polymers

Ticona, the engineering polymers business of Celanese Corporation, is presenting 10 technical papers and one poster on material innovations during the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Annual Technical Conference (
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Three New Technology Forums at the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) ANTEC® 2013 conference will provide insights on bringing innovations to market, explore unique polymers with built-in capabilities for responding to their environment, and present new developments in medical materials, SPE announced today.
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When Samtec Inc.
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DuPont Performance Polymers is featuring an innovative automotive jounce bumper component to show how design, materials and processing can converge to deliver added performance and lower cost.
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For low surface energy polyolefin plastics that are extremely difficult to bond, Henkel Corporation has introduced Loctite(r) 3035(tm) Polyolefin Bonder, an innovative two-part acrylic adhesive that mixes easily, stores at room temperature, and fixtures to plastics and metals in less than 15 minutes without surface preparation or primers.
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PolyOne Corporation (NYSE: POL), a premier global provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, will participate in a three-year collaboration project with university and industry experts to develop advanced materials and production parts using 3D printing technology, also known as additive manufacturing.
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UL, a world leader in advancing safety, has announced the acquisition of Laramie, Wyoming-based IDES, the leading informational resource for plastic material. Coinciding with the announcement, UL unveiled the next-generation version of IDES’ popular Prospector online service which combines plastic materials data sheets and UL plastic identification reports within a single searchable interface.
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Ticona, the engineering polymers business of Celanese Corporation, today announced it will discontinue the sale of the DURACON® POM and DURANEX® PBT brands from Polyplastics Co. Ltd. on September 1, 2012, in the Americas and November 15, 2012, in Europe.

Customers that intend to use DURACON® POM and DURANEX® PBT after these dates are advised to contact Polyplastics.
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