Major suppliers will introduce new levels of additives at the K show in October. And in spite of the rising cost of the products, due to increasing raw material prices, suppliers are reporting upward demand for their process aids, flame retardants, stabilisers, plasticisers, nucleating agents and clarifiers.

Process aids

To meet the demands of masterbatch and resin manufacturers for higher productivity levels, DuPont Dow Elastomers introduced its Viton FreeFlow Z100 and Z200 fluoroelastomer process aids two years ago. These, together with the Engage polyolefin elastomers, which were also introduced two years ago, are enjoying unprecedented growth today.