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Alveo and Arkema develop polyether slabstock foam
Alveo (www.alveo.com), Lucerne / Switzerland, and Arkema (www.arkemagroup.com), Paris / France, are planning to develop a new range of high-tech slabstock foams based on the French company's polyether block amide TPE "Pebax". The aim is to ensure processability of the materials by conventional methods. Alveo, a subsidiary of Japan's Sekisui Chemical Company, is specialised in crosslinked polyolefin foams ("Alveolit", "Alveolen"), and also handles European marketing of the "Azote" polyolefin made by the UK's Zotefoams (www.zotefoams.com), Croydon.
31.01.2005 Plasteurope.com [11698]
Published on 31.01.2005