Sep 1, 2009 | Article
Recycling plastics is one of the possible solutions to both reduce costs and save energy, which in the end allows CO2 emissions reduction. Even though recycling plastics is not new at all many...
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Aug 24, 2009 | Article
Petroleum drying up will lead to an energy crisis needing to find new sources for the plastics industry. Alternatives include the replacement of petroleum by coal, the use of minerals, the...
Aug 3, 2009 | Article
The Community Insight of this month will give you an insight of the SpecialChem4Polymers members using PVC, whether they process PVC, compound it or even specify it...
Jul 27, 2009 | Article
Wastes are an industrial feature inclining us to consider them as a mine needing new mining techniques and an adaptation of designing, processing, recycling and reuse. Several ways are conceivable...
Jul 21, 2009 | Article
Unlike thermoplastics, thermosetting resins cannot be melted or reshaped because on heating their thermal decomposition and degradation occurs. Though they are widely used in a variety of...
Jul 7, 2009 | Article
Industrialization of bioplastics takes the conventional ways of industrial plastics, optimization of the properties by compounding with additives and blending with other (bio)plastics, processing...
Jul 1, 2009 | Article
Among all the polymer additives there is one category that is always generating discussions and interests : this is the Flame retardants category. A lot has already being said on...
Jun 29, 2009 | Article
Traditionally, formulators have worked hard to ensure that the polymers and additives used for packaging do not have any taste or odor that would interact with the package contents or negatively...
The introduction of polymer based structures as packaging materials for foodstuffs has been increasing over the last decades. The main commercial appeal of these materials lies in their ability to...
Jun 11, 2009 | Article
Pigments are powdered materials that provide color by absorbing or reflecting different parts of the sun's visible light spectrum. They also have independent, distinctive IR reflective...