Materials & Compounding

Automated Wire Mesh Blast System Modernizes De-Flashing Attaining a competitive advantage in the market through the economical production of innovative products. By automating the de-flashing of plastic housings at its German facility, a world leader in the manufacturing of electromechanical components for safe and effective...

UBQ Unveils Disruptive Sustainable Plastic at a Competitive Price The innovative materials company UBQ Materials unveiled UBQ Masterbatch a new product portfolio set to transform manufacturing and supply chains. As U.S. landfills are projected to run out of capacity by 2036, UBQ Materials provides a solution to the looming...

Industry-Ready Synthetic Lubricant Fluids Launched by Perstorp The new line of saturated synthetic polyol esters from Perstorp, a fully owned subsidiary of PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG) and a major worldwide innovator in specialty chemicals, has been introduced. Perstorp Synthetic-EF 5, Synthetic-EF 15, and Synthetic-EF...

Expanded Production of Graphene Nanotube Suspensions in China to Upgrade Coatings OCSiAl’s OEM in China, Nan Chang Xinsu Nano Materials, has more than doubled its graphene nanotube suspension production capacity. The ready-to-apply suspensions are primarily used in the manufacture of automotive acrylic and PU...

PLAYMOBIL Selects Plant-Based Styrenics Material From INEOS Styrolution For New Sustainable Toys PLAYMOBIL has confirmed that it has converted the production of all items in its toddler portfolio from traditional, fossil-based to plant-based materials. The new PLAYMOBIL JUNIOR playsets will be produced with INEOS Styrolution’s...

ExxonMobil Introduces Novel HDPE Grade to Help Converters Create Mono-Material Machine Direction Oriented (MDO) Flexible Films ExxonMobil has developed a novel high density polyethylene (HDPE) grade, ExxonMobil HD7165L, for Machine Direction Oriented (MDO) PE film applications. Designed for recyclability, HD7165L can help converters create mono-material...