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Colorants for wood blends and recycled plastics.


Two new lines of color concentrates tailored specifically for wood/plastic composites and for recycled thermoplastics are newly available from Hudson Color Concentrates, Leominster, Mass. First, EverWoods colorants for wood composites come in six standard wood tones or can be custom matched. They can be used in PET, PVC PVC: see polyvinyl chloride.
PVC
 in full polyvinyl chloride

Synthetic resin, an organic polymer made by treating vinyl chloride monomers with a peroxide.
, PP, PS, and ABS. They are said to provide dimensional stability dimensional stability,
n See stability, dimensional.
 and reduced warping, plus long-term durability with no fading or staining.

Second, EverLast color concentrates are formulated for use with reprocessed postindustrial post·in·dus·tri·al  
adj.
Of or relating to a period in the development of an economy or nation in which the relative importance of manufacturing lessens and that of services, information, and research grows.

Adj. 1.
 scrap and post-consumer PET, PVC, PP, PS, and HDPE HDPE
abbr.
high-density polyethylene
. They come in 10 standard colors ranging from popular wood tones to tropical-colored hues, or can be custom matched. Tel: (888) 858-9065 * PT Direct: 825TT

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Title Annotation:KEEPING UP WITH Additives
Publication:Plastics Technology
Date:Aug 1, 2005
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