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11 Nano additives grow their appeal Nano additives promise big gains in performance in polymer compounds but can be difficult to work with. We review the latest graphene and CNT developments.
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29 K2022 preview: Compounding machinery Dusseldorf in Germany hosts K2022 — the world’s biggest plastics exhibition — later this month. We highlight some of the compounding machinery innovations that will be on show.
49 Additives rise to the recycling challenge Additive makers are working to restore the properties needed to make mechanically recycled plastics fully functional in the circular economy. We explore the latest developments.
60 PVC Formulation conference set for Asia Compounding World publisher AMI is launching its PVC Formulation conference — already established in Europe and North America — in Asia. We preview the event.
63 Matching machines to the task Novel “alternative” compounding extruder designs can deliver specific performance and processing benefits in increasingly challenging applications.
75 Compounding World Expo returns to US The third North American Compounding World Expo takes place in Cleveland, OH, US, in November. We take a look at some of the companies exhibiting at the free-to-attend event.
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