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Recent Posts
- What is POE? Polyolefin Elastomer Properties, Uses and Grades
- What is SEBS? Properties, Applications and How to Choose a Grade
- Silicone Masterbatch vs EBS Wax vs PETS: Choosing a Plastic Lubricant
- PP Homopolymer vs Copolymer: Random and Impact Grades Compared
- MDH vs ATH: Magnesium Hydroxide vs Aluminium Trihydrate
Latest Articles
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What is POE? Polyolefin Elastomer Properties, Uses and Grades
What is POE? A guide to polyolefin elastomers: how octene and butene POE are made, density and melt flow, applications…
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What is SEBS? Properties, Applications and How to Choose a Grade
What is SEBS? A guide to the hydrogenated styrenic block copolymer: structure, key properties, SEBS applications from soft-touch overmoulding to…
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Silicone Masterbatch vs EBS Wax vs PETS: Choosing a Plastic Lubricant
Silicone masterbatch vs EBS wax vs PETS compared: EBS is the low-cost lubricant and dispersant, PETS the high-temperature choice for…
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PP Homopolymer vs Copolymer: Random and Impact Grades Compared
PP homopolymer vs copolymer compared: homopolymer is the stiffest and cheapest, random copolymer the clearest, impact copolymer the toughest in…
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MDH vs ATH: Magnesium Hydroxide vs Aluminium Trihydrate
MDH vs ATH compared: magnesium hydroxide holds to about 340 °C and suits PP and engineering plastics; aluminium trihydrate breaks…
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TPV vs TPE: Differences and How to Choose
TPV vs TPE compared: TPV keeps its sealing force under heat, compression and oil; SEBS-based TPE is softer, easier to…
Polymer additives news and technical guides by topic
Our polymer additives news and technical guides are written for compounders, converters and purchasing teams. Each guide explains how a material works, how to choose a grade and dosage, and how to solve common processing problems, with links to the grades we supply. Start with the topic closest to your project:
- Compatibilizers and grafted polymers: what a compatibilizer is, compatibilizers for PP and compatibilizer vs toughening agent
- Elastomers: the SEBS vs SBS selection guide, POE vs EPDM and TPV vs TPE, plus the pillar guides what is SEBS and what is POE
- Processing additives: what a nucleating agent is, what silicone masterbatch is, the PPA processing aid guide and silicone masterbatch vs EBS wax
- Stabilizers and flame retardants: HALS UV stabilizers, phosphorus vs MDH flame retardants and MDH vs ATH
- Engineering plastics: PA6 vs PA66 and ABS grade selection for injection molding
- Polyolefins: PP homopolymer vs copolymer