Polymer World

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!

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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.

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What is the most attractive fluoropolymer business to get into? PTFE? PFA? FEP? etc.

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And well they say, if the quantities are huge, go for it, the price WILL match.

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Developing applications for valves are seat rings of PTFE. Common cliche market, but HUGE in size.

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I'm reading the Polymotive magazine nad its great!

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The Megacity Vehicle (MCV) by BMW Group to become the worldfirst volume-produced car with a passenger cell made from cardon.

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And the average Poly Propylene per car % has been steadily declining for the past 5 years. Good sign? Definitely.

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But still, automobiles are not getting any lighter.

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The new BMW 7 consists of only 10.9% plastic.

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The old BMW 7 consists of 15.6% plastics.

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DuPont Krytox high performance lubricants - quiter, lighter, longer.

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Less plastic in automobiles is the 'in' thing.

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We can think of FEP and PFA, but still, their properties arent as superior as PTFE.

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Injection Moulding for PTFE would have been great. Opened up limitless possibilities. Any replacements?

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Its a shame PTFE cant be injection moulded. Only Compression Moulded and Ram Extrusion.

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Oh yeah lets get our hands onto some Injection Moulding!

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