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Silon sets up commercial R&D business; Celanese wins award for LFT frunk; Europe’s ECHA completes PVC safety investigation; Tosaf opens production plant in Sweden; Plastics World Expos break records; Coperion ABS blend process implemented in China.
13 Regulation shapes FR development COVER STORY: Producers of performance flame retardants are developing grades that meet increasingly stringent global regulations for safety and sustainability.
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29 Polymer taggants beat the fakers Markers and taggants embedded into plastic compounds can serve to identify counterfeit products and provide critical material traceability.
37 Mixing it up in the laboratory Laboratory-scale compounding equipment that can simulate production conditions is vital for the development of performance compounds.
47 Compounders find the urge to purge Traditionally focused on the injection moulding market, purging compound manufacturers now see the compounding industry as a significant growth sector.
56 Diary
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