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January 2012

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Rajoo gets the ball rolling with new machines

COMPANY NEWS

Eastman to push growth in Asia with Solutia purchase

Sabic in Sino alliance for PC plant

BASF to close down and start new TDI plant

Keyuan to build ABS plant in China

Cabot cashes out of mining business

Panasonic to build Malaysian solar cell plant

MATERIALS NEWS

FDA-compliant resins from South America

More light from new PMMA

Cardia adds on bag supply in Chinese cities

MACHINERY NEWS

PTi expands in Asia

Coperion acquires majority stake in PELL-TEC

Pellet screening for small spots

EXHIBITION NEWS

Countdown to PlastMilan

Indian show riles up exhibitors

INJECTION MOULDING ASIA

New bushings for prototyping

Mitsui to pump up PP output in Thailand

Wetting eliminates handling problems of TPEs

TPEs allow for overmoulding

Nylon expanded into automotive use

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TPEs allow for overmoulding

nother US company Elastocon has introduced a new line of TPEs for overmoulding onto nylon with added durability and high resistance to scratching and marring.

The STK56PA (natural) and STK56PA-B (black) TPEs were formulated for a variety of rigorous use applications including automotive and non-automotive interior soft touch knobs, levers and other components. With a Shore A Hardness of 60 to offer a soft touch feel, the new grades offer numerous benefits including requiring less material during processing, high flow properties to enable complex part design, colourability, resistance to chemicals and household cleaning products and high impact resistance, says the company.