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Metal being painted onto for corrosion inhibition

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Asconium® 500 - Easy to introduce water-based corrosion inhibition and adhesion promotion

The NEW Asconium® 500 from ASCOTEC can be added at any time during manufacture, even post-addition without loss of performance.

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.

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An Introduction to Additives for Thermosets

In this article, we introduce the basic components of thermoset plastics and take a closer look at the additives that play a role in finetuning their properties.

Thermoset additives
Levelling agents
Dispersing Agents
Defoamers
Surface Modifiers