Knowledge Centre

In our Knowledge centre, you can find the articles that out Technical Sales Team have written about common topics from across our markets.

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High-Temperature Expandable Graphite for Engineering Polymers

High Temperature Expandable Graphite from LUH is able to be used in thermoplastics without expanding during the extrusion process.

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Micaceous Iron Oxide | The “ore-some” Component of High Performance Protective Coatings

Micaceous Iron Oxide (MIO) is a naturally occurring iron oxide used in protective coatings due to a lamellar/platy morphology that allows it to form a barrier towards the ingress of water.

Man spraying a white paint onto a surface with a spray gun

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Attagel® from BASF as a Rheology Modifier and Thixotropic Additive

Attagel® from BASF is a Rheology Modifier that can be used to give Thixotropic properties to CASE formulations. It can be used across a wide range of pHs, temperatures and chemical environments for shear thinning and thickening.

A gloved hand holding a tube of black granules

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Recovered Carbon black as a more sustainable feedstock

Recovered Carbon Black utilised end-of-life tyres to replace the need for virgin carbon black.

A hand holding blue plastic masterbatch pellets

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Additives for Recycled Thermoplastics

Thermoplastics are fantastic engineering materials. They are low cost, lightweight, easy to process and provide excellent durability. It’s no surprise therefore that thermoplastics are omnipresent in our lives, with the average European citizen consuming on average 50 kg per year. High time then to scrutinise thermoplastics from a sustainability standpoint.

Black and white Geoglit sample on plastic

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Geoglit® SP – artificial marble effect pigments for injection moulding

Geotech has a range of special effect pigments that allow for injection moulding as they are stable up to 220 °C.