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Elastomer Enhances BOPP Seal

(Flexpack)

December 31, 2010, ... reduces the SIT by as much as 15 deg C while improving hot tack. Blending it with a standard terpolymer PP or with a random copolymer PP reportedly delivers a lower cost option with improved seal hermeticity. ...

Dow Europe Announces Price Increases for Primacor

(News | New Products)

May 19, 2010, Dow Europe GmbH has announced a price increase of 120€/mt for all PRIMACOR copolymers sold in Europe HORGEN, SWITZERLAND | Dow Europe GmbH has announced a price increase of 120€/mt for all PRIMACOR copolymers ...

Resin Enhances Shrink Applications

(New Products)

February 28, 2010, A film extrusion grade of cyclic olefin copolymer (COC), designated 9903D-10, extends the commercial glass transition temperature range down to 33 deg A film extrusion grade of cyclic olefin copolymer ...

Click To Pick

(New Products)

February 28, 2010, ... adhesive-coated film. The clear, styrene-acrylic copolymer is designed for applications that require high water and blush resistance. Its high transparency makes it ideal for use in clear film labels used ...

PSA Ideal for Clear Film Applications

(New Products)

February 28, 2010, ... is a permanent pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) said to be ideal for clear film applications that demand no hazing or blushing of the adhesive-coated film. The clear, styrene-acrylic copolymer is designed ...

WHAT'S NEW PRODUCT

(New Products)

September 30, 2009, ... It also is equipped for extrusion processes involving EVA, TPA, and vinyl acetate copolymers for solar energy applications. For barrier structures, system is said to be effective at processing sheet with ...

What's New Products Narrow Web & Labe

(Narrow Web)

July 31, 2009, ...  Copolymer Is Tough Covinax 462 is a clear, styrene-acrylic copolymer for permanent p-s applications that require high resistance to water and blush. High transparency makes it ideal for use in clear ...

PSA Ideal for Clear Film Applications

(News Eclips)

April 12, 2009, ... Covinax 462, a permanent pressure-sensitive adhesive said to be ideal for clear film applications that demand no hazing or blushing of the adhesive-coated film. The clear, styrene-acrylic copolymer ...

DuPont Completes Hurricane Ike Recovery at Texas Plant

(News | New Products)

March 03, 2009, ... business director DuPont Ethylene Copolymers, the company made every effort to reduce the impact on customers during the outage and invested significantly in improvements during the rebuilding to improve ...

Bloomer Plastics Converts Custom Films

(Substrates)

February 28, 2009, ...  production capabilities include mono and coextruded cast films; polyolefins and their copolymers, including polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), nylon, ethylene-methyl acrylate copolymer, ethylene viny ...

FIRST GLANCE

(Magazine)

August 31, 2007, ... material; and package features a water-based heat seal coating. Company says edge-to-edge graphics provide marketing “pop.” Very Cool Pro-fax EP390S high-impact PP copolymer (opaque) resin from ...

the PLACE

(Magazine)

May 31, 2007, ... and moisture vapor barrier. The Unique Performance of PVdC — A Proven Material Displays Its Innovative Potential by Matthias Huter, SolVin GmbH & Co. APPLICATION: Continuously improved PVDC-copolymers ...

the PLACE

(Magazine)

April 30, 2007, ... which are delaminated. Toughening Clear Polypropylene With Styrenic Block Copolymers by David Hansen et al., Kraton Polymers U.S. LLC Application: Styrenic block copolymers are good impact modifiers ...

A Look at Flame Retardants

(PLC Probe)

December 31, 2006, ... For example, the chlorine component of vinyl chloride copolymerized into a chain can give a degree of flame retardation. At first glance, using flame retardants might seem very simple—add them to an ...

What's Ne

(Magazine)

November 30, 2006, ... high-volume print runs. PFFC-ASAP 412 Laminate is Free of Additives ITW Richmond Technology, Houston, TX; 713/996-4260; richmond-technology.com PFL-400 is a copolymer/solid foil laminate with a ...

the PLACE

(Magazine)

November 30, 2006, ... in haze and gloss improvements. These include 60% haze reduction in homopolymer polypropylene and 85% haze reduction in random copolymer polypropylene. Clarifiers improve the optical and physical properties ...

Dow Increases Prices

(Archive)

August 27, 2006, ... and high-density polyethylene (HDPE) resins, ASPUN fiber grade resins, ATTANE ultra low density polyethylene (ULDPE) copolymers, CONTINUUM bimodal polyethylene resins, DOWLEX polyethylene resins, ELITE ...

the PLACE

(Magazine)

July 31, 2006, ... packaging material although 60 years have passed since their original introduction. Copolymers of polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC) are-well known for their use in demanding barrier packaging applications ...

BASF to Increase Prices

(Archive)

June 25, 2006, BASF raises prices on straight acrylic and styrene-acrylic latex products, as well as Styrolux and Styroclear styrene-butadiene copolymers. PRESS RELEASE FLORHAM PARK, NJ—Effective July 1, or as contracts ...

Converting Industry News

(Magazine)

June 14, 2006, ... olefin copolymer for use in flexible packaging. Ticona uses blown film, cast film, and sheet extrusion equipment at the center to duplicate process conditions in customers’ plants, says Randy Jester, ...