Nylon replaces steel for transmission oil pan
A. Schulman posts big loss for 4th quarter 2016
LG Chemical to double ABS production at Chinese plant
BASF to invest in plastic additives business
Global medical plastics market continues to see growth
Weekly resin report: PE, PP price decreases anticipated
While everyone reading this has at least some familiarity with ABS, I wanted to take a more in depth look at ABS and how it’s made. As it turns out, there are several methods for making this commonly used material and knowing how it’s made might help you recommend the right material to your customer.
Plastipack acquires recycler, Evolve Polymer Ltd
Evonik PEEK polymer used in new line of eye glass frames
PolyOne launches new specialty materials and expands in India
Weekly Resin Report: PE prices dip
Ineos Styrolution purchases K-resin unit from Chevron Phillips
Lanxess offers new nylons and polyesters for welding plastic parts
New computer system causes delivery delays at SABIC
Polymer Technology & Services expands Tristar range of flame retardant PCs
For those of you that are not gun nuts, you might not be aware of a revolution that has been happening in gun manufacturing. Guns have gone plastic.
Solvay to compound Technyl Nylon at new facility in Mexico
Trinseo to launch ABS production in China
Weekly resin report: PE prices skid
Hexpol rolls out new TPE branding
Solvay introduces new nylon made from recycled air bags
Nexeo Solutions enters 3D printing filament business
Ascend to add nylon 6/6 comounding capacity in US
A Schulman expands distribution in Europe with agreement with API
DuPont to increase prices for it’s Zytel nylon
In 2012, OSHA revised what they call the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS). The HCS establishes a standard for creating Safety Data Sheets (SDS) which were previously called Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS).
The goal, according to OSHA was to establish “a consistent user-friendly 16 section format” for Safety Data Sheets. This is a worthy goal as the purpose of safety data sheets is to provide valuable safety information in case there is some type of emergency such as a fire or chemical exposure.
Have you ever really looked at the MSDS or SDS that you receive? They are anything but user friendly. I looked at one for a polycarbonate that said if you have skin contact with polycarbonate the affected area should be washed with soap and water for 15 to 20 minutes minimum. I’m not sure what negative health effects that you could have from touching polycarbonate but washing with soap and water for 20 minutes will certainly cause some adverse health effects. And, what exactly does sweet aromatic smell like any way? If there is a fire at my facility, do I call 911 and tell them to have the fire department bring carbon dioxide or water fog? What the hell is a sold extinguishing agent?
How about some information that ordinary people can use in an emergency and real advice for people to use to prepare their facilities for emergencies?
Many material manufacturers and suppliers provide processing guides for the materials that they sell. Often, these data sheets are so general as to almost be useless. However, I see a mistake on a great number of processing guides and I think should be corrected. It relates to the nozzle temperature.
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