NEWS
Summit focuses on SWCNTs
More than 400 industry experts attended the third Nanoaugmented Materials Industry Summit in Luxembourg last month, an international event organised by single wall carbon nanotube (SWCNT) producer OCSiAl. Speakers at the event
presented the latest applications for SWCNTs across a range of indus- tries. Among the plastics topics, Florma Joint CEO Daniel Florenthal dis- cussed development of a number of conductive thermoplastic compounds using its Fliquid liquid additive technology. In the composites arena,
Romesh Kaul, CEO of Mahindra Automotive’s Stampings and Compos- ites business and Elmar Grieff, Project Leader Nanocomposites at BÜFA Composite Systems, discussed work to produce electrically conductive compounds with improved mechanical performance. OCSiAl EHS Lead
Manager Gunther Van Kerckhove presented the latest SWCNT health and safety data, including confirmation that no nanotubes are released during utilisation of materials containing its TUBALL products. He also detailed a number of additional H&S and environmental studies the company is financing. �
www.ocsialmeeting.com
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Evonik to buy 3M’s Accurel additive concentrate unit
Evonik has agreed to buy 3M’s high-concentrates additive compounding business, including the Accurel brand portfolio and manufacturing site at Obernburg in Germany. The company said the acquisition will close in the first quarter of next year and will enhance its position in specialty additives for plastics. “We are gaining an
excellent platform for the development of innovative solutions, and will be able to significantly expand our product portfolio with this acquisition,” said Dr Dietmar Schaefer, Head of Evonik’s Interface & Performance Business Line.
Accurel additive technology is based on porous polymer carriers
The Accurel technology allows high levels of additives to be introduced into porous solid polymer carriers. The highly concen- trated solid products enable large volumes of additives to be introduced into the polymer matrix to improve properties such as flow,
odour, scratch resistance and mechanicals. The business will be
incorporated into Evonik’s Interface & Performance Business Line, which also includes its silicones and specialty surfactant additive products. �
www.evonik.com
Schulman hits the right note
A Schulman has introduced Schulablen M/MC 3501 Piano Black 73265, a new co-polyester especially designed for piano black high-gloss applications. The new product, the company said, “has been optimised in order to achieve excellent chemical,
Schulman’s latest Schulablen grade offers a high gloss “piano black”
scratch and mar resistance, while retaining important properties like high flowabil- ity or high notched impact strength”. It is part of a product line based on Eastman’s Tritan copolyester and combined with multi- component blends and additives.
PHOTO: A SCHULMAN COMPOUNDING WORLD | December 2017
n The company has, together with 3D printer maker Prodways, an- nounced the introduction of what it claims is the first PA6-12T plastic material for 3D printing using selective laser sintering. PA6-12T is a glass-filled polymer traditionally used to produce parts that require rigidity, impact resistance and can with- stand high temperatures and moisture. Schulman said the new PA612-GB 3800 powder makes it possible to produce 3D printed plastic parts with these high performance mechanical properties. �
www.aschulman.com
www.compoundingworld.com
PHOTO: 3M
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