Dow High Performance Silicones, a global business unit of Dow DuPont Specialty Products, is about to announce new models at the Applied Market Information (AMI) Agricultural Thin Film Conference in Madrid, Spain, September 17-19, 2018 Technical report on silicone masterbatches. This advanced ultra-high molecular weight silicone solution not only reduces the coefficient of friction (COF), thereby optimizing the processing and handling of low-density and linear low-density polyethylene (LDPE / LLDPE) agricultural films, but it also maintains its good mechanical properties Properties such as tear strength and elongation.
Dr. Céline Chevallier, product development engineer at Dow's DuPont Specialty Products Division, will deliver a speech entitled "Application of Silicone Masterbatches in Agricultural Films" at the third meeting at 15:50 Central European Time on September 18. Dr. Chevallier will also show the performance of the blown film with its surface treated with a silicone masterbatch under dynamic and static coefficients of friction.
The new silicone technology is targeted for agricultural mulch, greenhouse film and silage film. It is also well-suited for the forming, filling and sealing (FFS) process of food and non-food packaging.
Dow High-Performance Silicones will officially launch this new silicone additive at the International Plastics Processing Exhibition in Flickenhausen, Germany, on October 16.
About High Performance Silicones
Dow Performance Silicones is a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company. In order to meet the diverse needs of customers and industries worldwide, the company provides a series of performance enhancement solutions and uses innovative silicon-based technologies to provide customers in commercial and high-performance buildings, consumer goods, silicone elastomers, and pressure-sensitive industries. Solutions and ingredients. As a global leader in the silicone technology revolution, the company is committed to improving the lives of consumers around the world by providing more services to its customers and new and proven solutions for the market. Dow is controlled by its parent company Dow DuPont (New York Stock Exchange: DWDP). The company was established to establish three independent listed companies in agriculture, materials science, and other professional fields.