Compounder PolyVisions (Manchester, PA) has developed a high-durability, chemical-resistant and flame-retardant material for housings and enclosures in medical device and lab instrumentation ...

Solvay Specialty Polymers USA announces a new high-performance polyester compound that delivers higher heat and light stability than competitive materials for LED televisions. The new class of ...

With a goal of giving textile waste new life, Cornell University researchers have found a way to chemically break down old clothing and reuse polyester compounds to create fire-resistant, ...

Tokyo, Japan – Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have found that gold nanoparticles supported on a zirconium oxide surface help turn waste materials like biomass and polyester into ...

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have found that gold nanoparticles supported on a zirconium oxide surface help turn waste materials like biomass and polyester into organosilane ...

Bulk molding compound (BMC) is a ready-to-mold, glass-fiber reinforced thermoset polymer material used in compression molding, along with injection molding and transfer molding. BMC is manufactured by ...

DUESSELDORF, Germany—Struktol Company of America will be promoting new products at K Show that it called unique process additives for reclaimed/recycled plastics and for polymer compounds that contain ...

Thermoset matrix systems dominate the composites industry because of their reactive nature and ease of impregnation. They begin in a monomeric or oligomeric state, characterized by very low viscosity.