Ferro - PA, PE, PP - LyondellBasell Industries

Kunststoffe international, 2005-11-21, Additives
...1997, there were some 350 additive producers worldwide, but this figure has now fallen to less than 300 on account of acquisitions and mergers. Prominent examples that can be cited include Röhm/Degussa, Rohm and Haas/Morton, Akzo/Acros, Albemarle/Ferro, Rhodia/ Albright and Wilson, Imerys/ECC and Ciba/Witco. The trend is still continuing this direction, being driven by high product development costs and the need for globalisation. Colouring Agents Some 750,000 tons of colouring agents are used...

Kunststoffe international, 2005-11-21, Exhibition Preview: North American and Canadian Products at K 2004
...ower volatility and are best for cable jacketing, calendering, and extrusion. PVC Heat Stabilizers Three new alternatives to lead heat stabilizers for PVC wire and cable are being unveiled by Ferro Corp., Cleveland/Ohio. Manufactured in Europe, Therm-Chek 7206, 7209, and 7710 are now available globally (Fig. 9). These cost-competitive CaZn stabilizers, available in powder or stranded form, are said to offer better performance than other mixed-metal stabilizers offered for lead replacement. Ther...

Kunststoffe international, 2005-11-21, Flame Retardants
...ontaining flame retardants, as well as from magnesium hydroxide. Acquisitions and Cooperations Albemarle Corporation, Baton Rouge/ USA, has been particularly active in the new millennium. At the start of 2000, the company purchased Ferro Corporation’s Pyro-Chek (brominated polystyrene) business (with production in Hammond near Chicago/USA), together with its facility in Port-de-Bouc/France. At almost the same time, a cooperation agreement was signed with Borax, Valencia/USA, the biggest manuf...

Kunststoffe international, 2005-11-21, Lotus-Effect – Now and in the Future
...ree exclusive license holders: Erlus BaustoffwerkeAG, Neufahrn/Germany, ispo GmbH, Kriftel/Germany, and DegussaAG, Düsseldorf/Germany. In addition, there are eight non-exclusive contractual partners: André & Sohn, BASF, BYK Chemie, Ferro (formerly dmc2), Institut für Textile Verfahrenstechnik, LiquiMoly, Schoeller & Hoesch and Tigerwerke (see www.lotus-effect.com). The spectrum of developments ranges from roof tiles through exterior house paints, plastics products, wood varnishes, paint raw mate...

Kunststoffe international, 2007-09-19, Tailored to Your Timeline
...aited with anticipation. For coloring in pharmaceutical PP applications, ClearTint colorants provide PET-like clarity, thus permitting production of highly transparent pill vials with excellent moisture barrier properties, for instance. At Ferro Specialty Plastics, Bielefeld, Germany, halogen-free flame retardants based on phosphate esters and lead-free PVC stabilizers are the most important topics for the K 2007. Chemtura Corporation, Middlebury, Connecticut, USA, formed in the year 2005 from t...

Kunststoffe international, 2016-09-23, Better Pelletization under Water
... and the edges of the die holes sharp for as long as possible. The cutting surface of the die plates for underwater pelletizers of the UG300 to UG1250 series from Coperion, Stuttgart, Germany, has previously been protected either by hard metal or by ferro-titanite (grade: Nikro128, manufacturer: DEW Deutsche Edelstahlwerke GmbH, Krefeld, Germany). Both materials have their own pros and cons.Properties of Common Wear Prevention MaterialsHard metal is characterized by high resistance to abrasive a...