Additives for Polvmers June 1990

us 4#391$92 F&TED ~~YO~F~ Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals Priority Date: 24 February 198’7

Production process for polyoMnes containiug inorganic filler.

US 4,8Q2,892

US 4,8Q2,8Q3

us 4pf3Q2,Qo4

Glasefiied ABS

Dust-free pigments

FIRE RETABDANT PU FOAM Great Lakes Chemical Corp. Priority Date: 9 October 1987

FIRE RETARDANT PU FOAMS BASF Priority Date: 17 February 1989

Contains melamine and, optionally, a fire retardant other than melamine.

GLASS ~~0~~ BLENDS General Electric Co. Priority Date: 27 June 1988

Glass reinforced blends of polyphenylene ether and polyoleti having improved heat distortion temperature.

PRODUCT INFORWTION

Dow Chemical has introduced a range of glass fibre mod&d ABS compounds which are said to produce a good surface finish, and are aimed primarily at the automobile industry for end-uses such as air inlets and fascias. The good surface finish is achieved by careful selection of the coupling agent as used in these compounds.

Reck&a Colours SA, BP 17,203 route de Wervicq, F-69566 &nines, France, supply ultramarine pigments as a non-dusting powder. ~~~d~ pigment particles form agglomerates 100 to 500 micron in diameter, and are polymer coated to improve flow and dispersibility.

Fire! retardant polycarbonate sheet

Impex 7206 themoformable polycarbonate sheet, marketed by GE Plastics in Holland, has a UI.94 tlammability rating of V-O at 3 mm thickness (BS 5476, Class 1). The sheet, which is opaque, is easy to process by thermoforming or press forming and applications include housings for business machines, medical

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