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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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POE vs EPDM: Key Differences and How to Choose
POE vs EPDM is a common question when a compounder needs a soft, tough polyolefin elastomer. Both are ethylene-based elastomers…
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Compatibilizers for PP: How to Choose PP-g-MAH for Filled and Reinforced Compounds
Compatibilizers for PP are the small addition that decides whether a glass-fiber or filled polypropylene compound reaches its datasheet values.…
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What Is Silicone Masterbatch? How It Works, Dosage and Applications
Die drool on a cable line, scratches on a car door panel, squeaking between two interior trim parts, worn-out shoe…
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What Is a Nucleating Agent? Types, Mechanism, and Selection Guide for Polypropylene
Polypropylene and polyethylene are semi-crystalline: as the melt cools, the chains fold into ordered crystals. How fast those crystals form,…
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What Is a Compatibilizer and How Does It Work? A Practical Guide for Plastics Compounders
Most polymers do not mix. Blend polypropylene with nylon, or add glass fiber to polypropylene, and you get a coarse,…
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PA6 vs PA66: Choosing the Right Nylon Grade
PA6 vs PA66 compared: PA66 melts about 40 °C higher and absorbs less water; PA6 is tougher, easier to process…
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