INTRODUCTION
1 - AN O VERVIEW OF ADDITIVES
Types and uses of additives ; The main effect of additives on the properties of a compound; Main typ es of additive for plastics, and their functions.
2 - OVERVIEW: TYPES AND MAIN TECHNICAL TRENDS
Current lines of development: fillers, pigments, plasticisers, stabilisers, flame retardants; Special additives, antistatic and conduc tive additives, food contact and medical additives, clarifiers, nucleati ng agents, compatibilisers; Multi-functional formulations; Masterbatches ; Dendritic polymers.
3 - OVERVIEW: TH E WORLD MARKET
World consumption of additives; W orld production and consumption of major thermoplastics, 1999-2005 ('000 tonnes); The market for masterbatch; Commercial trends; Growth of speci alist compounders; Regional factors; Recent mergers and takeovers in the additives sector (1997-2000).
Mod ifying specific properties: mechanical properties:
1 - AN O VERVIEW OF ADDITIVES
Types and uses of additives ; The main effect of additives on the properties of a compound; Main typ es of additive for plastics, and their functions.
2 - OVERVIEW: TYPES AND MAIN TECHNICAL TRENDS
Current lines of development: fillers, pigments, plasticisers, stabilisers, flame retardants; Special additives, antistatic and conduc tive additives, food contact and medical additives, clarifiers, nucleati ng agents, compatibilisers; Multi-functional formulations; Masterbatches ; Dendritic polymers.
3 - OVERVIEW: TH E WORLD MARKET
World consumption of additives; W orld production and consumption of major thermoplastics, 1999-2005 ('000 tonnes); The market for masterbatch; Commercial trends; Growth of speci alist compounders; Regional factors; Recent mergers and takeovers in the additives sector (1997-2000).
Mod ifying specific properties: mechanical properties:
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