K2019 PREVIEW | POLYMERS AND ADDITIVES
Grupa Azoty will highlight its two latest non-phtha- late specialty plasticisers. The Polish chemical firm is introducing the Adoflex and Oxovilen plasticisers alongside its existing Oxoviflex products, launced in 2015. The two additions to the company’s plasticiser
Above: HAR talcs can enable wall thickness reductions and improve CLTE in automotive panel and bumper applications, says Imerys
how its Exxtral TPOs are being used in automotive interiors to extend colour options for PP beyond today’s black and neutrals. �
www.exxonmobilchemical.com
Gabriel-Chemie will present its latest colour forecast – Colour Vision No.20 – as well as its latest masterbatch developments designed to provide enhanced brand security and apply permanent marking. New in the Colour Vision series is the Sustainability range, which uses post-consumer and post-industrial carrier resins and additives optimised for easy identification using near-infra- red sorting systems in the recycling stream. The company’s Taggant Technology series allows plastic parts to be “marked” with a unique identity that carries through all stages of the product lifecycle, from production to end-of-life sorting. A number of applications will be shown on the company’s stand while production and sorting using the TagTec masterbatches will be demonstrat- ed on the Wittmann Battenfeld stand in partnership with Alpla. Gabriel-Chemie will also display the latest applications for its laser marking additives, where it is working in cooperation with BeLaser. �
www.gabriel-chemie.com
portfolio are manufactured in a new 10,000 tonnes/ yr multifunctional plant at Kędzierzyn-Koźle. Adoflex is a bis(2-ethylhexyl) adipate that is said to provide very good plasticising properties and is recommend- ed for production of food-contact materials due to its good toxicological profile. It maintains its properties at low temperatures and can be used as a main or functional plasticiser along with Oxoviflex. Oxovilen is a di(n-butyl) terephthalate that is said to offer fast polymerisation and low migration. A key target market for the product is flexible PVC liners, where it can be used as a functional plasticiser with Oxoviflex. Both of the new plasticisers comply with the
requirements of the EU REACH regulation. Accord- ing to Grupa Azoty, they are not subject to any restrictions nor authorisation while their safe profile means they are not subject to CLP classification. �
www.grupaazoty.com
Huntsman will introduce a range of polyurethane- based 3D print material systems aimed at prototyp- ing and custom production applications in the footwear and sports and leisure sectors. The Iroprint materials are soft, flexible formulations available in systems suitable for all three main 3D print tech- nologies – sterolithography (SLA), high speed sintering (HSS) and fused filament fabrication (FFF). �
www.huntsman.com
Imerys will show its full range of functional mineral fillers, with a key focus on examples of lightweighting and recycling applications. In the automotive sector, for instance, its high aspect ratio (HAR) talc products can increase stiffness and reduce coefficient of linear thermal expansion (CLTE) without loss of impact
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PHOTO: IMERYS
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