Press Release
Mipelon™ fine powder improves tribological surface properties of paints and coatings
Meerbusch/Germany, February 2025 – Mipelon™ is a fine powder whose spherical particles consist of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMW-PE). As an additive, it significantly improves the sliding properties, abrasion resistance and chemical resistance of paints and coatings.
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Düsseldorf and Meerbusch / Germany, November 2024 – The spherical UHMW-PE fine powder Mipelon from Mitsui Chemicals Europe offers a high-performance alternative to PTFE in terms of sliding properties, abrasion resistance and chemical resistance in plastics, rubbers, paints and coatings.
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Meerbusch, Germany and Barcelona, Spain, August 2024. Plastics distributor Dreyplas and Spanish company Mekano4 (MK4), a specialist in technical solutions for bridge bearings and post-tensioning, have jointly developed MKSM® a thermoplastic sliding material.
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