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Jan 19, 2018 | Article
By Donald Rosato
The global Flame Retardant (FR) market in plastics continues to grow at an overall growth rate of around 3-5% a year. Transportation has always been an important market for flame retardants, but...
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May 17, 2017 | Article
By SpecialChem
Chinaplas 2017 - We interviewed Christophe Paulo, Dow Corning's Global Segment Leader, Plastics & Composites. Watch & discover what he said about recent regulatory developments, upcoming trends as...
Feb 7, 2017 | Article
By Dr. Kai Pflug
Environmental issues have certainly become more and more important in China. Consequently, environmental protection is one of the 5 core themes of the most recent Five-Year Plan (2016 to 2020). Many...
Feb 17, 2016 | Article
By Sreeparna Das
Electrical & Electronics market is one of the Top 3 markets for plastics industry. It is a large consumer of plastics and polymer additives. Many modern consumer and industrial electronics...
Jan 20, 2014 | Article
By Thibaud Deleger
As the K2013 closed its doors, it was once again on impressing track records. Even if the number of visitors slightly decreased compared to the K2010 Fair (from 222.000 in 2010 to 218.000 this...
Feb 27, 2012 | Article
By Michel Biron
Additives used to improve the polymer performance are active products that interfere with the compound. Their effects depend on their distribution, dispersion, wetting and actual compatibility with...
Oct 19, 2011 | Article
The electrical/electronic (E/E) end-use market is the world’s 3rd largest market for plastics after packaging and construction, with applications ranging from miniature connectors to large...
Jun 9, 2011 | Article
The SPE ANTEC technical conference covered key emerging electronic, medical, and alternative energy plastics technology developments. Genestar, a proprietary high-heat resistant polyamide resin...
Nov 17, 2010 | Article
With more than 220,000 visitors, the K 2010 Trade Fair has been announced as a proof of a strong on-going recovery of the polymer industry. Among the 3,100 exhibitors, mood was qualified as...
Feb 22, 2010 | Article
The Electrical/Electronics (E/E) end-use market is the world's 3rd largest plastics sector behind packaging and building/construction. Apart from mechanical properties, the electrical behavior of...