A high heat crystal polystyrene that enhances flow and is designed to satisfy demanding requirements in foam sheet extrusion, oriented polystyrene and blown film applications by providing improved flow characteristics without sacrificing the melt strength critical for these processes has been introduced by Total Petrochemicals USA. CX5229 improves productivity in conventional extrusion equipment by reducing operating pressures and required process temperatures, enabling production gains of 10-15% with minimal adjustments. Superior melt strength broadens the end product's processing window and enhances mechanical properties, thereby increasing the design scope of finished products. The new resin is a result of breakthrough resin technology developed at Total Petrochemicals' Houston-based Research and Technology Center and incorporated at Total Petrochemicals' Carville, Louisiana Styrene site.
Benefits to the processors include better-engineered and more economical products due to lower energy requirements, higher throughput capability without additional capital investment.
25-Dec-06 
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