Plastics and lubricants

Necessary additives to prevent PVC degradation during resin transformation processes, which are usually carried out at temperatures above 180°C.

Products:

• Thermal stabilizers based on Calcium – Zinc: CaZn
• Thermal stabilizers based on Barium – Zinc: Ba-Zn
• Thermal stabilizers based on Ba-Cd-Zn
• Thermal stabilizers based on Methyl TIn Mercaptide (MTM)

They allow plastic products to absorb hits and withstand impact without fracturing.

Products:

• Acrylics: They improve impact characteristics, with good resistance to environmental conditions. The main applications are profiles, pipes and sheets.
• MBS: Methyl Butadiene Styrene modifiers are used to improve the impact resistance of PVC materials without sacrificing transparency. Used in a variety of rigid and semi-rigid applications and processes such as bottle blowing, film calendering and profile extrusion.
• Chlorinated Polyethylene (CPE): Resistance to rupture and aging by high temperature, in addition it has excellent chemical and oil resistance. The main applications are profiles, pipes and sheets.
• ACM system: Used to improve the uniformity of the PVC matrix. Application in pipes, WPC, profiles and sheets.

They are used to improve the processability of plastics, increasing fluidity, promoting fusion, giving a smoother surface and brightness to end products.

Products:

● General purposes: Used to make extrusions thinner and faster, reducing molding cycles.
● Transparent: They are used for applications where a final product with high levels of transparency must be obtained. Increased crystal initiation rate, improved transparency, better flow, faster setup.
● SAN type: It can effectively promote the plasticization of PVC, improve the surface gloss, improve the heat distortion temperature of PVC products, while giving PVC products higher surface hardness and rigidity.
● Lubricated: It reduces resin viscosity without changing other properties, such as better flow at lower temperatures, it reduced flow marks.
● Foaming regulator: Ir promotes the formation of the polymeric structure of foamed PVC, improving the thermal resistance and extensibility of the melt.

It releases foaming gas upon heating decomposition at a predetermined temperature, swelling the cells of the PVC and giving a foamed structure to the polymer matrix. It decreases the density of the final product and saves resin and costs.

Products:

• ● Azodicarbonamide: Widely used for the calendering and injection of PVC and plastisols. It decomposes and releases gas at temperatures between 170 and 235°C.
• OBSH: White foaming agent used for foaming processes at low temperatures, between 140 to 170°C, with applications in rotational molding, artificial leather and other applications in rubber, EVA and LDPE.
• Microspheres: It contains gas that, when it is heated, expands its volume between 34-50 times to foam the resin, guaranteeing less polymer consumption and similar mechanical properties.

Fine particles used to give a particular color to plastic resins.

Products:

• Organics
• Inorganics
• Pearlescent
• Solvent Dry
• UV
• Thermochromic
• Fluorescent
• Titanium Dioxide (Rutile and Anatase)
  • Chloride process
  • Sulfate process

They are used to inhibit or delay the degradation of plastics due to exposure to ultraviolet light or oxidation due to exposure to high temperatures along manufacturing or application, producing physical or color changes in the products.

Products:

• UV absorber: It absorbs incident UV radiation to protect the polymer. Although it doesn’t degrade quickly and converts UV energy into heat, thus dissipating it through the polymeric matrix.
  • Benzophenones: Good for general purposes on transparent films or pigmented compounds.
  • Benzotriazoles: In some applications they may have greater protection against the incidence of UV rays and resistance to oxidation than benzophenones.
• HALS: It inhibits the obtention of free radicals to prevent the degradation and damage of the polymeric material.
• Optical Brightener: Agents used to polish textiles, detergents, paper, fibers and plastics.
• Antioxidants: It prevents oxidation, it is the reaction of the polymer with oxygen. Oxidation can cause loss of impact resistance, elongation, surface cracking, and discoloration. Antioxidants prevent thermal oxidation reactions when plastics are processed at high temperatures and light-assisted oxidation when plastics are exposed to ultraviolet light. We have primary (phenolic) and secondary (phosphite) antioxidants in our portfolio.

