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Right: Milliken’s display will include its KeyPlast line of colorants
pounds to use the new colour are glass-fibre reinforced halogen-free flame-retardant PA6 grades Durethan BKV20FN01, BKV30FN04 and BKV45FN04. The hydrolysis-stabilised glass-fibre- reinforced PBT Pocan BF4232HR PBT is also part of the new product series. The company will also focus attention on its
Bayferrox 303T black pigment, which it claims reflects 20% more of the sun’s near-infrared radiation than competing pigments, allowing it to help manage thermal build-up and to extend service life of parts. The company claims that the temperature of plastic containing the pigment exposed to the sun is as much as 8°C lower than a formulation using a conventional black pigment. While the PA66 supply situation has eased a
little in recent months, the potential to cut both cost and weight by switching to alternatives will be demonstrated in a steering column switch housing produced by Leopold Kostal for the Ford Fiesta, Focus and Eco Plus cars. Lanxess says the company switched from a glass fibre reinforced PA66 to foamed Durethan BKV30H3.0 30% glass reinforced PA6, which is processed in the same tooling with no modifications. The use of foaming technology allowed a 10% weight saving while improving dimensional stability and reducing cycle time. It also reduced part cost. The project was run within the Lanxess HiAnt material selection programme. �
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Below: Perstorp’s Pevalen
plasticisers are suitable for applications such as food processing
Milliken will show its range of additives for improv- ing the clarity, performance and colour of plastics, including its Millad NX 8000 clarifier for PP. The company claims the product is used in close to 80% of global clear PP applications and it is currently building a new production plant at Blacksburg in South Carolina in the US that will expand its capacity by around 50%. According to Millken, Millad NX 8000 not only enhances clarity in PP but also helps towards sustainable manufacturing goals by allowing
processors to operate at lower temperatures to cut cycle times and energy consumption. These benefits can be gained in injection moulding, thermoforming and blow moulding applications. Performance modifying additives on display will include the latest addition to the company’s established Hyperform HPN nucleating agents for PP and PE. Hyperform HPN 715 is said to provide an optimised balance of performance and a higher HDT than alternative PP nucleators, opening up opportunities for PP to replace more costly engineering resins in applications such as micro- waveable containers, appliance parts and under- hood automotive components. Milliken will also show its recently launched Deltamax performance modifers for PP. Its Del- taMax melt-flow modifier can raise melt flow by as much as five times while maintaining impact and stiffness properties, allowing processors to increase operating efficiency and create more innovative part designs. The DeltaMax technology is also effective in modifying post-consumer and post- industrial recycled resins to bring impact strength and melt flow to match or exceed that of virgin resin. This is said to enable compounders to incorporate up to 100% recycled PP without sacrificing performance or processing. Other products to feature at the show include the
ClearShieldUV Absorber line, which provides UV protection for items packaged in PET, and the KeyPlast and ClearTint colorants. KeyPlast colorants can be used by liquid and solid masterbatch producers and are suitable for use with a wide range of polymers, including PET, PS, PC, PMMA and PSU. �
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Perstorp will introduce its Pevalen Pro renewable polyol ester plasticiser, the latest addition to its Pevalen line of non-phthalate plasticisers for flexible PVC that are said to offer both a good sustainable profile and an improved carbon
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