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PP Foam Extrusion: Why Foaming PP Is Harder Than PE or PS

High crystallinity and low melt strength give PP a very narrow foaming window; raising melt strength is the key.

Industry News2026-07-21CPlastics

What Is PC/ABS Alloy, and When Should You Choose It Over PC or ABS?

PC/ABS blends the impact strength and heat resistance of PC with the flow and cost profile of ABS. Understanding the trade-offs prevents costly material mistakes.

Industry News2026-07-20CPlastics

PP-TD20 Pricing and Data Sheets: What to Include in an Enquiry

A complete enquiry compresses quotation turnaround from five rounds to one — and avoids discovering non-compliance after sampling.

Industry News2026-07-19CPlastics

PC/ABS Drying: Temperatures, Times and the Mistakes That Cost You Parts

90 °C or 110 °C? Two hours or four? Under-drying PC/ABS is the single most common root cause of silver streaking and brittle failures.

Industry News2026-07-18CPlastics

PP-TD20 Density Versus Alternative Materials: Buying per Kg or per Piece

PP has the lowest density, amplifying its price advantage per kilogram — provided the part survives.

Industry News2026-07-18CPlastics

PP-TD20 Injection Temperature and Shrinkage: Four Variables That Move Dimensions

Mineral-filled PP shrinks about half as much as unfilled PP but still far more than engineering plastics — mould-flow analysis is not optional.

Industry News2026-07-17CPlastics

How PA6 GF30 Is Priced: The Cost Structure Behind Reinforced Nylon

Quote differences usually come from glass grade, FR package and lot size rather than the resin. Understand the structure before negotiating.

Industry News2026-07-16CPlastics

PP-TD20 or PP TD20? What the Spelling Difference Actually Tells You

Hyphens, spaces and capitalisation do not change the material, but naming conventions hide real specification differences.

Industry News2026-07-16CPlastics

Modified Plastics: The Green Revolution in Modern Industry

How modified plastics drive the green transition in automotive and appliance manufacturing through substitution, lightweighting and recyclable design.

Industry News2026-07-16CPlastics

Reinforced PA6 Injection Parameters: A Ready-to-Use Processing Window

Drying, barrel profile, mould temperature, injection speed and hold pressure — pragmatic ranges with clear adjustment directions.

Industry News2026-07-14CPlastics

Where Modified PP Comes From: Pearl River Delta, Yangtze Delta and Shandong Compared

South China offers full supply chains, East China technical density, Shandong raw materials and ports. Which matters most for exporters?

Industry News2026-07-14CPlastics

Applications and Innovation of Modified PP in Modern Industry

From automotive bumpers to compressor housings, the application envelope of modified polypropylene keeps expanding.

Industry News2026-07-14CPlastics

Reinforced PC for Outdoor Parts: Which Weather Resistance Metrics Actually Matter

Yellowing is not the whole story for outdoor PC. Impact retention after xenon-arc ageing is what really determines service life.

Industry News2026-07-13CPlastics

Warpage in Reinforced PC: GF10 Versus GF20 and How to Control It

Warpage in reinforced compounds is fundamentally anisotropic shrinkage — the GF10 versus GF20 difference goes well beyond the strength figures.

Industry News2026-07-12CPlastics

Wear Resistance: Reinforced PA6 Versus PA66 for Friction Parts

Neat PA66 wears better than PA6, but MoS2 or PTFE narrows the gap — choose on PV limit and cost together.

Industry News2026-07-10CPlastics

Modified Polypropylene: Breakthroughs and Applications in Materials Science

Advances in catalyst technology and blending processes have widened the compounding design space for polypropylene considerably over the past decade.

Industry News2026-07-10CPlastics

Warpage in Reinforced PA6: Causes and Six Practical Fixes

Fibre orientation, uneven crystallisation and unbalanced cooling are the three main causes. Six fixes ordered from cheapest to most involved.

