Dow Global Technologies LLC proposes a process for removing contaminants from thermoplastics, such as PCR plastic, that avoids negative aspects including solvent extraction, surfactants, caustics or ...

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While plastics are very useful on their own, they can be much stronger when reinforced and mixed with a range of fibers. Not surprisingly, this includes the thermoplastic polymers which are commonly ...

Polymers and plastics such as thermoplastic polyurethanes, polyamides, polyolefins, thermoplastic elastomers, and plasticized polyvinyl chloride have continually made their way into medical device ...

Thermoplastic composite (TPC) welding has been a key topic for CW since the March 2006 feature, “Thermoplastic composites gain leading edge on the A380”. That article described GKN Fokker’s (Hoogeveen ...

Victrex announced today approval of a new unidirectional tape (UDT) – VICTREX AE™ 250-AS4 – by the National Center for Advanced Materials Performance (NCAMP) for use in aerospace programs. The ...

A recently filed patent (Publication Number: US20240034880A1) discloses a method for 3D-printing objects using a thermoplastic composition containing an amorphous polyamide polymer. The method ...

Solvay acquires EPIC Polymers’ long-fiber thermoplastics technology to complement its offering of high performance lightweighting materials and gain access to metal replacement of larger automotive ...