主题：2007年德国K展全面介绍

Milliken Chemical, a division of Milliken & Company, will showcase its pioneering steps forward into new plastic product and application areas at K 2007, 24-31 October in Düsseldorf, Germany. Advances set to benefit a wide range of markets, including packaging, automotive, medical and sports, will feature among the "world first" and "next generation" developments to be unveiled for the first time to K visitors by the additives specialist - Hall 05 Stand F27.

Reed Walker, Global Marketing Manager- Plastic Additives Milliken explains: "Milliken's commitment to helping the plastics industry deliver the innovations of tomorrow will be reinforced at K through a wide range of new commercial applications and new additions to our product portfolio. We have invested in R&D and our customer-focused approach to take Milliken and our customers into new areas. We encourage dialogue with resins producers, plastics processors and end product manufacturers to explore the full potential of our additives, and the K show will provide an ideal platform for opening new doors to discussion."

Opportunities for polypropylene (PP) producers to achieve new levels of PP clarity will come under the spotlight with the addition of Millad® NX8000 to Milliken's range of world-leading, industry-standard PP clarifiers. Millad NX8000 offers breakthrough haze compared to existing clarifiers. This, in combination with key benefits such as good thermal properties, impact resistance and cost effectiveness, will expand PP's potential to substitute clear plastics and glass in packaging and other previously unexplored product areas.

Milliken will showcase nucleating agents for both PP and polyethylene (PE) applications. The launch of Hyperform® HPN-20E will make cost-effective property modification of PE a first-time reality for converters, resin and master batch producers. Its introduction builds on the productivity, quality, dimensional control, Coefficient of Linear Thermal Expansion (CLTE) optimization and mechanical property solutions already offered to PP by Milliken's Hyperform product range.

New applications taking advantage of the performance and processing benefits of Milliken's developments will include: the expansion of AlphaSan® inorganic antimicrobial agents into the medical device market; the pharmaceutical packaging industry's first-time use of ClearTint® colorants to achieve PET-like clarity and best-yet moisture barrier levels for clarified-polypropylene Injection Stretch Blow Moulding (ISBM) pill and tablet packer bottles.

Innovative examples from the world of water and automotive sports, and ballistic protection will bring to life the lightweight, high strength and good impact/fragment catching benefits of Milliken's recently introduced range of self-reinforced polypropylene composites.

For more information on the wide range of industry-leading processing and performance benefits offered by Milliken's portfolio of clarifiers, nucleating agents, antimicrobial, colorants, and self-reinforced thermoplastic composites, visit Hall 05 Stand F27 at K 2007.

About Milliken Chemical

Based in Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA, Milliken & Company is one of the world's largest privately held textile and chemical corporations. Milliken Chemical, a division of Milliken & Company, specializes in developing and producing additives for plastics, textiles, fibers, and other manufacturing processes. Milliken Chemical has application and development centers around the world to support their customers.

AlphaSan, Millad, Hyperform, ClearTint, are registered trademarks of Milliken & Company

Source: Milliken Chemical.

WILMINGTON, Del. -- DuPont introduced DuPont™ Light Stabilizer 210, a product designed as sun protection for plastics. The product uses extremely small particles of titanium dioxide to efficiently absorb ultraviolet light, protecting plastic and anything it covers from the sun's damaging rays. Because a sizeable percentage of titanium dioxide particles in the product are nanoscale, it was selected as a demonstration case for application of the Nano Risk Framework that DuPont and Environmental Defense introduced in June . The Framework is a systematic and disciplined process to evaluate and address the potential risks of nanoscale materials.

Outdoor UV Protection

DuPont is the world's largest manufacturer of titanium dioxide , which is widely used as a pigment in the coatings, plastics and paper industries. DuPont™ Light Stabilizer 210 is the first in a family of products based on breakthrough DuPont titanium dioxide process technology. It will be available for sale in November.

DuPont™ Light Stabilizer 210 is an additive designed for use in plastics to help protect products from cracking, fading and other types of solar degradation. Potential applications include sporting goods, outdoor furniture, fabrics and carpet fibers – virtually any plastic product that will be exposed to sunlight. It also can be used in plastic films and sheeting to protect plants in greenhouses or packaged goods from UV light. In testing, DuPont™ Light Stabilizer 210 blocked twice as much ultraviolet light as several classes of competitive products.

"Our titanium dioxide manufacturing technology has transformed several times in the more than 70 years since it entered the DuPont product family," said Richard C. Olson , vice president and general manager – DuPont Titanium Technologies . "It's extremely gratifying to see this material transform yet again into a high performance product made using DuPont nanoscale science."

"DuPont™ Light Stabilizer 210 is the first product to use the Nano Risk Framework during the development process," said Gary K. Whiting, global venture manager for the new product. "Because a portion of the product is less than the threshold 100 nanometers in size, we decided to examine it fully, strictly adhering to the Framework. The Nano Risk Framework is an additional tool that allowed us to critically examine and thoroughly understand our product."

