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05 Industry news The latest industry news including dow’s deals with icl and Teknor Apex, Schulman’s acquisition of Elian, plus Europe’s new plasticizer plant.
15 Thermally conductive PE for geothermal pipes can graphite be used to increase the thermal conductivity of pE copolymer for cost-effective geothermal pipes? Timcal has been investigating.
25 Boron nitride for thermally conductive compounds Armin Kayser of ESK ceramics introduces new hexagonal boron nitride fillers for compounds that are both thermally conductive and electrically insulating.
33 Silver antimicrobials for medical devices lise moloney of Sciessent examines the use of silver-based antimicrobials in medical devices and provides guidance on how they should be applied.
39 WPCs: the right machines for the job compounding and extruding wood-plastic composites (wpcs) requires special equipment. we look at some of the latest developments.
47 Direct action for PET film and sheet leistritz and Kuhne used their recent direct Extrusion day to discuss and demonstrate progress in integrated lines for pET film and sheet production.
51 New products: machinery and equipment The latest machinery and equipment, including Steer’s new turn-key compounding line and an easy-to-use polymer identification system.
54 Compounder of the month: Kalpena Industries 56 Dates for your diary
coming next issue ❙ Additives for pET ❙ pelletizing technology ❙ Top tips for twin-screws ❙ npE preview
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