Indispensable to improve the processability of transparent plastics or calendered films, guaranteeing homogeneity of mixing and displacement of the polymeric resin in the production equipment.

Products:

• Internal: It improves the processability of plastics by increasing fluidity. Internal lubricants are compatible with the resin and improve the melt flow of the resin, reducing viscosity and heat dissipation.
• External: Due to its incompatibility with the resin, it migrates to the surface and gives a continuous flow, reducing friction with the metallic parts of the equipment. Used to prevent damage to plastics or mold during processing. It is applied to the material or directly to the machine to process without damage.
• Oxidized polyethylene wax: Provides lubrication and modifies a formula by changing its viscosity and melting point.

They are used as lubrication auxiliaries, mold release agents or acid sequestrants due to their high thermal stability properties. They can also be used in the processing of molten plastics to optimize overall production performance and produce finished articles with smoother surfaces.

Products:

• Calcium
• Magnesium
• Zinc
• Barium
• Aluminium
• Stearic acid

They are used to give plastics a softer and more flexible characteristic, thus improving processability and giving specific physicochemical properties.

Products:

• Bio-based plasticizer
• Phthalates
• Maleates
• Phosphate esters

• Antistatic: It prevents the accumulation of static charges. In general, plastics are insulating, so they can accumulate static charges on their surface, which could negatively affect the transformation processes and create a problem for hygiene and aesthetics.
• Antifog: It is an additive that it is dosed on the inner layer of a film, its function is to distribute water droplets that can be formed by differences in surface tension to form a thin film that allows to clearly observe the content of the packaging or the culture of the greenhouse and prevents damage to them.
• Antiblock: Blocking is an unwanted adhesion between the outer layers of two films that can occur during extrusion or storage. Film reels can be difficult to wind or unwind, causing problems in converting operations such as cutting, printing, foiling, and more. Blocking is prevented by adding anti-blocking additives, such as silica, silicates or organic spherical products.

At Scalpel, we have different types of masterbatches and compounds to special applications and characteristics. We have allies with the capacity to develop tailor made products and solutions for industry and customers requirements. That includes products in the following applications: food film package, industrial packing, agricultural films, casting and blown film, fibers. Our products are used in production of PP, CPP, blowing and PE Cast.

Products:

We have a ample range of additives for extrusion and injection molding, linear films and blowing, fibers: multifilaments and no-wovens, agricultural films such as greenhouses, mulches and tunnels, BOPP, PP y PE, polyester, polycarbonate, PMMA.

• Crosslinked agents and Cross-linking UV Chambers
• Antifog
• Antiblock
• Resealable packing
• Antiodor
• Flame retardants
• Foaming agents:
  • Ecocell ®
• IR Absorbers
• Slip
• Light Stabilizers
• Metal Deactivators
• Purge Agents
• White Masterbatches
• Black Masterbatches

They are used to inhibit or delay the degradation of plastics due to exposure to ultraviolet light or oxidation due to exposure to high temperatures along manufacturing or application, producing physical or color changes in the products.

Products:

• UV absorber: It absorbs incident UV radiation to protect the polymer. Although it doesn’t degrade quickly and converts UV energy into heat, thus dissipating it through the polymeric matrix.
  • Benzophenones: Good for general purposes on transparent films or pigmented compounds.
  • Benzotriazoles: In some applications they may have greater protection against the incidence of UV rays and resistance to oxidation than benzophenones. Normally used in polystyrene.
• HALS: It inhibits the obtention of free radicals to prevent the degradation and damage of the polymeric material.
• Optical Brightener: Agents used to polish textiles, detergents, paper, fibers and plastics.
• Antioxidants: It prevents oxidation, it is the reaction of the polymer with oxygen. Oxidation can cause loss of impact resistance, elongation, surface cracking, and discoloration. Antioxidants prevent thermal oxidation reactions when plastics are processed at high temperatures and light-assisted oxidation when plastics are exposed to ultraviolet light.

