An LED lamp (LED light bulb) is a solid-state lamp that uses light-emitting diodes (LEDs) as the source of light. The LEDs involved may be conventional semiconductor light-emitting diodes, organic LEDs (OLED), or polymer light-emitting ...
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Polymer researcher and bearings specialist igus UK has developed a plain bearing material that is based on 54% sustainable and natural raw materials. The basic polymer of the new iglidur N54 plain bearing is mainly made of castor oil, ...
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American PVC prices are moving south in major global markets including Turkey, Italy and Egypt while import prices for this origin were also moving down in China’s PVC market prior to the one week long National holiday in the country ...
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The findings from a trial funded by Waste & Resources Action Program (Wrap) indicate it could soon be possible to recycle almost all domestic plastic packaging waste. According to Wrap, despite more than 300,000 metric tons of plastic ...
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China’s total polymer imports reached the highest level of 2011 in August. According to the recent data released by the Chinese Customs Agency, China imported 1.51 tons of plastics in August 2011, with the country’s overall ...
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American and European plastics firms are stepping up their investments in medical manufacturing in China, as that country undertakes a major expansion of its health-care system. The investments are driven both by global medical-device ...
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Nanolayer extrusion technology is moving at breakneck speed. In blown film, Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Mich., recently discussed patent-pending technology for producing film structures with 100+ layers, while BBS Corp., Spartanburg, S. ...
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China’s total polymer imports reached the highest level of 2011 in August. According to the recent data released by the Chinese Customs Agency, China imported 1.51 tons of plastics in August 2011, with the country’s overall ...
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According to the data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), Turkey’s plastics imports in July 2011 were down on a monthly basis but up on a yearly basis as per the plastics pricing service ChemOrbis. The country ...
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Powder coating is a solid powder state, and with powder with coating, and then heated state of harmony flow flat or dissolve the solidified into film coating. Powder coating VOC content is low, remove easy, after spraying coatings can be ...
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Less than a year after its introduction to the marketplace, a recycled PET sheet for signage and food-contact applications also may to help a growing Washington state firm capitalize on recent regulatory developments in PET packaging. The ...
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The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has approved two more plastics ingredients as safe for use in certain food contact materials. The European Union (EU) agency's panel on food contact materials, enzymes, flavourings and processing ...
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Coatings World: Has the market for industrial coatings experienced growth in the past year? Raphael Crawford, global marketing director, Dow Coating Materials: The market is recovering from the 2008 economic decline. The strengthening of ...
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International Paint's protective coatings business opened a £6.4 million (€7.1 million) testing laboratory for fire protection products at its Felling, UK site. "The new facility significantly improves our ability to develop and ...
A new device for compounders offers to boost the feed rate and throughput of low-bulk-density materials. Called Feed Enhancement Technology (FET) and developed by Coperion (U. S. Office in Ramsey, N. J. ), it was on display at last fall's K ...
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