Article: TPE 2009 conference held in Germany.(Meetings)(Conference news)

Article: Friction-based tpe.(APPLICATIONS)
High Performance Plastics;  December 1, 2006 ;     582 words ... ... David Reinfeld, says We knew what type of material we wanted and that required specific blends or alloys of thermoplastic elastomers. My previous ties with GLS Corp had us turn to them to develop proprietary formulations with both the aesthetic ...

Article: Dow, Arkema and DuPont explore TPE ...
Plastics News;  October 8, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... Chemical Co., Arkema Inc. and DuPont Co. are working to make inroads into the still-growing market for thermoplastic elastomers. Researchers from those firms provided updates on their work in the TPE arena at TPE Topcon, an event hosted ...

Article: New Kraton "Advantaged" Polymers Offer the Expansion of ...
Business Wire;  January 26, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... family of products whose chemistry was pioneered by us over forty years ago. SBCs are highly-engineered thermoplastic elastomers, which enhance the performance of numerous products by delivering a variety of attributes, including greater ...

Article: GLS announces TPE manufacturing facility.(thermoplastic ...
China Chemical Reporter;  June 6, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... the global leader in high-performance thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs), announced on April 26th, 2006 that ... are ideal candidates for the most demanding TPE applications in markets ranging from consumer products ...

Article: TPEs gain value via materials, process innovation: Part 1 of ...
Rubber & Plastics News;  June 28, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... Robert Eller Robert Eller Associates Inc. Thermoplastic elastomers continue their growth, but pricing pressures ... driver for adding (or retaining) value in new TPE applications. The association with other materials during ...

Article: TPEs in automotive. (thermoplastic elastomers; ...
Rubber World;  June 1, 1994 ;     700+ words ... ... automotive rubber industry: U.S. and Europe, 1993-1998" concludes that airbags and boots are the major automotive TPE applications and: * In 1993, airbags Consumed an estimated 1,620 tons of TPEs in N. America and 750 tons in Europe; * 59.9 ...

Article: The Total Market Demand for Thermoplastic ...
M2 Presswire;  January 18, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... Total Market Demand for Thermoplastic Elastomers in China is Set to Increase ... addition of Chinese Markets for Thermoplastic Elastomers to their offering China's demand for thermoplastic elastomers has grown at a fast pace ...