Fine particles used to give a particular color to plastic resins.

Products:

• Organics
• Inorganics
• Pearlescent
• Solvent Dry
• UV
• Thermochromic
• Fluorescent
• Titanium Dioxide (Rutile and Anatase)
  • Chloride process
  • Sulfate process

Indispensable to improve the processability of transparent plastics or calendered films, guaranteeing homogeneity of mixing and displacement of the polymeric resin in the production equipment.

Products:

Non-oxidized Polyethylene Waxes: Chemically inert, good dispersion in polyethylene and polypropylene. Excellent antiblock action and good solvent retention.

Additionally, they are compatible with EVA resins and copolymers.

They are used to improve the processability of plastics, increasing fluidity, promoting fusion, giving a smoother surface and brightness to end products.

Products:

• General purposes: Used to make extrusions thinner and faster, reducing molding cycles.
• Fluoropolymer : This compound promotes the formation of an anti-adherent film in the extrusion to reduce material accumulation in the equipment. Improved productivity with less equipment downtime.

These agents foam the resin cell by heating it to the activation temperature, forming a foamed structure in the polymer matrix of the plastic. It decreases the density of the final product and saves resin and costs.

Products:

• Azodicarbonamide: Widely used in the plastic industry. It decomposes and releases gas at temperatures between 170 and 235°C. Used in polymers such as polyethylene, polypropylene and polystyrene.
• OBSH: White foaming agent used for foaming processes at low temperatures, between 140 to 170°C, with applications in rotational molding, artificial leather and other applications in rubber, EVA and LDPE.
• Microspheres: It contains gas that, when it is heated, expands its volume between 34-50 times to foam the resin, guaranteeing less polymer consumption and similar mechanical properties.

They are used as lubrication auxiliaries, mold release agents or acid sequestrants due to their high thermal stability properties. They can also be used in the processing of molten plastics to optimize overall production performance and produce finished articles with smoother surfaces.

Products:

• Calcium
• Magnesium
• Zinc
• Barium
• Aluminium

We provide different types of masterbatches and compounds to special applications and characteristics such as corrugated tiles, films and wires.

Products:

• Anti-reflective
• UV protection for upper layer
• Anti-scratch
• NIR reflectors
• Light diffusers
• Flame retardants
• White Masterbatches
• Black Masterbatches

Products:

• Accelerators
• Antioxidants
• Vulcanization agents
• Fire retardant

They are used to inhibit or delay the degradation of plastics due to exposure to ultraviolet light or oxidation due to exposure to high temperatures along manufacturing or application, producing physical or color changes in the products.

Products:

• UV absorber: It absorbs incident UV radiation to protect the polymer. Although it doesn’t degrade quickly and converts UV energy into heat, thus dissipating it through the polymeric matrix.
  • Benzophenones: Good for general purposes on transparent films or pigmented compounds.
  • Benzotriazoles: In some applications they may have greater protection against the incidence of UV rays and resistance to oxidation than benzophenones. Normally used in polystyrene.
• HALS: It inhibits the obtention of free radicals to prevent the degradation and damage of the polymeric material.
• Optical Brightener: Agents used to polish textiles, detergents, paper, fibers and plastics.
• Antioxidants: It prevents oxidation, it is the reaction of the polymer with oxygen. Oxidation can cause loss of impact resistance, elongation, surface cracking, and discoloration. Antioxidants prevent thermal oxidation reactions when plastics are processed at high temperatures and light-assisted oxidation when plastics are exposed to ultraviolet light.

This patented technology is capable of treating different types of products, extending the shelf life of the polymers:

• Printed films
• Metallized films
• Nets and ropes
• Bags
• Hoses

PARKACTIVE systems have the following processes:

• Washing
• Film separation layer by layer
• Purification

Each unit of the systems developed by PARKACTIVE is an independent unit and it can be operated separately. The systems developed make possible to reuse polymer resins to transform them into food grade products.

