Spartanburg, S.C.– Milliken & Company’s Milliguard® AOX-1 novel polymer-bound antioxidant for polyurethane (PU) addresses more-stringent environmental, health and safety requirements while delivering outstanding thermal stabilization performance at low loadings. It offers a unique solution for compliance with tougher vehicle indoor air quality standards - such as China’s new passenger car air quality assessment guidelines and similar emerging standards in other regions - by contributing negligible volatile organic compound (VOC) and outgassing condensation (FOG) content in emissions testing. Milliguard AOX-1 antioxidant also offers unparalleled efficiency in stabilizing free radicals that can degrade polyurethane (PU) foam, and is highly synergistic with other antioxidant classes. This Milliken technology provides polyol producers and foam manufacturers with a powerful tool for interior vehicle components such as seats, door trim, carpet, instrument pane... View more and related images
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São Paulo, Brazil –Milliken & Company today announced that Sanremo, a leading Brazilian housewares manufacturer, is now achieving important aesthetic and sustainability benefits for its popular Vac Freezer food storage containers using polypropylene (PP) resin, clarified with Milliken’s Millad® NX™ 8000 additive. Previous attempts to deliver high clarity with traditional clarifiers did not yield the outstanding results that are now being achieved with Milliken’s additive technology. Further, because this clarifier can be used at lower manufacturing temperatures and still provide higher levels of clarity, the injection molding temperature of Vac Freezer containers and lids can be lowered significantly, thereby allowing Sanremo to cut energy usage, accelerate cycle times and reduce CO2 emissions by 18.3 percent. “Sanremo’s commitment to improving the sustainability and quality of our products is of the utmost importance to us, ... View more and related images
Dow Corning, a global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation, today unveiled new Dow Corning® TC-3040 Thermally Conductive Gel View more and related images
In a collaborative effort to improve awareness of advancements in workplace hand protection, Protective Industrial Products, Inc. (PIP) and DSM Dyneema announced today their co-Premier Sponsorship of the ASSE Foundation’s Safety Matters 2015 fundraising golf event. View more and related images
Advanced PESU grade from Solvay formulated to help automotive OEMs increase powertrain efficiency, cut CO2 emissions View more and related images
Solvay is proudly taking a leadership role in the development of the Polimotor 2 all-plastic automotive engine to be tested in a race car next year, demonstrating the company’s unique and industry-leading advanced specialty polymer technologies in light-weighting through metal replacement. View more and related images
Edison, NJ –Dow Corning, a global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation, is launching today to the North American beauty care industry its new portfolio of innovative formulation concepts that anticipate upcoming consumer preferences in skin care and hair care. Titled “You are Unique,” Trends Lab 2015 focuses on the importance of individual expression. As part of its exhibit here at the New York Society of Cosmetic Chemists (NYSCC) Suppliers’ Day 2015 (booth #1021), Dow Corning is also showcasing formulation kits featuring the latest developments in skin tightening and hair care textures. The company’s third and latest Trends Lab program and the introduction of these new kits underscore Dow Corning’s commitment to stay ahead of lifestyle changes through intensive research and provide insights – and targeted formulations – to the industry. View more and related images
MIDLAND, Mich.– Dow Corning, a global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation, today introduced Dow Corning® TC-4525 Thermally Conductive Gap Filler to meet fast-growing global demand for improved processability and thermal management in automotive electronics applications. The latest addition to Dow Corning’s broad and growing portfolio of heat management solutions, this high-performing new silicone technology delivers thermal conductivity of 2.5W/m.K, greatly improved dispensability, significantly reduced abrasiveness and stable performance for more reliable electronics in harsh automotive underhood environments. View more and related images
Seoul, South Korea – Dow Corning, a global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation, reported today that the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) granted a patent protecting the company’s high refractive index (RI) phenyl-based optical silicone encapsulant technology, which targets advanced LED lighting applications. Specifically, the patent protects the composition of curable organopolysiloxane chemistry used to formulate Dow Corning® Optical Encapsulant products, which offer numerous high-value benefits to LED devices. These benefits include improved light output, excellent mechanical protection of LED components and enduring gas barrier properties for enhanced reliability. The patent granted by the KIPO ensures only Dow Corning products are authorized to contain the patented technology. View more and related images
HOUSTON, May 4, 2015 – Solvay Specialty Polymers, a leading global supplier of high-performance thermoplastics, announced today at the Offshore Technology Conference (booth 5324) that semi-finished tubes made of its KetaSpire® KT-820 NT polyetheretherketone (PEEK) resin achieved NORSOK M-710 compliance for use in highly demanding oil and gas applications. ATO s.r.l., a top supplier of sealing components based in Milan, Italy, manufactured the semi-finished tubes using its STABIL Hot Compression Molding process. Following the certification of KetaSpire® PEEK, ATO unveiled plans to specify the high-performance polymer for additional products distributed under its STABIL label, including bearings, seals and back-up rings that target critical oil and gas equipment and installations. View more and related images