Ticona's Topas COC has a buyer.
The German parent of Ticona, Florence, Ky., has agreed to sell its Topas cyclo-olefin copolymer copolymer: see polymer. (COC See chip on chip. ) business to Daicel Chemical Industries Ltd. and Polyplastics Co., Ltd., both of Tokyo, Japan. Polyplastics is a joint venture of Daicel and Ticona. Daicel and Polyplastics plan to form a join venture in Germany to take over the current employees, manufacturing plant, and R&D facility. Topas COC is a clear, amorphous polymer with optical properties similar to PMMA PMMA polymethyl methacrylate. , better heat resistance than polycarbonate, and better dimensional stability than either PMMA or PC. It can be used by itself or as a modifier (programming) modifier - An operation that alters the state of an object. Modifiers often have names that begin with "set" and corresponding selector functions whose names begin with "get". of polyolefins to improve moisture barrier, stiffness, and heat resistance. Tel: (800) 526-4960 * PT Direct: 688RF
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