Materials Product Brief
| October 16, 2011

Additive for extrusion blow molding

Millad NX 8000 series agents from Milliken set a new benchmark for clarification of PP, providing optical quality comparable to “glass clear” polymers, and enabling processors to substantially reduce total system cost through lower processing temperatures and shorter cycles.
Materials Product Brief
| January 3, 2011

Improved aesthetics for polymers

Because Pinnacle Polymers LLC has upgraded to Millad® NX8000 technology from Milliken Chemical, its 2  new PP3™ random copolymer grade products have a brighter and cleaner look,
Materials Product Brief
| September 7, 2010

Metallocene PP resin for thermoforming

Lumicene® M3382MZ polypropylene is a metallocene PP resin from Total Petrochemicals, clarified with Milliken Chemical’s Millad® NX8000 technology, that produces thermoformed deli containers, drinking cups, lids, domes and food service trays, with clarity, gloss and side wall stiffness.
Materials Product Brief
| March 4, 2009

Eco-responsible polypropylene (PP) additives

Milliken’s Hyperform® HPN-68L hyper-nucleating agent enhances process stability and part quality to simplify PP recycling while Millad® clarifying additives enable PP to be substituted for clear materials such as PET, PVC, PC, PS, SAN, acrylic and glass.
Materials Product Brief
| May 13, 2008

PP clarifier

Milliken Chemical has unveiled breakthrough clarity possibilities for PP with the launch of Millad® NX8000, which delivers previously unattainable levels of clarity and improves the ability to substitute clear PP for materials such as plastic and glass in packaging.
Materials Product Brief
| June 30, 2006

PP Grip Bottle

New clarified PP concept bottles for the personal care market have been developed by Silgan Plastics in partnership with Milliken Chemical and Phillips Sumika.
Materials Product Brief
| December 31, 2005

Durable PP resin

Phillips Sumika has developed Marlex ALN-070, a new PP resin designed to meet the stringent impact resistance, durability, and stiffness requirements of returnable plastic packaging.
Materials Product Brief
| December 31, 2005

Clarified PP option

A development program recently completed by Milliken Chemical has identified clarified PP as a competitive option in blown film for flexible packaging operations.
Materials Product Brief
| September 30, 2005

Widened processing window

Recent developments by Milliken have made it possible to widen the processing window and im-prove the processing speeds of injection/stretch blow-molded PP, making it a cost-efficient alternative to PET.
Materials Product Brief
| May 31, 2004

Clear pill jar

Milliken Chemical and Rexam Pharma have cooperated to develop an OTC pill jar molded in clarified PP that provides glass-like clarity. Through the use of Milliken’s ClearTint® colorant technology, the bottle retains the required transparent coloring, as well as UV resistance according to necessary specs.
Materials Product Brief
| July 31, 2003

UV protection for PET

ClearShield 390, from Milliken Chemical, is a liquid polymer additive for PET that provides maximum protection against UV light without compromising clarity.
Materials Product Brief
| June 30, 2003

Antimicrobial rubber

Elastoguard® antimicrobial rubber from the Specialty Elastomers Business of Milliken Chemical & Co. is a new line of antimicrobial heat-cured rubber compounds that is said to help solve cleaning challenges in food, medical, and pharmaceutical packaging machinery.
Materials Product Brief
| April 30, 2002

Clarified random copolymer

Atofina Petrochemicals (Houston, TX) has released its now Finacene® random polypropylene copolymer clarified with Millad 3988® from Milliken Chemical (Spartanburg, SC), which improves clarity and enhances stiffness and nucleation.
Materials Product Brief
| March 31, 2002

Liquid colorants

A line of liquid colorants and a UV absorber for PET have been introduced by Milliken Chemical (Spartanburg, SC). ClearTint™ colorants and Clearshield™ UV absorber are FDA-compliant and nonparticulate.
Materials Product Brief
| February 28, 2002

PP nucleating agent

Hyperform™ HNP-68 from Milliken Chemical (Spartanburg, SC) is a new class of PP nucleating agents capable of helping injection molders achieve better production speeds.
Materials Product Brief
| November 30, 2000

Glass-like PP container

Developed by Pechiney Plastic (Chicago, IL), the Polyplus™ is a multilayer, coextruded PP container that incorporates EVOH to offer the appeal of glass or PET with the barrier properties of metal or glass.
Machine Product Brief
| August 31, 2000

PP container

Pechiney Plastic (Chicago, IL) has developed Polyplus™, a 3 or 4 layer, coextrusion blow-molded PP container technology for food and juice products.