MNA – The Latest Updates, News and Alerts on Polymer Masterbatches and Polymer Additives
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INDUSTRY NEWS
BASF to Expand its IRGANOX 1520L Production Capacity at the Ponicecio Marconi, Italy Site
https://topic.echemi.com/a/basf-will-expand-its-1520l-production-capacity-at-the-irganox-ponicecio-marconi-italy-106371.html
Vanderbilt Chemicals, LLC to distribute Solvay’s Tecnoflon® line of Fluroelastomers in North America
https://www.vanderbiltchemicals.com/news/vanderbilt-chemicals-solvays-tecnoflon-line
Arkema Finalizes Functional Polyolefins Sale, Strengthens Speciality Materials Focus
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7535626/
LIFOCOLOR Investment at headquarters Plant / French Unit to Double Capacity
https://www.plasteurope.com/news/LIFOCOLOR_t246180/
Penn Colour Launch White Masterbatch with 0% Titanium Dioxide
This innovative masterbatch technology (Pennaholt™) for PET bottles, is the first ever 0% TiO2 masterbatch achieving levels of opacity and whiteness that would typically require around 8% TiO2 with a conventional technology
https://packagingeurope.com/finalist-interviews-penn-color/
https://www.penncolor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/pennaholt_in_PETplanet_Insider-202006.pdf
Penn Color Introduces UV Enhancer for PVC Compounds and Extruded Profiles
https://plasticsbusinessmag.com/enews/2020/penn-color-introduces-uv-enhancer-for-pvc-compounds-and-extruded-profiles/
Penn Color Announces Key Appointments
https://uvebtech.com/enews/2020/penn-color-announces-key-appointments/
Webinar on Recycled PET
https://packagingeurope.com/bottle-to-bottle-tray-to-tray-closed-loop/
Sabic Posts Profit as Demand Revives
https://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/saudi-chemicals-maker-sabic-returns-063943115.html
Sabic Release Anti-Fog Polycarbonate
https://sfs.sabic.eu/wp-content/uploads/resource_pdf/1590656839-57277533-LEXAN-HP92AF-FILM-DATASHEET-2020.pdf
SABIC and Schwarz Group Embark on Plastics Recycling Project
https://www.plastech.biz/en/news/SABIC-and-Schwarz-Group-embark-on-pilot-project-15873
Brüggemann Announces New Production System for Prodyucing Microgranules of Antioxidants and Plastic Additives
https://www.european-coatings.com/Markets-companies/Raw-materials-market/Brueggemann-New-production-system-for-reducing-agents
NEW RESEARCH
Thermal and Photooxidative Behaviour of Novel Hydroxybenzophenone Stabilizers in PP and HDPE Films
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/014139109290025Z
Recycling the Low-Density Polyethylene Pellets in Pervious Concrete Production
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10163-020-01127-x
FREE DOWNLOADS
Chapter on Fillers and Filled Plastics [PDF]
http://cloud.excelplas.com/s/kQ3iC3gIenUZdjh#pdfviewer
Additives in Polymers Chapter [PDF]
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Pierfrancesco_Cerruti/publication/309055045-Additives-in-Polymers/links-5a900c4e0f7e9ba4296a6f66/Additives-in-Polymers.pdf
BOOKS & REPORTS
Book on Additives for Polyolefins (Free PDF Download for MNA Readers)
http://oil.vcdcenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Additives-for-PolyolefinsGetting-the-Most-out-of-Polypropylene-Polyethylene-and-TPO-2015.pdf
MNA Offering Masterbatch and Additives Market Intelligence Reports Using Augmented Analytics (NEW)
Report rich with competitor and customer data on your specific products and/or services
https://www.excelplas.com/contact-us/
RECYCLE
Life Cycle Comparative Assessment of PET Bottle Waste Management Options
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0956053X20304839
Webinar on Recycled PET
https://packagingeurope.com/bottle-to-bottle-tray-to-tray-closed-loop/
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