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Automotive Filters: Optimizing Performance and Minimizing Environmental Impact
No of pages: 150
An invaluable tool for strategic planning and market analysis within the automotive filter industry.... Click here for more

Practical Guide to Blow Moulding
No of pages: 204
Blow moulding is a manufacturing process used to form hollow plastic parts. It evolved from the ancient art of glass blowing and it is used to particular advantage with plastic materials. Celluloid was used first to blow mould baby rattles and novelties in the 1930s, linear low-density polyethylene was used in the 1940s for high production bottles and these days polyethylene terephthalate is used to make anything from soda bottles, to highly sophisticated multilayered containers and automotive fuel tanks in the last decade.... Click here for more

Biodegradable Polymers
No of pages: 166
Biodegradable polymers have experienced strong growth over the last three years and are set to make further inroads into markets traditionally dominated by conventional thermoplastics in future.... Click here for more

Particulate-Filled Polymer Composites, Second Edition
No of pages: 542
This is an updated version of the book first published in 1995. The use of particulate fillers in polymers has a long history, and they continue to play a very important role today. In the relatively short time since the publication of the first edition of this book, much has changed and all the chapters have been updated and revised, and a completely new chapter covering the latest developments in nano-filler technology is included.... Click here for more

Practical Guide to Rotational Moulding
No of pages: 184
Rotational moulding is a low pressure, high temperature manufacturing method for producing hollow one-piece plastic parts. The moulding process dates back hundreds of years to the Swiss use of the method to make hollow chocolate eggs. The technology involves aspects ranging from mould design to mould heating and cooling, and demoulding methods. Not all materials are suitable for the process - resin and additive selection are critical.... Click here for more

Plastics Additives
No of pages: 198
The plastics industry has seen restructuring and mergers, and new manufacturing processes and specifications have altered customers requirements for additives. Plastics Additives, a new market report from Rapra, offers a fresh account of the additives market.... Click here for more

Practical Guide to Polyvinyl Chloride
No of pages: 162
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) has been around since the late part of the 19th century, although it was not produced commercially until the 1920s; it is the second largest consumed plastic material after polyethylene. PVC products can be rigid or flexible, opaque or transparent, coloured, and insulating or conducting. There is not just one PVC but a whole family of products tailor-made to suit the needs of each application.... Click here for more

CIRFS MARKET FORECASTS: World Markets for Textured Yarns to 2010
No of pages: 105
This is a major new market report produced by experts assembled by the internationally renowned organization Comite International de la Rayonne et des Fibres Synthetiques (CIRFS).... Click here for more

Handbook of Plastic Films
No of pages: 404
Plastic films are high-performance materials which play an essential part in modern life. Plastic films are mostly used in packaging applications but as will be seen from this book they are also used in the agricultural, medical and engineering fields. The plastics films industry uses state-of-the-art manufacturing processes and is continuously seeking out new technologies to improve its performance.... Click here for more

Handbook of Polymer Blends and Composites, 4 Volume Set
No of pages: 2,420
The extraordinary growth in the use of plastics in the last century is in response to a growing world population, with its increasing demands for more food, better health care, improved housing and numerous cheaper and abundant consumer products.... Click here for more