A highly loaded and well-dispersed masterbatch composition and process for making thereof from a split stream process. The masterbatch composition includes a colorant, a thermoplastic carrier, a metallocene polymer processing aid, and optionally an additive. The split stream may be formed of a primary feed and a secondary feed. The primary and second feeds are combined by at least one of the following: supplying the secondary feed in either the same feed port as the primary feed, in a stream located upstream the primary feed, in a stream located downstream the primary feed, or a combination thereof.

The present invention relates to thermoplastic molding compounds F containing at least two graft rubbers P-I and P-II which are processed by the co-precipitation of a mixture of the respective emulsions containing P-I and P-II. The present invention further relates to a method for producing such thermoplastic molding compounds F and to molded bodies obtained from a thermoplastic molding compound F according to the invention.

The present disclosure relates to a polymerization process wherein the emulsifier is introduced in an initial batch as well as during a continuous feed to provide improved mechanical stability of the generated latex. Improved soap coverage can also be achieved during the polymerization process.

Disclosed are methods for producing a low gloss polymer additive with a reduced incidence of darkening discoloration, low gloss polymer additives produce according to such methods, thermoplastic compositions comprising the inventive low gloss polymer additives, and articles that include such thermoplastic compositions. The low gloss polymer additives with reduced darkening discoloration impart a high quality, low gloss finish on end products, including natural color products.

The thermoplastic ABS molding composition comprises at least one thermoplastic copolymer matrix A, at least one ABS-copolymer B, optionally one or more polymers C, and one or more additives D, wherein, in the thermoplastic ABS molding composition, in particular after thermoplastic processing by extrusion, thermoforming and/or injection molding, the grafted rubber of component B is present in form of small particles.

Disclosed are a PVC foam processing aid, a method for preparing the same, and a polyvinyl chloride resin composition comprising the same. More specifically, provided are a PVC foam processing aid and a polyvinyl chloride resin composition exhibiting superior aggregation property and improving foam moldability of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resins, prepared therefrom.

The invention relates to a process for preparing a polyurethane foam having a resilience of at least 40%. comprising reacting a polyether polyol component (a) and a polyisocyanate in the presence of a blowing agent and a foam stabiliser component (b). wherein polyether polyol component (a) comprises (a) (i) a polyether polyol which has a molecular weight lower than 4.500 g/mole and is prepared by ringopening polymerization of an alky lene oxide in the presence of an initiator having a plurality of active hydrogen atoms and a composite metal cyanide complex catalyst. and (a) (ii) a polyether polyol which has a molecular weight of 4.500 g/mole or higher and which has a primary hydroxyl content of at least 30%; and foam stabiliser component (b) comprises foam stabilisers (b) (i) and (b) (ii) which are organosilicone surfactants comprising a polysiloxane-polyoxyalkylene copolymer, wherein the weight ratio of (b) (i) to (b) (ii) is at most 0.5:1.

A novel material for producing auxetic foams is disclosed. The material comprises a multiphase, multicomponent polymer foam with a filler polymer having a carefully selected glass transition temperature. Novel methods for producing auxetic foams from the material are also disclosed that consistently, reliably and quickly produce auxetic polyurethane foam at about room temperature (25 C.). This technology overcomes challenging issues in the large-scale production of auxetic PU foams, such as unfavorable heat-transmission problem and harmful organic solvents.

Prepare nanofoam by: (a) providing a mold (10) with a mold cavity (12) defined by mold walls defining a sealable port (32); (b) providing a foamable polymer mixture containing a polymer and a blowing agent at a pressure at least 690 kilopascals above the saturation pressure for the polymer and blowing agent; (c) introducing the foamable polymer mixture into the mold cavity (12) while maintaining a temperature and pressure at least 690 kilopascals above the saturation pressure and controlling the pressure in the mold cavity (12) by expanding a wall of the mold; and (d) releasing pressure around the foamable mixture by moving a mold wall (20) at a rate of at least 45 centimeters per second, causing the foamable polymer mixture to expand into nanofoam having a porosity of at least 60 percent, a volume of at least 100 cubic centimeters and at least two orthogonal dimensions of four centimeter or more.

A method for manufacturing bamboo plastic composite material having steps of cutting multiple bamboo stalks into multiple bamboo pieces and grinding the bamboo pieces to form multiple bamboo powders; cleaning the bamboo powders; drying the bamboo powers; modifying the bamboo powders; mixing multiple raw materials to form a bamboo plastic composite material with a composition of PVC 10 to 20 wt %; vinyl chloride/vinyl acetate (VC/VAC) copolymer 10 to 30 wt %; styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer (SAN) 1 to 5 wt %; chlorinated polyethylene (CPE) 1 to 5 wt %; the bamboo powders 10 to 40 wt %; inorganic filler 10 to 40 wt %; internal lubricant 0.1 to 1 wt %; external lubricant 0.1 to 1 wt %; and heat stabilizer 1 to 5 wt %; and forming and molding the bamboo plastic composite material.