production parts and the printing of complex geometries and lattice structures. As a certified HP materials partner,

The global additive manufacturing industry has progressed very quickly offering broader and high-value applications. This accelerating shift has been due to its advantages over conventional manufacturing. Today, applications of additive manufacturing appear to almost be limitless. It is used to fabricate high-tech industrial (aerospace, medical/dental, automotive, electronic), consumer (home, fashion, and entertainment) products, and advancements

It’s a definite measure of the growth and expansion of the 3D printing market when major plastic resin suppliers, used to selling large volumes in injection molding, start branching off and offering novel 3DP materials in the molding market space, which is the current situation! For example, LyondellBasell recently commercialized its Beon3D™ PolyPropylene (PP) compounds focused on one step,

Be Good Friends (BGF) and TotalEnergies Corbion, have entered a long-term collaborative arrangement for application development and the supply of Luminy PLA. Both bioplastic companies are focused on the development and production of biodegradable materials and products. High Heat Foamed Noodle Cup BGF recently launched for the Korean market a single use, noodle cup which is aesthetically

WM and Dow announced the launch of a bold new collaboration to improve residential recycling for hard-to-recycle plastic films by allowing consumers in select markets to recycle these materials directly in their curbside recycling. Close Existing Recycling Gaps According to The Recycling Partnership, currently, only 1.9% of U.S. households have access to curbside plastic film recycling, which

Canadian startup INCA Renewable Technologies Inc. is continuing its push to develop and commercialize hemp-based biocomposites as a more sustainable option for applications ranging from vehicle components to boats and wind turbine blades. (UL Prospector first reported on the company’s efforts in November 2021, but much has happened since then.) Based in Kelowna, British Columbia, the

Polycarbonate (PC) is a transparent thermoplastic with carbonate functional groups. Its high strength makes it resistant to impact and fracture. It is lightweight so an excellent alternate to glass. PC is melted and forced into a mold with high pressure to give it the desired shape. It is widely used owing to its eco-friendly processing

TPX™ is an innovative, high-performance transparent polymer made in Japan by Mitsui Chemicals. With a combination of heat resistance, transparency and releasability all within one material, this unique polyolefin has such an incredible range of applications which can be interesting for many design engineers and formulators. From innovative, cost-effective productions of light fibre-based materials to circuit release films, LED molds and

Filling Significant Supply Gap With more than half of U.S. car sales projected to be electric by 2030, demand for lithium-ion batteries and PVDF, a thermoplastic fluoropolymer used as a lithium-ion binder and separator coating, is revving up. The Solvay-Orbia joint venture would fill a significant supply gap and will build upon favorable regulatory conditions

SABIC has announced that The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. (JSW) has validated the use of SABIC® LLDPE BX202, a linear low-density polyethylene resin specially developed for processing on tenter frame extrusion equipment for biaxially oriented PE (TF-BOPE) packaging film. Mono-PE Film Solution Designed for End-of-life Recycling The value chain collaboration endorses the use of SABIC’s TF-BOPE

Covestro is developing innovative PUR resins for use in wind turbine rotor blades at its new Wind Technology Center. A win-win-win situation for Covestro, customers and the environment. On The Road to Alternative Energy Generation One goal of the Wind Technology Center is to develop robust materials that combine the properties important for rotor blades,

Ingevity Corporation has announced its Capa® thermoplastic grades obtained the OK biodegradable MARINE certification by TÜV Austria Bureau of Inspection and Certification. OK biodegradable MARINE confirms Capa thermoplastics fully biodegrade in a marine environment within four weeks, prohibiting formation of persistent microplastics and enabling a safer marine ecosystem than traditional plastics made with alternative chemistries. Biodegradation in

Solvay and Inaventa Solar, an innovator in solar thermal collector technology, joined forces in the development of the partner’s new BI70 solar collector. Replacing Metal to Lower Carbon Footprint The product leverages Solvay’s Ryton® PPS to replace metal, which provides significant benefits from greater design flexibility and automated manufacturing to simplified handling, better aesthetic facility integration and