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Polymer World

@polymerworld

All about Engineering Plastics, Polymers, Plastics in the Automobile, Pharmaceutical, Oil & Gas, Electronic verticals. Business oriented.

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http://j.mp/gFu3oy Now a plastic that can conduct electricity, just like metals.
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Some suspect PTFE processors are stacking up on stock, expecting a major supply drop in future. Who knows!
With PTFE its a different story. About 150% increase in prices. Mainly owing to demand-supply gap.
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Commodity prices increasing steadily in India. R22 and Chloroform prices increased 100% in one year.
What is the most attractive fluoropolymer business to get into? PTFE? PFA? FEP? etc.
And well they say, if the quantities are huge, go for it, the price WILL match.
Developing applications for valves are seat rings of PTFE. Common cliche market, but HUGE in size.
I'm reading the Polymotive magazine nad its great!
The Megacity Vehicle (MCV) by BMW Group to become the worldfirst volume-produced car with a passenger cell made from cardon.
And the average Poly Propylene per car % has been steadily declining for the past 5 years. Good sign? Definitely.
But still, automobiles are not getting any lighter.
The new BMW 7 consists of only 10.9% plastic.
The old BMW 7 consists of 15.6% plastics.
DuPont Krytox high performance lubricants - quiter, lighter, longer.
Less plastic in automobiles is the 'in' thing.
We can think of FEP and PFA, but still, their properties arent as superior as PTFE.
Injection Moulding for PTFE would have been great. Opened up limitless possibilities. Any replacements?
Its a shame PTFE cant be injection moulded. Only Compression Moulded and Ram Extrusion.
Oh yeah lets get our hands onto some Injection Moulding!
BASF to launch package of initiatives for career development for Asian employees http://tinyurl.com/28rcv56
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