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(PlasticsToday) -- Arkems
launched a new acrylic impact modifier to boost impact strength and
flowability in PC/ABS and other select PC formulations, helping the alloys fend
off increasing competition from compounded TPOs and PPs. Arkema's (Philadelphia,
PA) Durastrength 410 is the second additive in the Durastrength acrylic impact
modifier family, joining Durastrength 410, which launched several years ago,
with the newest addition already commercially applied.
Connie Lo, commercial development manager for Arkema's Sustainability
Additives Group, told PlasticsToday that a small amount of Durastrength 410
impact modifier incorporated into certain PC formulations eases processing and
results in more durable end-use properties in injection molded or extruded parts
by improving the alloy's impact and flow behavior-end results that align with
the group's goals.
Additional products are in the works for Durastrength line, with a new
grade to possibly launch by the end of 2011. Arkema said in launching
Durastrength 410 it hoped to introduce a cost-effective impact modifier for
PC/ABS applications that can tailor the melt flow in PC applications while also
offering improved performance at equivalent loadings compared to the
competition.
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