Products:

• Additives packages:
  • Antiwear Hydraulic Oil Additive Package
  • Gear Oil Additive Package
  • Cutting Oil Emulsifier Packages
• Antiwear Agents: Its main function is to prevent wear of the metallic parts of the engine, as well as acting as an antioxidant and anti corrosive. Indicated as additive for the formulation of multifunctional package for lubrication of internal combustion engines powered by gasoline, VNG, alcohol and diesel.
• Adhesiveness Agents: Used in formulations of lubricants to ensure their permanence in the parts to be lubricated, as well as reducing losses and preventing contamination at other points of the process.
• Extreme pressure agents:
  • Sulfurized: They have excellent thermal stability. It provides the final lubricant with greater greasiness, lubrication and extreme pressure properties.
  • Synthetic based sulfur: It has excellent thermal stability. It is soluble in paraffinic and naphthenic mineral oils. Provides excellent extreme pressure properties with anti-wear characteristics.
  • Bismuth-containing organic compounds: Low toxicity additives. Excellent for one with sulfur-based additives.
  • Sulfur and bismuth compounds: Low toxicity additives.
• Lubricating agents: They are used to increase greasiness and also for quenching oil formulations as a cooling agent.
• Anticorrosives: Corrosion inhibitors are additives that protect metallic surfaces against aggressive and damp atmospheres, as well as acids and oxygen attacks of. Corrosive agents can be the products from oil oxidation, as well as external agents present in the atmospheric air or even, in the case of internal combustion engines, acids formed during combustion.
• Biocides: Bactericide with good solubility in water and soluble oils, thus ensuring not only the preservation of the emulsion but also protection of the concentrated product.
• Emulsifiers – Intermediaries:
  • Anticorrosives
  • Biocides
  • Anti-foaming agents
  • Lubricity agents
  • Dispersants
• Emulsifiers – Packages: Products that give mineral oil the possibility to emulsify or mix in water. They reduce surface tension and form a relatively stable film at the oil/water interface. These films prevent agglutination and separation of the emulsion.

They give anti-corrosion, anti-foaming and dispersing properties.

• Emulsions for mineral oil
• Semisynthetic
• Synthetic

• Esters: It exhibits low viscosity and excellent lubricant properties for working with metals. In addition to being indicated as a lubricating fluid, it is also an alternative fuel for vehicles or equipment powered by diesel.
• Antifoams: Indicated for soluble cutting oil formulations. In addition to total efficiency of foam breakdown. Retards its excessive formation and has exceptional resistance to pH variations of the emulsion.

Products:

• Additives packages:
  • Diesel
  • Gasoline
  • Marine engines
  • 2 and 4 Strokes Engine
  • ATF packages
  • Antiwear Hydraulic Oil

• Pour point depressants: Is a chemical compound that decreases the oil freezing temperature caused by the paraffins crystallization in their composition. Through the formation of a protective film in the external surface of paraffin crystals, the additive changes crystal size inhibiting side growth and maintaining the oil in the liquid state.
• Antiwear agent: indicated in lubricant formulations to prevent direct metal-to-metal contact between lubricated surfaces. Its operating mechanism is verified by the formation of a protective film (physical adsorption) between the metallic surfaces.
• Detergents: Compound based on alkaline metallic sulphonate that neutralizes the acid fumes arising from the combustion reaction and also prevents deposit formation on the engine metallic surfaces.
• Improver Viscosity Index: These are chemical compounds that reduce the viscosity variation based on temperature. These compounds create protective structures in the lubricant and as the temperature rises, the solubility in oil increases, but the structures also increase their volume in the matrix which blocks the fluid flow. This raises the viscosity of the oil at higher temperatures.

Products:

• Pour point depressants: Is a chemical compound that decreases the oil freezing temperature caused by the paraffins crystallization in their composition. Through the formation of a protective film in the external surface of paraffin crystals, the additive changes crystal size inhibiting side growth and maintaining the oil in the liquid state.

