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Customer collaboration crucial in flame retardant development

Monday, 12 October 2015 by
At PMC Polymer Products, custom formulation is our specialty. Our expertise and laboratory equipment are second to none. When formulating additives into plastics, however, it is not always possible to obtain all of the desired physical properties. In such instances, it is occasionally necessary to determine whether certain trade-offs can be made regarding the properties. The earlier in
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Masterbatches can be high-performance and environmentally friendly

Tuesday, 06 October 2015 by
Because flame retardants are used in a variety of plastic applications to improve fire safety, PMC Polymer Products works closely with a wide variety of manufacturers to evaluate and recommend environmentally friendly alternatives to outdated flame-retardant solutions. Our scientists understand the changing regulatory environment. Good product stewardship means that manufacturers need to consider the environmental
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More burning questions on flame retardant formulation

Monday, 05 May 2014 by
At PMC Polymer Products, we actively pursue the development of flame retardant (FR) compounds and highly loaded FR concentrates for many resin systems. We do this in concert with our customers and raw materials suppliers – our Product Development Teams are constantly involved in hands-on working relationships, working together to create and deploy unique, customer-specific
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Conferences offer learning, networking opportunities

Monday, 15 July 2013 by
May was a busy month. I spent two days in Miami, Fla., at the Polymers in Cables Conference, followed by three days in Stamford, Conn., at the Annual Conference on Recent Advances in in Flame Retardancy of Polymeric Materials. The annual Polymers in Cables Conference, organized by AMI, consisted of all-day presentations on various aspects
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