DuPont™ Light Stabilizer 210 works by absorbing ultraviolet rays and changing them into small amounts of heat which dissipate quickly without damaging the structure of plastic. The key performance advantage of the new light stabilizer is that its extremely small particle size provides much more surface area for UV absorption.

The development of DuPont™ Light Stabilizer 210 is an example of DuPont Nanoscale Science & Engineering, an emerging technology domain that is creating new growth opportunities across many sectors of the DuPont business portfolio. The application of new tools and techniques for the measurement, characterization and control of nanoscale features provides the ability to more precisely tailor known materials to more effectively deliver desired properties and to enhance functional benefits. Nanoscale Science & Engineering further strengthens the company's integrated and diverse technology capabilities to create high performance, novel products that meet current and future market needs.

DuPont is a science-based products and services company. Founded in 1802, DuPont puts science to work by creating sustainable solutions essential to a better, safer, healthier life for people everywhere. Operating in more than 70 countries, DuPont offers a wide range of innovative products and services for markets including agriculture and food; building and construction; communications; and transportation.

Source: DuPont

MCHENRY, IL -- GLS Corp., a global leader in the development, manufacture, and supply of custom-formulated thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs), will introduce a new technology suite of blow molding TPEs at Kunststoffe 2007 (K' 2007), to be held Oct. 24 - 31 in Düsseldorf, Germany. The company will also be showcasing its newest TPE technology breakthroughs, including new high-performance materials with vibration- and sound-damping properties for applications such as power tools and electronics to minimize motor noise, vibration transmission, or shock when dropped.

"We are very excited about the new TPE technologies we will be exhibiting at this year's show," said Walter Ripple, vice president, Global Sales and Marketing, GLS Corp. "We continue to lead the plastics industry in the development of advanced TPE solutions and each Kunststoffe show affords us the opportunity to showcase the next-generation products we have developed to help our global OEM customers succeed."

New Blow Molding TPEs

The new suite of customizable blow molding TPEs that GLS will introduce at K' 2007 is based on a proprietary new technology that will be marketed and sold under the company's VERSAFLEX® brand. These materials offer a range of hardnesses 35A – 40D and will be globally available in both clear and translucent grades. They are extremely flexible and resilient, retaining their shape after demanding, prolonged use. GLS is targeting both the medical and consumer products market sectors with this new family of engineered TPEs where barrier and/or flexibility is required.

GLS TPEs Used in Sound Damping Applications - GLS will showcase at K' 2007, a new technology portfolio of specialty vibration- and sound-dampening TPE alloys which enable manufacturers to mitigate the negative effects of noise and vibration from products such as hardware tools, footwear, electronics, building materials, personal protection, and acoustic control applications. This new damping technology utilizes mechanical principles for sound deadening across a wide frequency range (20 Hz – 20,000 Hz), and offers a more versatile and lighter-weight/lower-density replacement for competitive engineered plastics. GLS customers can specify grades for overmolding onto a variety of substrates and choose from a range of hardnesses and custom colors. These materials also offer excellent UV protection and can meet UL specifications.

New TPE Damping Technology

GLS will also showcase a new technology portfolio of specialty vibration- and sound-damping TPE alloys, which enable manufacturers to mitigate the negative effects of noise and vibration for products. Target markets for this technology include hardware tools, footwear, electronics, building materials, personal protection, and acoustic control applications.

Traditionally, designers have managed noise and vibration control by appropriate design with limited help from materials. However, GLS' new damping technology is the first of its kind in providing true material damping by utilizing unique chemistries for sound deadening across a wide frequency range (10 Hz – 20,000 Hz). Along with damping, it provides wide hardness (20 – 80 Shore A) and specific gravity (0.9 – 1.3) ranges, which relaxes some of the limitations imposed by currently used materials offering designers more freedom to design. GLS customers can specify grades for overmolding onto a variety of substrates and choose from a range of hardnesses and custom colors. These materials also offer excellent UV protection and can meet UL specifications.

About GLS Corp.

GLS Corp., a global leader in the development, manufacture, and supply of high-performance, custom-formulated thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs), is headquartered in the United States near Chicago in McHenry, Ill. The company specializes in the manufacture of application-specific soft and ultra-soft TPEs for injection molding and extrusion. GLS has supplied specialty TPEs to the industry since 1979, and is recognized as a worldwide leader in TPE technology solutions. Specific products sold by GLS include proprietary DYNAFLEX® TPE compounds based on KRATON® polymers (available in injection molding and extrusion, as well as medical and FDA grades); VERSAFLEX® TPE specialty alloys (available in soft-touch, lightweight, ultra-soft, ultra-clear and overmolding grades); VERSALLOY™ TPV alloys; and VERSOLLAN™ TPU alloy compounds. GLS is also the exclusive distributor of KRATON compounds and polymers for the compounding market in the United States, and also distributes KRATON compounds and polymers globally.