Necessary additives to prevent PVC degradation during resin transformation processes, which are usually carried out at temperatures above 180°C.

Products:

• Thermal stabilizers based on Calcium – Zinc: CaZn
• Thermal stabilizers based on Barium – Zinc: Ba-Zn
• Thermal stabilizers based on Ba-Cd-Zn
• Thermal stabilizers based on Methyl TIn Mercaptide (MTM)

They allow plastic products to absorb hits and withstand impact without fracturing.

Products:

• Acrylics: They improve impact characteristics, with good resistance to environmental conditions. The main applications are profiles, pipes and sheets.
• MBS: Methyl Butadiene Styrene modifiers are used to improve the impact resistance of PVC materials without sacrificing transparency. Used in a variety of rigid and semi-rigid applications and processes such as bottle blowing, film calendering and profile extrusion.
• Chlorinated Polyethylene (CPE): Resistance to rupture and aging by high temperature, in addition it has excellent chemical and oil resistance. The main applications are profiles, pipes and sheets.
• ACM system: Used to improve the uniformity of the PVC matrix. Application in pipes, WPC, profiles and sheets.

They are used to improve the processability of plastics, increasing fluidity, promoting fusion, giving a smoother surface and brightness to end products.

Products:

● General purposes: Used to make extrusions thinner and faster, reducing molding cycles.
● Transparent: They are used for applications where a final product with high levels of transparency must be obtained. Increased crystal initiation rate, improved transparency, better flow, faster setup.
● SAN type: It can effectively promote the plasticization of PVC, improve the surface gloss, improve the heat distortion temperature of PVC products, while giving PVC products higher surface hardness and rigidity.
● Lubricated: It reduces resin viscosity without changing other properties, such as better flow at lower temperatures, it reduced flow marks.
● Foaming regulator: Ir promotes the formation of the polymeric structure of foamed PVC, improving the thermal resistance and extensibility of the melt.

It releases foaming gas upon heating decomposition at a predetermined temperature, swelling the cells of the PVC and giving a foamed structure to the polymer matrix. It decreases the density of the final product and saves resin and costs.

Products:

• ● Azodicarbonamide: Widely used for the calendering and injection of PVC and plastisols. It decomposes and releases gas at temperatures between 170 and 235°C.
• OBSH: White foaming agent used for foaming processes at low temperatures, between 140 to 170°C, with applications in rotational molding, artificial leather and other applications in rubber, EVA and LDPE.
• Microspheres: It contains gas that, when it is heated, expands its volume between 34-50 times to foam the resin, guaranteeing less polymer consumption and similar mechanical properties.

Fine particles used to give a particular color to plastic resins.

Products:

• Organics
• Inorganics
• Pearlescent
• Solvent Dry
• UV
• Thermochromic
• Fluorescent
• Titanium Dioxide (Rutile and Anatase)
  • Chloride process
  • Sulfate process

They are used to inhibit or delay the degradation of plastics due to exposure to ultraviolet light or oxidation due to exposure to high temperatures along manufacturing or application, producing physical or color changes in the products.

Products:

• UV absorber: It absorbs incident UV radiation to protect the polymer. Although it doesn’t degrade quickly and converts UV energy into heat, thus dissipating it through the polymeric matrix.
  • Benzophenones: Good for general purposes on transparent films or pigmented compounds.
  • Benzotriazoles: In some applications they may have greater protection against the incidence of UV rays and resistance to oxidation than benzophenones.
• HALS: It inhibits the obtention of free radicals to prevent the degradation and damage of the polymeric material.
• Optical Brightener: Agents used to polish textiles, detergents, paper, fibers and plastics.
• Antioxidants: It prevents oxidation, it is the reaction of the polymer with oxygen. Oxidation can cause loss of impact resistance, elongation, surface cracking, and discoloration. Antioxidants prevent thermal oxidation reactions when plastics are processed at high temperatures and light-assisted oxidation when plastics are exposed to ultraviolet light. We have primary (phenolic) and secondary (phosphite) antioxidants in our portfolio.

