SABIC Completes Reorganization
The SABIC plastics reorganization was completed Jan.1, leaving a strong commodity business, a beefed-up Detroit focus, and major questions surrounding the Specialties plastics products—basically the...
View ArticlePitch-Based Carbon Fiber Boosts Electrical Resistivity
PolyOne yesterday received a U.S. patent for a polyamide compound that has thermal conductivity, electrical surface resistivity, and flame retardancy. The compound uses pitch-based carbon fiber to...
View ArticleHyundai Innovates With Korean Polyamide Partner
A relatively new Korean producer of polyamide compounds is partnering with Hyundai Motor Co. to introduce new materials for automotive applications. One recent score is a new compound [..]
View ArticleNew Plastic Bullets Get Rave Reviews
Gun enthusiasts are raving about a newly developed injection molded, plastic bullet and one even predicts it may be selected by the U.S. Army as ammunition for a [..]
View ArticlePlastic Wheel: Is It In Your Car’s Future?
Plastic automotive wheel rims may be getting closer to prime time. And the payoff could be big in overall vehicle weight savings. BASF this month was awarded a [..]
View ArticleK2016: KraussMaffei Develops New Polyamide Reaction Process
KraussMaffei will be marrying thermoplastics and reactive process machinery in one of the more interesting technology demonstrations at K2016 in Düsseldorf, Germany, Oct. 19-26. In a collaboration of [..]
View ArticleMolded Polyamide Cover Cuts Weight In Toyota Engine Application
Japanese and European car manufacturers continue to push hard for automotive lightweighting. In a recent example, Toyota has developed an improved method of covering a power transmission timing [..]
View ArticleImproved Polyamide Yields Big Fuel Savings
Years of research into improving the wear resistance properties of polyamide 46 is starting to yield major dividends for DSM as auto manufacturers accelerate replacement of polyamide 66 [..]
View ArticleHigh Hopes For Bio Nylon Are Dashed
The future of bio-based polyamide (aka nylon)—which looked very promising four years ago—is now very much in question with the apparent sudden demise of industry leader Rennovia Inc. [..]
View ArticleExpect Higher Prices For Polyamide 66
The year-long global shortfall of polyamide 66 reached the United states this month as Ascend Performance Materials, a major producer, declared force majeure due to a fire that [..]
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