® DYNAFLEX and VERSAFLEX are registered trademarks of GLS Corp.
DYNAFLEX compounds contain KRATON Polymers.
® KRATON is a registered trademark of KRATON Polymers U.S. LLC.
TM VERSALLOY is a trademark of GLS Corp.
TM VERSOLLAN is a trademark of GLS and contains high performance thermoplastic urethanes.

Source: GLS Corp.

The International Trade Fair of Plastics and Rubber, "K 2007", is the framework for the international launch of Dinaplen® PP, the new product line of Spanish compounder Grupo Repol (Castellón, Spain).

The new Dinaplen® PP compounds are targeted at the building, furniture and automotive markets among others. The range includes an innovative line of halogen free flame retardant compounds with excellent mechanical properties. Dinaplen® PP allow for flame retardants and any type of reinforcement and is offered in a wide variety of made to order colours.

Dinaplen® PP, first presented in Spain last April, has been well received in the Spanish market. One application has been the manufacture of chair backs for a well known international fast-food company by Valencian injection moulder Molins e Hijos. The compound, Dinaplen® PPC1S07 G10V0, is a fire-resistant copolymer of medium MFI reinforced with 10% glass fibre, to be dyed by the moulder in different colours.

Dinalon® polyamides, extrusion and injection applications

At the biggest European plastics trade fair, Grupo Repol will exhibit the multiple applications of Dinalon® with examples of extrusion and injection applications from all around the world, i.e. cable ties, rivets, wire and harness fixations and cable conducts from Hellermann Tyton in France, base support for air vents from Bestmould Plastics PTY Ltd. (Australia), or lock systems from D&D Technologies (Australia) among others.

There will be application parts on show from a range of polyamides which are specially suitable and already tested for any use that requires certain rigidity and impact resistance without excessively compromising the typical polyamide characteristics of chemical, thermal and mechanical resistance. Typical references of this kind of materials are A2X25 MI H, A1X25 MI or B1S25 MI, to name just a few.

Applications of this range of materials for Hellermann Tyton include: cable ties, air conducts and wire/harness fixations for the automotive and electrical industries.

Worth mentioning are also under-the-hood cable conducts for the automotive sector, produced in various sizes and designs, where heat and chemical resistance is often required.

For the construction sector

Among the exhibited parts for the construction sector are those from the Australian D&D Technologies: proprietary security lock systems for swimming pool fences (Dinalon® PA6 reinforced with glass fibre, its main characteristics being rigidity, surface appearance and light stability)

Another application for the construction sector exhibited at Grupo Repol booth is the base support for Alsynite® air vents from Australian Bestmould Plastics PTY Ltd., comprising a PA6 25% GF reinforced heat and UV stabilized offering high rigidity and minimum shrinkage.

A wide range of applications

Toughened engineering polyamides, nano-reinforced compounds with unique mechanical, thermal and barrier properties, flame retardant PAs glass fibre or mineral charge reinforced and halogen and red phosphorous free, or fast cycle natural PA6 are also products developed by Grupo Repol.

Grupo Repol's range of distribution products in Spain include high technology and extrusion products from US firm Nycoa, SABIC® PP and SABIC® PPcompound range of products for the automotive market, Anja® range of engineering plastics (PC, PBT, PC/ABS y PC/PBT) from J&A Plastics, Toray's PPS Torelina®, and POM Kocetal®, copolyester PEN-PET Nopla® and transparent amorphous copolymers based on PET Vitret® from KTP Industries Inc.

Quality, service, constant process improvement and the implementation of the latest technologies are hallmarks of Grupo Repol and have been so from its very beginning. Grupo Repol is now present in 18 countries worldwide.

Source: Grupo Repol

Bad Sobernheim -- New PET compounds and long glass fibre reinforced polymers with improved properties will be the focal point of the presentation of the compounding specialist TechnoCompound, Bad Sobernheim/Germany, at this year's 'K' at Dusseldorf from 24th to 31st October 2007 (Hall 6, Stand B44).

The new 'TechnoPet' family of injection-mouldable PET compounds and long glass fibre reinforced polymers with improved properties of the 'TechnoFiber' series will be the focal point of TechnoCompound's presentation at this year's 'K' at Dusseldorf.

With the introduction of its new 'TechnoPet' product family, the company aims to break into the market for injection-mouldable PET compounds (PET = polyethylene terephthalate), a market that is growing at a rate of around 6% per year. These compounds feature a fast rate of crystallization, which permits short cycle times and hence economically efficient production.

The new long glass fibre reinforced polymers of the 'TechnoFiber' series manifest a high quality of impregnation thanks to their improved formulation and optimized production technology. The resulting excellent adhesion between the glass fibres and the polymer matrix makes for a general improvement in product properties, not least in shear strength, for example. This has been proved by comprehensive shear tests carried out in the company's own laboratories.

TechnoCompound's portfolio comprises not only engineering polymers with specially tailored properties but also a technically sound application advisory service. Thanks to its lean organization structure, TechnoCompound can offer its products at highly competitive prices.

Source: TechnoCompound