Indispensable to improve the processability of transparent plastics or calendered films, guaranteeing homogeneity of mixing and displacement of the polymeric resin in the production equipment.

Products:

• Internal: It improves the processability of plastics by increasing fluidity. Internal lubricants are compatible with the resin and improve the melt flow of the resin, reducing viscosity and heat dissipation.
• External: Due to its incompatibility with the resin, it migrates to the surface and gives a continuous flow, reducing friction with the metallic parts of the equipment. Used to prevent damage to plastics or mold during processing. It is applied to the material or directly to the machine to process without damage.
• Oxidized polyethylene wax: Provides lubrication and modifies a formula by changing its viscosity and melting point.

They are used as lubrication auxiliaries, mold release agents or acid sequestrants due to their high thermal stability properties. They can also be used in the processing of molten plastics to optimize overall production performance and produce finished articles with smoother surfaces.

Products:

• Calcium
• Magnesium
• Zinc
• Barium
• Aluminium
• Stearic acid

They are used to give plastics a softer and more flexible characteristic, thus improving processability and giving specific physicochemical properties.

Products:

• Bio-based plasticizer
• Phthalates
• Maleates
• Phosphate esters

• Antistatic: It prevents the accumulation of static charges. In general, plastics are insulating, so they can accumulate static charges on their surface, which could negatively affect the transformation processes and create a problem for hygiene and aesthetics.
• Antifog: It is an additive that it is dosed on the inner layer of a film, its function is to distribute water droplets that can be formed by differences in surface tension to form a thin film that allows to clearly observe the content of the packaging or the culture of the greenhouse and prevents damage to them.
• Antiblock: Blocking is an unwanted adhesion between the outer layers of two films that can occur during extrusion or storage. Film reels can be difficult to wind or unwind, causing problems in converting operations such as cutting, printing, foiling, and more. Blocking is prevented by adding anti-blocking additives, such as silica, silicates or organic spherical products.

At Scalpel, we have different types of masterbatches and compounds to special applications and characteristics. We have allies with the capacity to develop tailor made products and solutions for industry and customers requirements. That includes products in the following applications: food film package, industrial packing, agricultural films, casting and blown film, fibers. Our products are used in production of PP, CPP, blowing and PE Cast.

Products:

We have a ample range of additives for extrusion and injection molding, linear films and blowing, fibers: multifilaments and no-wovens, agricultural films such as greenhouses, mulches and tunnels, BOPP, PP y PE, polyester, polycarbonate, PMMA.

• Crosslinked agents and Cross-linking UV Chambers
• Antifog
• Antiblock
• Resealable packing
• Antiodor
• Flame retardants
• Foaming agents:
  • Ecocell ®
• IR Absorbers
• Slip
• Light Stabilizers
• Metal Deactivators
• Purge Agents
• White Masterbatches
• Black Masterbatches

They are used to inhibit or delay the degradation of plastics due to exposure to ultraviolet light or oxidation due to exposure to high temperatures along manufacturing or application, producing physical or color changes in the products.

Products:

• UV absorber: It absorbs incident UV radiation to protect the polymer. Although it doesn’t degrade quickly and converts UV energy into heat, thus dissipating it through the polymeric matrix.
  • Benzophenones: Good for general purposes on transparent films or pigmented compounds.
  • Benzotriazoles: In some applications they may have greater protection against the incidence of UV rays and resistance to oxidation than benzophenones. Normally used in polystyrene.
• HALS: It inhibits the obtention of free radicals to prevent the degradation and damage of the polymeric material.
• Optical Brightener: Agents used to polish textiles, detergents, paper, fibers and plastics.
• Antioxidants: It prevents oxidation, it is the reaction of the polymer with oxygen. Oxidation can cause loss of impact resistance, elongation, surface cracking, and discoloration. Antioxidants prevent thermal oxidation reactions when plastics are processed at high temperatures and light-assisted oxidation when plastics are exposed to ultraviolet light.

