contents 05 News
Global compounding industry news including Tronox acquiring Cristal’s TiO2 operations, Chinaplas 2018 relocating to Shanghai’s larger NECC exhibition centre, Luxus buying Colour Tone Masterbatch, and Ampacet expanding European its European operations.
15 Modeling the compounding process Computer-based simulation is not yet widely used in the compounding sector but, as software and computing power improves and understanding of the benefits grows, its time may now have come, writes Jennifer Markarian.
27 Improving performance by natural progression Whether sourced from trees, cotton plants, flax or even algae, natural fibres and fillers are making substantial progress in the world of plastics compounding where they can offer an attractive alternative to current options. Peter Mapleston takes a look at some of the most recent developments.
45 Compounding with improved control One of the key areas of development in twin screw compounding technology is control of the process. Peter Mapleston learns more about the latest twin screw control introductions.
55 Better effects for more plastics Special effect pigments add creativity to plastic compounds, with the latest introductions extending application to the more demanding engineering polymers. Mark Holmes finds out more.
67 Compounding World Congress: exhibition preview The third Compounding World Congress takes place in Cologne next month. In this edition, we take a look at a selection of companies that will be exhibiting at the event.
84 Diary
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