Milliken presents pioneering reactive additives for PU at UTECH 2015

Reactint® colorants in PU foam.Ghent, Belgium - Leading supplier of polymer bound colorants and additives for the Polyurethane Industry, Milliken, invites UTECH 2015 visitors to discover its unique fully reactive polymeric additive technologies focused on enhancing performance, improving visual appearance and preserving the long-term quality of polyurethane (PU) systems - all without contributing to VOC or FOG levels.

Milliken to Feature New Benefits and Applications for its Advanced Additive Technologies at NPE 2015

Injection Molded Ultra Clear PP Food and Storage Containers Clarified with Milliken’s Millad® NX™ 8000 Additive. (Photo Milliken, MKPR122, Copyright© 2015 Milliken & Company, all rights reserved)Ghent, Belgium – Milliken & Company’s technical expertise and performance-enhancing additive solutions for polyolefins will be among the highlights at next year’s Annual Technical Conference (ANTEC) and National Plastics Exhibition (NPE) 2015 in Orlando, Fla., March 23-27. Herrin Hood, global product line manager at Milliken, will share the company’s cutting-edge, technological developments in polypropylene (PP) through his presentation, titled “Nucleation of Polypropylene: A New and Practical Approach to the Measurement of Stiffness (Modulus) Performance.” On NPE’s exhibit floor at booth #S12001, Milliken will showcase new benefits of its advanced additive technologies that respond to four key industry demands: clarity and aesthetics, productivity improvements, sustainability and property optimization.

Next-Generation Catalyst and Additive Technologies from W. R. Grace and Milliken Combine to Deliver Exceptional Results to PP Producers

Polypropylene Food Contact Application Produced with Grace’s CONSISTA® C601 PP Catalyst and Milliken’s Millad® NX™8000 Clarifier.
(Photo Milliken, MKPR121, Copyright© 2014 Milliken & Company, all rights reserved)Ghent, Belgium - W. R. Grace & Co. and Milliken & Company today announced that their advanced technologies, used synergistically, are enabling polypropylene (PP) manufacturers to develop new and differentiated resin portfolios featuring enhanced clarity, cleanliness, processability and mechanical performance.

Milliken’s New, Breakthrough Hyperform® HPN 210 M Nucleator for HDPE Significantly Increases Resin Performance and Processing

HDPE Injection Molded Shipping Crates, Pallets and Waste Containers are Typical Applications for Milliken’s Hyperform® HPN 210 M Additive. (Photos Milliken, MKPR119, Copyright© 2014 Milliken & Company, all rights reserved)Ghent, Belgium – Milliken & Company unveiled today, at Pack Expo International (booth #10513), Hyperform® HPN 210 M, a new, game-changing nucleating agent for injection molded high-density polyethylene (HDPE) applications. This new breakthrough technology features a unique crystalline orientation that improves the mechanical performance of HDPE to levels approaching those of polypropylene (PP) impact copolymers. The Hyperform HPN 210 M nucleator gives molders attractive new processing options for packaging and material handling applications and underscores Milliken’s investment in ongoing research to benefit customers worldwide. The new additive – which specifically targets material handling applications such as waste containers, totes, crates and pallets – is the first in a family of next-generation nucleators that Milliken is developing.

Milliken extends value-adding additive innovations to expanding plastics market at Arabplast 2015

Clarifying innovation Millad® NX™ 8000: the new standard in PP transparency.Ghent, Belgium - Leading polyolefins additives supplier, Milliken & Company, will welcome polypropylene (PP) producers, converters and brand owners attending Arabplast 2015 with the promise of innovative ways to enhance the attractiveness of PP for consumer, industrial and medical applications. The innovation is not limited to PP as Milliken will also showcase a solution to protect the contents of PET packaged food, beverage and consumer products.

Milliken showcases Ultra Clear PP thermoforming solutions at Emballage 2014

Milliken showcases Ultra Clear PP thermoforming solutions at Emballage 2014.
(Photos Milliken, MKPR116, Copyright© 2014 Milliken & Company, all rights reserved)Ghent, Belgium - Leading polyolefins additives supplier, Milliken, will reveal the secret to high-performance, attention-grabbing thermoformed packaging that is both resource- and cost-efficient, with a showcase of Ultra Clear PP-based commercial applications at its Emballage 2014 booth #6C088.