Fine particles used to give a particular color to plastic resins.

Products:

• Organics
• Inorganics
• Pearlescent
• Solvent Dry
• UV
• Thermochromic
• Fluorescent
• Titanium Dioxide (Rutile and Anatase)
  • Chloride process
  • Sulfate process

Indispensable to improve the processability of transparent plastics or calendered films, guaranteeing homogeneity of mixing and displacement of the polymeric resin in the production equipment.

Products:

Non-oxidized Polyethylene Waxes: Chemically inert, good dispersion in polyethylene and polypropylene. Excellent antiblock action and good solvent retention.

Additionally, they are compatible with EVA resins and copolymers.

They are used to improve the processability of plastics, increasing fluidity, promoting fusion, giving a smoother surface and brightness to end products.

Products:

• General purposes: Used to make extrusions thinner and faster, reducing molding cycles.
• Fluoropolymer : This compound promotes the formation of an anti-adherent film in the extrusion to reduce material accumulation in the equipment. Improved productivity with less equipment downtime.

These agents foam the resin cell by heating it to the activation temperature, forming a foamed structure in the polymer matrix of the plastic. It decreases the density of the final product and saves resin and costs.

Products:

• Azodicarbonamide: Widely used in the plastic industry. It decomposes and releases gas at temperatures between 170 and 235°C. Used in polymers such as polyethylene, polypropylene and polystyrene.
• OBSH: White foaming agent used for foaming processes at low temperatures, between 140 to 170°C, with applications in rotational molding, artificial leather and other applications in rubber, EVA and LDPE.
• Microspheres: It contains gas that, when it is heated, expands its volume between 34-50 times to foam the resin, guaranteeing less polymer consumption and similar mechanical properties.

They are used as lubrication auxiliaries, mold release agents or acid sequestrants due to their high thermal stability properties. They can also be used in the processing of molten plastics to optimize overall production performance and produce finished articles with smoother surfaces.

Products:

• Calcium
• Magnesium
• Zinc
• Barium
• Aluminium

We provide different types of masterbatches and compounds to special applications and characteristics such as corrugated tiles, films and wires.

Products:

• Anti-reflective
• UV protection for upper layer
• Anti-scratch
• NIR reflectors
• Light diffusers
• Flame retardants
• White Masterbatches
• Black Masterbatches

Products:

• Accelerators
• Antioxidants
• Vulcanization agents
• Fire retardant

They are used to inhibit or delay the degradation of plastics due to exposure to ultraviolet light or oxidation due to exposure to high temperatures along manufacturing or application, producing physical or color changes in the products.

Products:

• UV absorber: It absorbs incident UV radiation to protect the polymer. Although it doesn’t degrade quickly and converts UV energy into heat, thus dissipating it through the polymeric matrix.
  • Benzophenones: Good for general purposes on transparent films or pigmented compounds.
  • Benzotriazoles: In some applications they may have greater protection against the incidence of UV rays and resistance to oxidation than benzophenones. Normally used in polystyrene.
• HALS: It inhibits the obtention of free radicals to prevent the degradation and damage of the polymeric material.
• Optical Brightener: Agents used to polish textiles, detergents, paper, fibers and plastics.
• Antioxidants: It prevents oxidation, it is the reaction of the polymer with oxygen. Oxidation can cause loss of impact resistance, elongation, surface cracking, and discoloration. Antioxidants prevent thermal oxidation reactions when plastics are processed at high temperatures and light-assisted oxidation when plastics are exposed to ultraviolet light.

This patented technology is capable of treating different types of products, extending the shelf life of the polymers:

• Printed films
• Metallized films
• Nets and ropes
• Bags
• Hoses

PARKACTIVE systems have the following processes:

• Washing
• Film separation layer by layer
• Purification

Each unit of the systems developed by PARKACTIVE is an independent unit and it can be operated separately. The systems developed make possible to reuse polymer resins to transform them into food grade products.

