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Additive Masterbatches..The Color in Plastics 2007-08-23 01:00:20 Hi all. I am an Indian student studying in 12th standard in a New Delhi based school. I am also the editor of our school magazine. Last month I was writing for the article based on plastic industry. The focus of the article was on the environmental impact of the plastic.
During research for that article I got intrigued by the coloration process of the plastic. I then decided to give a new dimension to my article, about the coloration process and technologies involved. It made sense because harmful or not we can’t wish away the plastic from our lives, it is so damn useful, but we can make ourselves aware of the basics of manufacturing process so as to make use of the plastics more carefully.
With this objective in mind I decided to approach my principal with request to visit a manufacturer of international repute which can give me an idea of best practices in the industry. We decided upon visiting RPindustries www.rpindustries.net the manufacturer and exporter of the add Read more:Color
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Factors Affecting Formulation of Masterbatches 2007-08-27 05:40:38 Hi friends. I hope you rememberme. Last time I wrote about plastic industry and masterbatches. This time I am going to throw some light on formation of masterbatches.
Frankly, unless you see for yourself the manufacturing process of masterbatches, it is hard to imagine just how much of technology and hard work goes into getting the formulations right. We, most often don’t give a second thought to the packaging, marveling at the most at the attractive colors and designs that make give the product a hard-to-resist “pick-me-up-please” kind of look.
It took me a visit to RP industries a Delhi based masterbatch manufacturers & exporters, to open my eyes wide to the various factors affecting different aspects of formulation. A gist of whatever I learnt over there is here for you:
Formulations vary depending on whether a supplier is designing a new masterbatch or copying someone else’s. It is considered best to be involved at the color conception stage where it’s poss
Food Tasting Bad?..May Be It Is The Packaging 2007-08-29 23:57:14 Hi all. I am back with more stuff on masterbatches, the coloring and special function imparting agents in plastics. Thanks for the encouragement and comments, they are really justifying my efforts, which honestly I thought had gone down the drain.
In my last two posts I talked about the types of masterbatches and the points to consider while manufacturing them. Now I will discuss the role of colorants and additives in food & beverage packaging.
Plastic packaging is boon for food and beverage industry. Not only does it keep the contents fresh for long but also attractive packaging makes them irresistible for the consumers. But is the packaging really beneficial to the consumers? No point arguing that the plastic packaged content is usable for long (let’s not go to the pros and cons of that) but plastic, especially colored plastic does something to the food and all, doesn’t it?
Plastic packaging can alter the taste and odor. More often than not it is subtle, but sometimes the Read more:Packaging
UV Masterbatches- Uses and Benefits 2007-09-21 05:36:09
I am a chemical engineering student studying plastics and its color imparting component called masterbatches. Now plastic is everywhere around us but we have never thought how much sophistication and precision is involved in making masterbatches. For a clearer understanding of Ultra Violet masterbatches, my college sent me and a group of
four students to a masterbatch manufacturing company to see how UV masterbatches are made and what are their benefits.
UV masterbatch find their use in food grade applications, agriculture films, auto plastic applications, synthetic fibres like PP, PET and Nylon. They are considered superior in quality for food grade applications as they prevent loss of moisture, taste and color of food when they are exposed to sunlight. Their main advantages are their low volatility, extraction resistance, excellent performance alone as well as in combination with other stabilizers. They provide a longer service life.
The demand for UV masterbatches is high and gro Read more:Benefits
Masterbatches…The Current Buzzword in Plastic Industry 2007-09-04 23:50:21 I find this masterbatches thing quite fascinating. Have you ever thought how the plastic which we use in our day to day life gets its color from? It is masterbatches which imparts color to the plastics. As a result of exploding demand for plastic, the demand for color masterbatches is sky rocketing.
My research and the people at RPIndustries (the leading masterbatch exporting and manufacturing company where I dug info for my school magazine article) are telling me that there is a huge growing potential of masterbatch business in Asia. The demand has grown from just under 90,000 tons in 1990 to nearly half a million tons in 2004.
There are many factors responsible for its growing use. Many plastics processors in Asia are supplying to Western or Japanese OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturer) or the export markets in West who have a very specific requirement and demand in terms of color match and performance. They manufacture and supply masterbatches keeping in mind the standards and q Read more:Current
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Masterbatches…The Current Buzzword in Plastic Industry 2007-09-04 23:50:21 I find this masterbatches thing quite fascinating. Have you ever thought how the plastic which we use in our day to day life gets its color from? It is masterbatches which imparts color to the plastics. As a result of exploding demand for plastic, the demand for color masterbatches is sky rocketing.
My research and the [...] Read more:Current
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, Plastic
Additive Masterbatches..The Color in Plastics 2007-08-23 01:00:20 Hi all. I am an Indian student studying in 12th standard in a New Delhi based school. I am also the editor of our school magazine. Last month I was writing for the article based on plastic industry. The focus of the article was on the environmental impact of the plastic.
During research for that [...] Read more:Color
, Plastics
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