SiVance, LLC Introduces Advanced New SiVance® C1008 Curative for Protective Marine and Infrastructure Coating Applications

Left: A Commercial Epoxy Polysiloxane Subjected to a Half Inch Mandrel Bend Test Showing Cracking and Delamination after Only One Week of Aging.
Right: A Commercial Epoxy Polysiloxane with SiVance® C1008 Curative Subjected to a Half Inch Mandrel Bend Test Showing No Signs of Cracking or Delamination after Aging for One Year.
(Photo Milliken, MKPR114, Copyright© 2014 Milliken & Company, all rights reserved)Ghent, Belgium - SiVance, LLC, a subsidiary of Milliken & Company, today unveiled SiVance® C1008 Curative, a new silicone curative that significantly improves the durable flexibility of epoxy polysiloxane protective topcoats in marine and infrastructure applications, without sacrificing weatherability. The development of this new curative technology solves a major challenge common to epoxy polysiloxanes: brittleness and cracking that can develop over time as the coating cures.

Milliken ClearTint® Liquid Polymeric Colorants Win FDA Approval for Clarified PP and HDPE Food Contact Applications

Food Contact Applications using Milliken’s ClearTint® Polymeric Colorants.
(Photos Milliken, MKPR113, Copyright© 2014 Milliken & Company, all rights reserved)Ghent, Belgium - Milliken & Company today announced that its ClearTint® polymeric colorants have received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in food contact applications. All five ClearTint primaries, the basis for all the company’s ClearTint colors, have been approved under the FDA’s Food Contact Notification program. Milliken’s proactive efforts to secure agency approval, undertaken on behalf of customers, will benefit manufacturers of food containers in two important ways. First, customers can avoid the time and cost required to calculate use levels and conditions for non-migration of new ClearTint colorant blends, making it easier to adopt the latest color trends. Second, these high-end products help ensure safety in broader application areas, such as sippy cups and baby bottles and other repeat-use containers. FDA approval adds an important new benefit to the already compelling ClearTint value proposition.

Milliken Invests to Meet Global Demand for Millad® NX™ 8000 Clarifier

Food storage containers made with Polypropylene that is clarified with Milliken’s Advanced Millad® NX™ 8000 Additive Technology. 
(Photos Milliken, MKPR110, Copyright© 2014 Milliken & Company, all rights reserved)Ghent, Belgium - Milliken & Company today unveiled plans for a major capacity expansion of its Millad® NX™ 8000 clarifying agent for polypropylene (PP) at its Allen facility in Blacksburg, S.C. The company will double its production and add an additional redundant manufacturing line to ensure ample global supply of the product. This is Milliken’s most significant capital investment in its Millad clarifier business to date, underscoring the company’s continued leadership position in clarifier technology. The expansion is scheduled for completion in 2015.

Milliken presents Ultra Clear PP as the inspiring alternative to other glass clear packaging materials at Interpack 2014

Milliken presents Ultra Clear PP as the inspiring alternative to other glass clear packaging materials in injection molded applications at Interpack 2014. (Photo Milliken, MKPR109, Copyright© 2014 Milliken & Company, all rights reserved)Ghent, Belgium - Leading polyolefins additives supplier, Milliken, will demonstrate why Ultra Clear PP offers the optimal cost-effective solution to the packaging trend for resource efficiency and attention-grabbing appeal at Interpack 2014 from May 8 - 14 in Düsseldorf (Booth # Hall 10 C32).

Milliken puts lightweight and sustainability in the spotlight at VDI Plastics in Automotive Engineering 2014

The lightweight and aesthetic benefits of HPR803i can be demonstrated with an example of innovative exterior door-trim for a Cross-Over vehicle.
(Photo Milliken, MKPR108, Copyright© 2014 Milliken & Company, all rights reserved)Ghent, Belgium - Milliken will present its innovative high performance reinforcing agent, Hyperform® HPR-803i and its Hyperform® HPN nucleating additives for polyolefins at the VDI's Plastics in automotive engineering conference 2014 in Mannheim, Germany. New application examples will highlight the weight-reduction benefits at Booth #19.

Energy saving benefits of Millad® NX™ 8000 validated with UL approved label

UL Environment supplies guidelines for using an ECV label (size, placement on product packaging and promotional materials, etc). To ensure visibility and legibility on print applications, the mark should never be presented in a size smaller than 1.2” wide. For more details go to www.ul.com. 
(Photo MKPR106, Copyright© 2013 Milliken & Company, all rights reserved)Ghent, Belgium - The energy-saving benefits of Milliken's new generation clarifier Millad® NX™ 8000 for polypropylene (PP) have been validated by the independent organisation UL Environment, a business unit of UL (Underwriters Laboratories). The validation qualifies Milliken and eventually its customers, from converters to brand owners, to use an Environmental Claim Validation (ECV) label to highlight the energy consumption reductions achieved with the use of Millad NX 8000 in a transparent PP product.