Despite the high prices compared to other engineering polymers, high temperature polymers still stand as one of the fastest growing segments of the plastics industry. These polymers are employed in mass production markets to offer an increasing balance of thermal, mechanical, electrical and other properties for emerging high performance applications. Due to the high temperature […]

At ENGEL’s stand in JEC World 2022, visitors can see live how organic sheets and unidirectional tapes are not just shaped, but also functionalized in one integrated step by overmolding the preforms by injection molding. The main component of the production cell, which is producing demonstration components made of continuous fibre-reinforced polyamide (PA), is a tie-bar-less

Rice chemist James Tour and co-lead authors Rice alumnus Wala Algozeeb, graduate student Paul Savas and postdoctoral researcher Zhe Yuan have reported that heating plastic waste in the presence of potassium acetate produced particles with nanometer-scale pores that trap carbon dioxide molecules. These particles can be used to remove CO2 from flue gas streams, they reported.“Point

Bottle manufacturer Yiwu Midi Technology, Zhejiang has selected Ultrason® P 3010 from BASF to produce reusable to-go mugs for the market launch of its new business segment. Because of its durability, high-temperature resistance and design versatility the BASF polyphenylsulfone (PPSU) offers a unique combination of lifestyle attributes and sustainability for high-quality to-go cups that are

At ENGEL’s stand in JEC World 2022, visitors can see live how organic sheets and unidirectional tapes are not just shaped, but also functionalized in one integrated step by overmolding the preforms by injection molding. The main component of the production cell, which is producing demonstration components made of continuous fibre-reinforced polyamide (PA), is a tie-bar-less

SABIC has announced a collaboration with Mattel to incorporate certified renewable polymers from SABIC’s TRUCIRCLE™ program across Mattel’s products offering. The first Mattel toy products to enter the market in 2022 using certified renewable SABIC® PP (polypropylene) polymers will be from MEGA™ and Matchbox, with more to followHeading the initiative will be MEGA BLOKS Green Town,

Products to Reduce Carbon Emissions “With the market clearly focused on a circular economy, we are committed to the development of unique and innovative products that reduce carbon emissions and deliver sustainability advantages,” said Rudi Herbst, President and CEO of United Soft Plastics. Market drivers include the emergence of state and federal legislation on single-use

MOL Group has acquired ReMat Zrt., a recycler with production plants located in Tiszaújváros and Rakamaz, Hungary, and a logistics hub in Bratislava, Slovakia. ReMat is a market leading plastics recycler in Hungary with an annual processing capacity of 25,000 tons and almost 200 employees. The transaction fits into MOL’s portfolio and its goal to

Focus on Manufacturing and Supplying KEP will now focus solely on manufacturing and supplying high quality products to its shareholders, who will independently market them globally and without competitive restrictions. Celanese and MGC believe that focusing KEP’s efforts on manufacturing and supplying its shareholders with a portfolio of innovative products is a necessary response to

Partnership with Karl Bachl BASF has developed the new raw material together with Karl Bachl GmbH & Co KG and turned it into a market-ready product. The quality of the recycled material used plays a pivotal role in meeting the exacting product demands in the various construction applications. This high-quality standard is one of the

DuPont has entered into a definitive agreement with Celanese Corporation to divest most of the Mobility & Materials segment including the Engineering Polymers business line and select product lines within the Performance Resins and Advanced Solutions business lines for $11.0 billion in cash, subject to customary transaction adjustments in accordance with the definitive agreement, which represents an enterprise

Ideal for Fresh Food and Takeaway Packaging RMIT PhD researcher Mehran Ghasemlou, lead author of the study said the new bioplastic was ideal for fresh food and takeaway packaging. “Plastic waste is one of our biggest environmental challenges but the alternatives we develop need to be both eco-friendly and cost-effective, to have a chance of

Flexibility, Durability and Soft Touch THERMOLAST® H TPE series of compounds exhibit flexibility, durability, and a soft and velvety surface in respective applications. These compounds, available in a variety of pre-coloration options, have a wide processing window and can be processed via injection molding and extrusion. Furthermore, KRAIBURG TPE is able to customize the compounds

Eastman to announce plans to invest up to $1 billion in a material-to-material molecular recycling facility in France. This facility would use Eastman’s polyester renewal technology to recycle up to 160,000 metric tons annually of hard-to-recycle plastic waste that is currently being incinerated. The investment would recycle enough plastic waste annually to fill Stade de France

Maximized Performance and Comfort KRAIBURG TPE’s compounds offer excellent resistance to sebum and oil and, thus, are suitable for applications such as earphones, headsets, and earpiece tips that are in constant contact with the human body. With the soft touch feature of KRAIBURG TPE compounds, comfort is also maximized, especially in wearable electronic devices. TPE