ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE | ADDITIVES
The company has launched Cabelec CA6483 conductive compound, as well as the Cabelec CC6532 conductive concentrate for ABS sheet extrusion and thermoforming. “With the increasing use of recycled materials in packaging applications, our conductive concentrates provide versatile application benefits as they can be diluted in different polymer types and even combined with recycled polymers,” says Heitkamp. Cabot has also introduced carbon nanostructure (CNS) concentrates that provide high conductivity at low dosage together with low dust generation during processing and use. The company says this helps producers meet the cleanliness requirements of clean room environments. “CNS particles have shown significant benefits so far in applications that require high conductivity, such as in EMI shielding applications for sensors,” Heitkamp notes. UK-based Colloids is continuing the develop-
ment of its E-TEC range of permanent electrically conductive compounds and concentrates. It says this effort is centred on improving its scientific understanding of conductivity in polymeric matrices, enhancing formulation design for maintaining good mechanical properties, and
developing manufacturing technology. In addition to the existing E-TEC standards, the company now has a product portfolio that includes bespoke formulations developed together with customers. This collaboration process has been extended to include academic institutions, research- ers, raw material suppliers and customers to develop a new family of graphene-based com- pounds and concentrates. Colloids says it is aiming to use graphene material technology, not only to
Above: The aim of the TECMAT project is to develop conductive polymer compounds with improved processability
Plasticized, rigid and recycled
P oly olef ins and thermoplastic elastomer s
The compounds By BENVIC
BENVIC has regrouped its 2500 plus polymer compounds into four main material streams for the 21st
Century.
PVC compounds are the historical root of the company. These are now unifi ed under the
brand.
ProVinyl includes rigid, plasticized and recycled grades and there is a strong commitment to custom-made ProVinyl formulations for sustainable use.
BENVIC’s offer non-PVC polymers
for the challenges of complex, mission-critical or heavy duty applications in markets such as automotive, food packaging or electrical cables. Benvic’s new range for HFFR cable compounds is a typical example.
Modern materials need to reduce our environmental footprint. BENVIC’s
product line has
been created with just this need in mind; bio based and/or compostable polymers for the development of successful eco-designed products and solutions.
BENVIC’S solutions include all manner of
polymer compounds and also medical components such as pipes, tubes, connectors and fi lters. BENVIC offers the medical world a fully integrated and systems-based approach for all its material and product needs.
FOREVER, MORE, NATURALLY
Compostable and biobased polymers
Compounds and components
www.benvic.com
IMAGE: SKZ
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66
