EVA offers great flexibility or impact strength and weatherability compared to both PE and PVC. With markets in the Asian region growing due to an increase in the standard of living as well as GDP growth, demand of EVA is also growing pretty well. Some market researchers estimate the growth of Asian region as high as 15% in the foreseeable future. Read more in Market for EVA growing well in Asia

Fluropolymers have found markets in demanding applications where dielectric properties, superior chemical resistance and a broad continuous-service temperature range are critical. In the medical device market, the use of fluoropolymers centers on two key properties: lubricity and biocompatibility. Read more in Fluropolymers have a bright prospect for medical application

Leading US masterbatch producer has developed a new series of colour masterbatches that helps converters to reduce the purging time by 60% during manufacture of extruded, injection moulded as well as blow moulded products. Read more in A new colour masterbatch series that reduce purging time during colour

Mechanical properties of two polymers in a blend or alloy would depend upon their compatibility or the level of interfacial forces. High adhesion can only be obtained if the interface can sustain sufficient stress to induce dissipative forms of deformation such as flow, yield or crazing in the polymer. A common technique to couple two bulk polymers is to introduce into one or both of the materials a small percentage of chemically modified chains that can react with the other polymer to form coupling chains at the interface Read more in Coupling agents enhance the adhesion between polymer surface with other substances

The materials used so far to reinforce the concrete matrix adhere only by physical interactions and not by primary chemical bonds. A new alternative that is being evaluated is the use of gamma radiation to modify the material surface Read further in Performance of concrete can be improved by irradiated PP fiber