Special Effect Masterbatches

In the plastic products we see around us, not all are plain or boring plastic products. Some of them have additional qualities and special aesthetic effects to make them more appealing to the mast market. This is achieved with application of special masterbatches that we’re...

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3 Most Common Additives Used In Polymer Industry Today

To meet the needs of individual customers and markets, the polymer industry has evolved a lot. The science in use today has made development and production of new plastic products. Here we will see about the most commonly used additives in the industry.Antioxidants   Some polymers (Ex: polypropylene) cannot be used outdoors without using...

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Can you imagine the world without colours?

The world looks pretty because it is full of colors. What if it were monotonic like Mars where everywhere you take your sight you see red. What if everything around you looks just black and white only and nothing else? It would have been very boring. Thankfully it is not and on earth we have more colors than we can name them. And not just nature,...

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Electro-magnetic shielding of plastics

The electronics market has become very competitive today, and electronics companies are looking to simplify and streamline their product manufacturing processes. Metal equipment is definitely much more costly and provide much less flexibility in designing compared to plastic products, which is why electronics manufacturing companies are actively...

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Revisiting the Good Old Colour Guide for Interior Furniture

Feng Shui, the oriental science of harmony in objects has been used by interior designers not just in the East but world over by interior designers for great results. There was a time when the science was in great demand for arranging objects within a closed space, now with...

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Feeling Moody? It May Be the Colours around You

Colours and your mood are inextricably linked. Even simple changes to the colours around you can make huge impressions on your psyche and without knowing you start behaving differently. There are several reasons why colours are able to influence how we feel and scientists...

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Save Money with High Quality Plastics

Using additives add to the price of the product, but how necessary is that and what could happen if the right mix of additives are not used during production. Every ingredient in a Masterbatch supply has a different function and the lack of even one of them may make the product...

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Industries That Can’t Do Without Plastics

Plastics are considered the de facto nemesis when it comes to the war against pollution, but did you know that day in and out plastics products are still the most important of  all that is used by the waste management industry to deal with wastes. So when we were all thinking that plastics did nothing but brought harm, the truth is that plastics...

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Additives That Enhance Polymer Properties

Invisible UV radiation breaks down polymer molecules in plastics. This leads to deterioration in physical strength, color and other integral properties of plastics. You must have seen the effects of UV on polymers in stadium seats or in plastic garden chairs. The surface usually turns yellow after prolonged exposure and after a while, big chunks...

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Odor Absorbers – Making Plastics Smell Better

Plastics have an inherent odor that is quite unpleasant. This happens because during the manufacturing process, several chemicals are used to make the final product more appealing and long lasting. There are plasticizers and artificial colors that are basically chemicals and...

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