Styron - PS - Trinseo

Kunststoffe international, 2005-11-21, Polystyrene (PS)
... behaviour and good thermostability in the area of hot filling are required. While primarily the high-molecular GPPS grades are used in the transparent OPS sector, new high-toughness HIPS extrusion grades for packaging dairy products (example grade: Styron A-Tech 1200, manufacturer: Dow) have been developed with the goal of further improving the price performance ratio when mixed with suitable GPPS grades. Easier extrusion and better thermal mouldability of these mixtures should lead to producti...

Kunststoffe international, 2005-11-21, Rigid, Tough and Glossy all at Once
...ved toughness. The change in the size distribution of the rubber particles has contributed towards improving the balance between the external characteristics of the components, such as gloss, and the mechanical properties of polystyrene (e. g. type: Styron 5192P, 5025 and 5164, produced by Dow). The products display a bimodal size distribution of the rubber particles, giving a good combination of notched impact strength and moulded part appearance. Higher Productivity Processors and users of p...

Kunststoffe international, 2005-11-21, Teamwork Produces a New Design
...2000. The latest "Vitros" product line (title picture) is the result of intensive teamwork between Loewe, Videoplastic S.p.A (an injection-moulding company) and The Dow Chemical Company, which supplied the new high-impact polystyrene (grade: Styron A-Tech 1400). "Vitros" is Loewe's second line of television sets featuring a flat picture tube in combination with 100-Hz MediaPlus technology for totally flicker-free images and internet access. These TV designs presented new chal...

Kunststoffe international, 2007-10-21, Polystyrene (PS)
...side applications (caravans, window inserts, signs and the like). Dow is marketing an advanced high-impact grade polystyrene whose combination of toughness, gloss, stiffness and flow is adjusted via rubber morphology control (type: Styron A-Tech). Styrene-butadiene block copolymers (SBC) and their blends with polystyrene have been used for years in the production of highly transparent food packaging [2]. A new extrusion product (type: Styrolux HS 70) is being presented by BASF at the K show. It ...

Kunststoffe international, 2011-01-25, Appealing to (almost) all the Senses
...l gas and has clearly better low temperature flexibility than fluoro rubbers, even at -40°C. The seals therefore do not become brittle at the icy temperatures that occur during fueling and thus retain their sealing performance. At Styron, Midland, Michigan, USA, the plastic (polystyrenes and polycarbonates) and elastomer activities of The Dow Chemical Company have been consolidated under one roof since the summer of 2010. In the case of elastomers the product portfolio includes latices for compa...

Kunststoffe international, 2011-10-17, Styrene Copolymers (ABS, ASA, SAN, MABS, and ABS Blends)
...f. SAN Styrene-acrylonitrile was able to assert itself well in its niches in recent years and has retained its specialty character. Besides Styrolution, another SAN manufacturer of world importance is primarily Trinseo (formerly Styron LLC, Berwyn, PA, USA, founded by Dow Chemical Company) (Tyril); Polimeri SpA, San Donato Milanese, Italy, (Kostil) focuses chiefly on South Europe. When the market conditions are right, Asian ABS producers also sporadically crop up globally as SAN suppliers. Howev...

Kunststoffe international, 2014-10-10, Polycarbonate (PC)
...idering their strategies. Because of the high energy and production costs, they intend to reduce the capacities for general-purpose grades in Japan, and concentrate more on the production of PC specialties in their home country. In May 2014, Styron Corp. in Berwyn, PA/USA announced the restructuring of their PC business in North America. The company intends to withdraw completely from the commodity business, and focus on PC and PC blend compounds for higher-grade applications in future. Therefor...