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August 30, 2019 Rheogistics Completes Plant Expansion and Plans More
The use of paraffin waxes as lubricants in rigid PVC was pioneered in the USA. The original work identifying paraffin waxes as outstanding lubricants for rigid PVC was performed by B. F. Goodrich more than 50 years ago. Today, Rheogistics is the leading developer of…
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April 18, 2017 The Economic Impact of Rigid PVC Lubricant Systems
Lubricants are at the center of rigid PVC processing. They are the tools used to tune a rigid PVC compound to the processing equipment, and, if necessary, adjust for variations in other raw materials or changes in equipment conditions. Lubricants affect the amount of work…
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April 13, 2017 An Introduction to Paraffin Wax Supply (Updated October 8th, 2019)
Like most industries, the wax industry has undergone a lot of changes over the past 30 years driven by supply, demand, competition, technology and economics. In the beginning, paraffin waxes were a unwanted by-product of lube oil refining. Over the years, hundreds of valuable applications…