Products:

• Additives packages:
  • Antiwear Hydraulic Oil Additive Package
  • Gear Oil Additive Package
  • Cutting Oil Emulsifier Packages
• Antiwear Agents: Its main function is to prevent wear of the metallic parts of the engine, as well as acting as an antioxidant and anti corrosive. Indicated as additive for the formulation of multifunctional package for lubrication of internal combustion engines powered by gasoline, VNG, alcohol and diesel.
• Adhesiveness Agents: Used in formulations of lubricants to ensure their permanence in the parts to be lubricated, as well as reducing losses and preventing contamination at other points of the process.
• Extreme pressure agents:
  • Sulfurized: They have excellent thermal stability. It provides the final lubricant with greater greasiness, lubrication and extreme pressure properties.
  • Synthetic based sulfur: It has excellent thermal stability. It is soluble in paraffinic and naphthenic mineral oils. Provides excellent extreme pressure properties with anti-wear characteristics.
  • Bismuth-containing organic compounds: Low toxicity additives. Excellent for one with sulfur-based additives.
  • Sulfur and bismuth compounds: Low toxicity additives.
• Lubricating agents: They are used to increase greasiness and also for quenching oil formulations as a cooling agent.
• Anticorrosives: Corrosion inhibitors are additives that protect metallic surfaces against aggressive and damp atmospheres, as well as acids and oxygen attacks of. Corrosive agents can be the products from oil oxidation, as well as external agents present in the atmospheric air or even, in the case of internal combustion engines, acids formed during combustion.
• Biocides: Bactericide with good solubility in water and soluble oils, thus ensuring not only the preservation of the emulsion but also protection of the concentrated product.
• Emulsifiers – Intermediaries:
  • Anticorrosives
  • Biocides
  • Anti-foaming agents
  • Lubricity agents
  • Dispersants
• Emulsifiers – Packages: Products that give mineral oil the possibility to emulsify or mix in water. They reduce surface tension and form a relatively stable film at the oil/water interface. These films prevent agglutination and separation of the emulsion.

They give anti-corrosion, anti-foaming and dispersing properties.

• Emulsions for mineral oil
• Semisynthetic
• Synthetic

• Esters: It exhibits low viscosity and excellent lubricant properties for working with metals. In addition to being indicated as a lubricating fluid, it is also an alternative fuel for vehicles or equipment powered by diesel.
• Antifoams: Indicated for soluble cutting oil formulations. In addition to total efficiency of foam breakdown. Retards its excessive formation and has exceptional resistance to pH variations of the emulsion.

Products:

• Additives packages:
  • Diesel
  • Gasoline
  • Marine engines
  • 2 and 4 Strokes Engine
  • ATF packages
  • Antiwear Hydraulic Oil

• Pour point depressants: Is a chemical compound that decreases the oil freezing temperature caused by the paraffins crystallization in their composition. Through the formation of a protective film in the external surface of paraffin crystals, the additive changes crystal size inhibiting side growth and maintaining the oil in the liquid state.
• Antiwear agent: indicated in lubricant formulations to prevent direct metal-to-metal contact between lubricated surfaces. Its operating mechanism is verified by the formation of a protective film (physical adsorption) between the metallic surfaces.
• Detergents: Compound based on alkaline metallic sulphonate that neutralizes the acid fumes arising from the combustion reaction and also prevents deposit formation on the engine metallic surfaces.
• Improver Viscosity Index: These are chemical compounds that reduce the viscosity variation based on temperature. These compounds create protective structures in the lubricant and as the temperature rises, the solubility in oil increases, but the structures also increase their volume in the matrix which blocks the fluid flow. This raises the viscosity of the oil at higher temperatures.

Products:

• Pour point depressants: Is a chemical compound that decreases the oil freezing temperature caused by the paraffins crystallization in their composition. Through the formation of a protective film in the external surface of paraffin crystals, the additive changes crystal size inhibiting side growth and maintaining the oil in the liquid state.