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Packaging technology from ColorMatrix
ColorMatrix has developed new light blocking additives for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) dairy packaging.
New PET additives and masterbatches
Gabriel-Chemie has developed a number of new additive masterbatches for use in PET.
Business alliance for BRG and HCA
UK-based plastics consultants the Business Research Group (BRG), and HCA Consulting, based in Beijing, China have formed a business alliance to expand each company’s global marketing reach in the chemicals, plastics and coatings industries.
Developing regions hold key to PE growth
A report by Townsend Solutions suggests that investors should look to developing regions for growth in polyethylene (PE).
Holliday Pigments invests in French site
Holliday Pigments has invested €2 million in an effluent treatment plant (ETP) at its main manufacturing site in Comines, France.
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Features
Making know-how drive top-line growth
The plastics additives industry is built on a mix of technical prowess, production expertise and commercial know-how. In the current disruptive economic climate maximizing the value of this mix can make the difference between mere survival or preparing for future growth. Industry insiders James and Ann Innes of Flame Retardants Associates, Inc. and Robert Leeuwendal of Haig Barrett, Inc. make the case for what the plastics additives industry can do to capitalize better on knowledge and to improve competitive advantage.
Back-to-basics: adding colour to plastics
Back-to-basics: adding colour to plastics
Colours and special effects are key ingredients of plastics compounds, offering countless possibilities to designers who want to differentiate their products. Colorant suppliers sell their pigments and dyes primarily to compound and masterbatch producers, although a small volume goes directly to processors of finished parts. Jennifer Markarian reviews some of the basics, including types of colorants and special effects, how they are added to compounds and masterbatches, and concerns for adding them at the processing line.
Implementing REACH - the challenges ahead
The European Parliament has adopted the proposals for the registration, evaluation and authorization of chemicals. Plastics Additives & Compounding reports on what is now required to comply with REACH.
Wire and cable compounding: meeting the production requirements
Compounding for wire and cable applications makes a number of varied demands on extrusion machinery. Jennifer Markarian looks at some of the equipment on the market and discusses some of the issues that need to be considered by the wire and cable manufacturer.
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