At the end of August, the last of the total of four production plants for TROSIFOL polyvinyl butyral (PVB) film were linked up to the new Mowital raw materials warehouse (PVB resin). The first plant has been supplied from there since the ...
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At its Ludwigshafen site, BASF has started up a tailor-made polyamide coextrusion line for packaging and technical films. With the collaboration of customers from the film industry, the line will be used to develop new applications for ...
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High-end case goods and upholstery manufacturer Harden Furniture has released a short documentary that helps illustrate its vertically integrated manufacturing process. Scott Alexander films the production of a dining table at Harden ...
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Bioplastics are emerging as viable alternatives to petroleum-based polymers. This quiet revolution goes well beyond the standard drivers for sustainably sourced and/or compostable materials. I attended the 2013 BioPlastek conference in San ...
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Plastics with smooth, decorative surfaces have a high quality look and meet demands for greater individuality. Be it a comfortable auto interior, futuristic building facade or sleek tablet PC or laptop, products of this kind are wildly ...
Allnex introduces new UCECOAT 7210 waterborne UV resin. This product offers a wide blending range with Allnex’s UCECOAT 7200 waterborne UV resin to produce super hardcoats with tailor‐made flexibility. Formulations based on ...
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Innovia Films, a UK-based Biofilms producer, has collaborated with Corbion Purac to develop Poly Lactic Acid (PLA) film that is transparent and resistant to higher temperatures. According to Innovia, the new bioplastic film offers almost ...
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Biofilms producer Innovia Films and Corbion Purac have jointly developed a range of transparent, biobased, temperature stable and heat resistant poly lactic acid (PLA) films. The new film is said to exhibit less shrinkage at high ...
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Taiwan’s National Tsing Hua University has developed a method to improve the performance of zinc oxide (ZnO) transparent conductive oxide (TCO) as an electrode for short-wavelength nitride semiconductor light-emitting diodes (LEDs) ...
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It recently launched its pack, which it claims combines sustainability with cost savings, at German trade fair FachPack. “Mondi is proud to present the innovative new PerfoamPack, which offers superior foaming performance. This ...
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APV Engineered Coatings, a manufacturer and marketer of coatings and chemical products for over 135 years, has launched a new product, Vynguard Weldable PVDF. A customizable, high-performance fluoropolymer coating, Vynguard Weldable PVDF is ...
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Two Swedish scientists have won the 2013 AkzoNobel Science Award in recognition of their prominent research in the fields of materials and surface engineering. Lars Hultman, of Linköping University, and Per Claesson, from the Royal ...
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Veeco Instruments Inc. has completed the previously announced acquisition of Synos Technology, Inc. (Synos). Synos designs and manufactures Fast Array Scanning™ Atomic Layer Deposition (FAST-ALD™) systems that are currently ...
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BASF will unveil new packaging technologies for the printing and packaging industry at the 2013 National Association of Printing Ink Manufacturers (NPIRI) Technical Conference. BASF North America printing and packaging industry manager ...
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LaserSharp FlexPak Services has unveiled a new laser solution that controls gas or vapor transmission in packaging material for a modified atmosphere package. The company's laser process, which uses existing films and makes packages more ...
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