2008-07-11 Manufacturing News

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Milliken Clarifier for Polypropylene is R&D 100 Award Winner

Milliken Chemical’s Millad NX8000 Clarifier for Polypropylene Wins 2008 R&D 100 Award as One of the Year’s Most Innovative Technologies.

Milliken Chemical, a division of Milliken & Company, specialist in developing and producing additives for plastics, textiles, fibers, and other manufacturing processes, today announced that its Millad* NX8000 clarifier for polypropylene (PP) has been named a winner of the 2008 R&D 100 Award, which recognizes the most innovative technologies introduced during the year. This prestigious award program from R&D magazine has been honoring outstanding new products for 45 years. Millad NX8000, the next generation in Milliken’s range of world-leading PP clarifiers, offers a typical 50 percent reduction in haze compared with the current industry standard, making highly transparent polypropylene an achievable reality.

“Milliken is honored to be named a recipient of the R&D 100 award, which reflects our strong emphasis on innovative research and development to expand the potential uses of clarified polypropylene,” said Brian Burkhart, global market manager, Milliken Chemical. “Quite simply, Millad NX8000 is a true breakthrough in clarifier technology that allows polypropylene to replace glass and other clear materials in packaging and other new applications for the first time. We believe polypropylene clarified with Millad NX8000 gives customers a unique, cost-effective and versatile option in product development.”

Polypropylene Bottles Manufactured with Milliken Chemical’s Millad NX8000 Clarifier. View High resolution image. photo: Milliken

Millad NX8000 clarifying agent makes polypropylene an even more appealing choice through performance benefits that include increased material strength and rigidity, and improved heat and chemical resistance. Furthermore, PP clarified with Millad NX8000 can be processed using all available technologies.

The R&D 100 Awards help companies provide the important initial push a new product needs to compete successfully in the marketplace. An R&D 100 Award provides a mark of excellence known to industry, government, and academia as proof that the product is one of the most innovative ideas of the year.

* Millad is a registered trademark of Milliken & Company.

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