Polycarbonates Overview Polycarbonate (pol-ee-KAR-bun-ate) is a term used both for a specific compound and for a class of compounds with similar chemical structures. The members of this family are made by reacting phosgene (COCl2) with any compound...

Polycarbonates are a particular group of thermoplastic polymers. They are easily worked, moulded, and thermoformed; as such, these plastics are very widely used in the modern chemical industry. Their interesting features (temperature resistance, impact...

EDWARD T. PRICE GOT THE IDEA FOR A NEW business when Bayer bought his fine chemicals firm ChemDesign (Fitchburg, MA). "As a pilot plant manager at ChemDesign, I had to turn down a lot of business because my company did not want to...

Reaching for the Glass Ceiling GE Plastics and Bayer, the two largest polycarbonate resin producers, are wagering $40 million that they can position polycarbonate as a viable alternative to glass in automobiles. The funds support research by their joint venture, Exatec (Wixon,...

Catching his breath at a fitness club, Matt McHugh took a gulp of water from his trusty, hard-plastic Nalgene bottle and pondered the idea of switching to an alternative made of glass, stainless steel or another kind of plastic.Worries about a hormone-mimicking chemical used in...

The debate regarding the polycarbonate substance called BPA and its use in plastic baby bottles continues. The following is a response to Fit Pregnancy's request for the Food and Drug Administration's most current position on BPA use. The statement comes from the FDA's Office...