HIPS stands for High-Impact Polystyrene. It extrudes at the same temperature as the ABS (235C) and adheres well to a heated bed kept at 115C. ABS will be unaffected by the hydrocarbon solvent ...

It can also be radiation sterilized. When modified by incorporating elastomers, polystyrene homopolymer turns into (high) impact polystyrene or HIPS, which is usually opaque. As a result, a wide ...

The business employs 140 people and consists mostly of BASF's 850 million-lb-per-year general-purpose and high-impact ... polystyrene business is suffering from overcapacity, high raw material ...

High-impact polystyrene (HIPS) nanocomposites were prepared by melt compounding two grades of organoclays (Cloisite 10A (C10A) and Cloisite 30B (C30B)) in a Haake internal mixer or a corotating ...

UBQ Materials, which makes a thermoplastic substitute from household waste, announced two new partnerships. PepsiCo, one of the world’s largest food and beverage companies, will use UBQ material ...

Innovation within the sector has led to high-impact polystyrene variants, providing manufacturers with durable and customizable materials for specific applications, including medical and ...

The material --Trinseo’s STYRON™ CO 2 RE™ CR55 Polystyrene ... raw material used by Yoplait in France to launch the first pot made with 50 percent of rPS in the French market. To measure the ...

Results from a new animal study suggest that microscopic plastic particles found in food and beverages may affect glucose metabolism and harm organs such as the liver.