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ANTIOXIDANTS The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. Priority Date: 14 March 1983

Method of chemically bonding antioxidants into polymers.

FIRE RETARDANT FOR RIM POLYDICYCLOPENTADIENE Hercules Inc. Priority Date: 9 May 1986

Phosphorus-based fire retardant composition.

COATED MINERAL FILLERS FOR PLASTICS Engelhard Corp. Priority Date: 3 July 1986

An impact modifier coating is first applied to the inorganic fill- er followed by a coupling agent.

STABILIZERS Adeka Argus Chemical Co. Priority Date: 16 July 1985

Hydrocarbyl (polyphenol)-poly (2,2,6,6_tetramethyl piperidyl- 1,3,5-triazines.

MARKETS

ENGINEERING FIBRES Du Pont sales of engineering fibre products in Europe rose more than 25% (against 10% in 1986) to $250m, reports the company. Further strong growth is expected in 1988. Above average gains were achieved by the engineered fibres'structures, where sales of Tyvek spun-bonded olefin, predominantly used in protective clothing, graphic arts and envelopes, rose over 30%. A new prod- uction facility in Luxembourg will go on stream later this year.

Aramid fibres continued their strong performance: European sales of the high strength Kevlar para-aramid and the high temperature resistant Nomex meta-aramid (representing about one third of DU

Pont's world aramid business) increased by 22%. European demand for Kevlar is expected to reach 5000 tonnes/year by 1990.

During 1988, two major projects of Du Pont's investment programme aimed at better servicing European demand will be completed, with the start-up of a spinning facility for Kevlar in Maydown/N.Ireland

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