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Materials News
Launch of speciality composites
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apanese firm Nippon Synthetic Chemical (Nippon Gohsei) will launch the first of a series of EVOH/specialty clay composites at the NPE show this year. Last year, Nippon acquired the license for the exclusive use of Spanish Nanobiomatters's O2Block Barrier additive in EVOH composites to improve barrier properties.Nippon Gohsei is marketing its EVOH clay composite products using O2Block Barrier under the SoarnoL NC trade name. The first commercial grade of this series to be officially launched at the show is SoarnoL NC7003, a fully formulated grade based on 29 ethylene content Evoh. Data showing the notable improvement in barrier over conventional EVOH, especially at high humidity, will be presented at the show. The company plans to introduce additional grades based on different ethylene content EVOH later this year.