Plastics
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2 Sept 2013
DSM and KACO cut weight and costs with crankshaft cover made in EcoPaXX polyamide 410 for next-generation Volkswagen engines
Royal DSM, the global Life Sciences and Material Sciences Company, together with its automotive component specialist partner KACO, has taken an important step in improving fuel efficiency in cars. The two companies have developed a lightweight multi-functional crankshaft cover in EcoPaXX®, DSM's bio-based polyamide 410, for the latest generation of diesel engines developed by the Volkswagen Group.
22 Aug 2013
Corbion Purac at K 2013: unveiling PLA partnerships for new bioplastic applications
Gorinchem, 22 August 2013 - Corbion Purac bioplastics will be exhibiting at the K trade fair in Dusseldorf under the theme 'partnering for bioplastics growth'. To highlight the most recent developments in PLA (Poly Lactic Acid), Corbion Purac will be exhibiting a number of biobased applications resulting from numerous strategic partnerships. Corbion Purac has teamed up with esteemed partners in a number of industries, including packaging, automotive, home interiors and sporting goods, and will be showcasing the resulting applications in Hall 5, stand 5B22.
Muttenz, August 22, 2013 - Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, today announced that its Business Unit Catalysts has signed long-term cooperation agreements with CB&I's Lummus Novolen Technology GmbH business unit. The two companies will combine and ramp up R&D efforts to develop improved polypropylene catalyst and donor technologies. When successful, existing and future Lummus Novolen licensees and other polypropylene producers will be supplied with the new catalyst developed by a new state-of-the-art Ziegler-Natta polypropylene catalyst production line.
At K2013, Polyscope, the world's leading producer of styrene maleic anhydride (SMA) copolymers and compounds, will display some of its most recent developments in engineering plastic applications. In addition, the company is staging a series of technical sessions at its booth in Hall 5/stand E08.
The leading Taiwanese memory connector manufacturer LOTES Co., Ltd. has selected DSM's Stanyl® ForTii™ H11 polyamide 4T for housings for a new range of connectors for the next generation of computer memories, known as DDR4. These connectors will meet OEM design needs in a range of devices, including servers, desktops, and voice gateways.
Charlotte, August 14, 2013 - Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, today announced the availability of injection-molding grades of molybdenum-disulfide-filled nylon 66 compounds that are ideal for applications requiring toughness, high compressive strength and lubricity. Mechanical properties of the material are impressive. 