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05 Industry news The latest industry news including cabot shuts Hong Kong masterbatch plant, Hexpol buys müller, and Adm pulls out of Telles.


15 Promoting the performance of polyolefins polyolefins increasingly depend on additives to deliver the high levels of performance required in more and more demanding applications.


31 Preparing for impact lilli Sherman reviews the latest impact modifiers designed to help plastics withstand the bashing they will encounter in their working lives.


43 Improve your vinyl mixing compounding pVc presents special challenges. Jennifer markarian looks at various solutions based on kneaders and twin-screw extruders.


51 Automotive demands drive LFTs forward lFTs are delivering significant weight savings for car makers. chris Smith looks at how the technology is growing worldwide.


61 Russia and India kick off 2012 shows The plastics industry’s busy 2012 exhibition calendar starts off in style with major shows in russia and india in the coming weeks.


66 Compounder of the Month: Aksoy Plastik 68 Dates for your diary


coming next issue ❙ Antimicrobials ❙ Thermally-conductive compounds ❙ wood-plastic composites ❙ direct extrusion


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