Industry News2026-07-08CPlastics

Why Recycled Plastics Vary in Quality: A Practical Guide for Moulders

Not every recyclate can simply be dried and moulded. Grading, pre-treatment and blend limits save a lot of trial and error.

Industry News2026-07-08CPlastics

Reading the Polypropylene Market: Three Variables Behind Your Quote and Two Common Misreadings

Rising crude does not automatically lift PP. Understand the transmission mechanism before timing your order.

Industry News2026-07-08CPlastics

What Circular Economy Policy Means for the Plastics Compounding Industry

Design for recycling is moving from bonus to entry requirement. What moulders and compounders should prepare now.

Industry News2026-07-06CPlastics

PC/ABS Formulation Design: Balancing Flame Retardance, Toughening and Compatibilisers

A PC/ABS formulation that passes UL94 V-0 without cracking on impact comes down to balancing flame retardant, toughener and compatibiliser.

Industry News2026-06-23CPlastics

Adding PBT to PC/ABS: You Gain Chemical Resistance, You Risk Paint Adhesion

PBT closes the oil and solvent resistance gap in PC/ABS, but the crystalline phase changes surface energy — paint lines need re-validation.

Industry News2026-06-23CPlastics

Specifying Automotive PC/ABS: Hardness, Heat Deflection and Odour

In OEM material specifications, hardness, HDT and VOC odour tend to disqualify suppliers far earlier than tensile strength does.

Industry News2026-06-23CPlastics

PC V-0: Certification Cost Versus Real-World Performance Differences

Two flame-retardant PC grades both labelled V-0 can differ twofold in cost and far more in processing window and appearance. Three questions prevent rework.

Industry News2026-06-23CPlastics

Key Metrics for Reinforced Flame-Retardant PC: Choosing Between GF10 and GF20

Going from 10% to 20% glass doubles stiffness but impact may fall rather than rise. Read the data pair before choosing a tier.

Industry News2026-06-23CPlastics

How Much Do V-0 Compounds Differ in Price? PA6 V-0, Reinforced PC and PC/ABS V-0 Compared

All rated V-0 at 1.6 mm, three technical routes can differ by thousands of RMB per tonne. Beyond price, yield and tool life matter more.

Industry News2026-06-23CPlastics

Oil Resistance of Reinforced PC: Which Media Cause Parts to Crack

PC looks stable against many media until residual stress is present — then oils can trigger environmental stress cracking.

Industry News2026-06-23CPlastics

PA6 GF30 Versus GF50, and How Reinforced PC Processing Differs

Going from 30% to 50% glass is not a linear step up, and switching to reinforced PC brings a different processing logic entirely.

Industry News2026-06-23CPlastics

Reinforced PA66 Explained: Why It Runs Hotter and Harder to Process

PA66 melts 40 °C above PA6 with a clear HDT gain — paid for with a processing window a few degrees wide.

Industry News2026-06-23CPlastics

Can One PA66 Grade Replace Another? And Why Does PC/ABS Go Brittle?

Two of the most asked questions: a validation checklist for substituting local grades, and the four usual root causes of brittle PC/ABS.

Industry News2026-06-23CPlastics

PP-TD20 Versus TD30, and Why PA6 Warpage Is Harder to Cure

Mineral-filled PP and glass-reinforced PA warp for different reasons and need different countermeasures.

Industry News2026-06-23CPlastics

Modified Engineering Plastics Explained: A Property Map and Selection Logic for Five Common Systems

PP, PA, PC, ABS and PPS each have territory they own. Lay out property ranges, cost bands and processing notes and the selection logic becomes obvious.

Industry News2026-06-08CPlastics

Reinforced PA6 Processing Essentials: From Compounding to Injection Moulding

The performance ceiling of reinforced PA6 is set not by the resin but by fibre retention in compounding and moisture control at the press.

Industry News2026-06-08CPlastics

Choosing Among Mineral-Filled PP Grades: Where T10, TD20 and TD30 Separate

Higher loading is not always better. Past a certain point density, impact and processability degrade together.

Industry News2026-06-08CPlastics