The German TPE compounder Kraiburg TPE is one of the exhibitors at Rubber Street: One highlight at the stand will be the high-temperature TPE compound Hipex. It shows especially high heat and oil resistance.

As an exhibitor at Rubber Street, the French company Interep – Socatex will showcase its portfolio of closed cell expanded rubber, which the company offers in blocks, sheets, rolls, and profiles.

At the K show, Hoffmann Mineral GmbH will present its product portfolio expanded by newly developed calcined products. Motivated by the high market demand for alternative fillers against calcined clay or wollastonite, the company now offers three different types of calcined Neuburg siliceous earth: Silfit Z 91, Aktifit AM and Aktifit VM.

Under this motto DuPont Performance Polymers will present recent advances in plastics and elastomers for a variety of industries. One focus at the booth will be the new generation of Zytel Plus nylon for the substitution of metals in automotive applications, based on the Shield Technology of the company.

At the Kuhne facility in St. Augustin, Germany, the Extrusion specialist will open its doors for an exclusive open house just before and on th efirst day of the K show on 26 and 27 October 2010.

Dow Corning and PolyOne announced that PolyOne will distribute Dow Corning’s silicone products to healthcare device manufacturers and fabricators in the USA, Canada and Mexico.

The Emsa GmbH, a manufacturer of kitchen accessories and cooking aids, puts its faith in compounds made by Kraiburg TPE when manufacturing its three-piece “Mix & Bake” bowl set and the collapsible salad spinner in the “Smart Kitchen” product series. The plastics from the Thermolast K product group offer the necessary bonding to the ABS and SAN substrates.

Kraton and SO.F.TER have announced the development of a new SBC-based alternative for slush moulded interior soft skins.

The German distributor C. H. Erbslöh Europe SE from Krefeld will present its portfolio of additives and modifiers from renowned producers at K 2010. Highlights include modifiers from DuPont, bio-based polyols, processing aids and plasticisers from Vertellus, antistatic agents from Rhodia and functional fillers from R. T. Vanderbilt.

Some 300 guests from industry, politics, sport and the Bayer world bade farewell to Werner Wenning at a festive gathering in Leverkusen, Germany. Wenning – retiring after nearly 45 years with the company – handed a relay baton made of Bayer’s Makrolon plastic to Dr. Marijn Dekkers, the new Chairman of the Board of Management of Bayer AG.