China: Engelhard — kaolin

• Book ID: 104369917
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2003
• Weight: 47 KB
• Volume: 2003
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0969-6210
• DOI: 10.1016/s0969-6210(03)00113-9

✦ Synopsis

products. Wood-plastic composite planking typically consists of 47% polymer, 47% wood fibre and 6% additives.

'CMR' reports that total US annual expenditure on additives used in making wood-plastic composites is currently around $30 M and it is projected to double by 2005. The breakdown of this additives market is estimated as: 35% colorants (both organic and inorganic); 30% lubricants; 20% heat and light stabilisers; 10% coupling agents; 5% others (including rheology control agents and softeners). Crompton Corp, Struktol Co of America, Ciba Specialty Chemicals and Rohm & Haas are among the major suppliers of additives for wood-plastic composites.