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The capital intensiveness of paint shops of automobile manufacturers
and problems of polluting the environment with volatile solvents has
prompted all the major auto manufacturers to consider an alternative
to painting. Can the answer to this be the use of films in “In Mould Process”
or “Thick sheet forming”? Read
more in Will
automobile painting be replaced with in mould decoration using plastic
film? |
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As
predicted, the processing power of a silicon chip doubles almost every
18 months and will reach saturation only in 2015. What is the role
polymers play as companies work on advances in silicon chips to continue
enhancing the capability of computers? Find out in Will
single molecule computer circuit clinch the race from silicon chip
in the next few decades? |
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The
use of phthalates faces restrictions for delicate applications such
as toddlers’ toys, until sufficient evidence is obtained to
prove their influence. In the mean time, another plasticizer
called Acetyl Tributyl Citrate ( ATBC) is being considered for such
delicate applications, where migration of phthalates from toys while
chewing by toddlers was a major concern.
Read more in European
Union declares the use of Citrate plasticizer for toddler’s toys - SAFE |
