Specialty chemicals company LANXESS and Advent International (“Advent”), a global private equity investor with a record in chemicals investings, are establishing a joint venture for high-performance engineering polymers. Agreement Estimate The two companies signed an agreement to acquire the DSM Engineering Materials business (DEM) from Dutch group Royal DSM , which will become part of the new […]

INEOS Styrolution and Pal Packaging to partner on styrenics based sustainable food contact applications. Pal Packaging now incorporates the new mechanically recycled Styrolution® PS ECO, a 100% recycled polystyrene, in new food packaging solutions. Big Market Players Join Forces Pal Packaging is a division of the Greece based Palamidis SA corporation. After successful trials with the new

Basics of Density Density measures the mass per unit volume. It is calculated by dividing the mass of the material by the volume and is normally expressed in g/cm3. The density of a plastic sample may change due to change in crystallinity, loss of plasticizers, absorption of solvent, etc. It is important to note that density varies with temperature.

No one would ever imagine crumpling up their smartphone, television or another electronic device. Today’s displays – which are flat, rigid and fragile – lack the ability to reshape to interactively respond to users. As part of an overarching quest to build “skin-inspired” electronics that are soft and stretchy, Stanford University chemical engineer Zhenan Bao

SABIC has won the prestigious Edison Awards 2022 for its innovative technologies aligned closely with Saudi Vision 2030. This is the second year in a row SABIC’s solutions have been recognized by Edison Awards, which honor the world’s most innovative new products, services and business leaders. Awards in Four Different Categories The award in four different categories

The 35th CHINAPLAS has been postponed in view of the latest COVID development and further tightening of pandemic control measures in Shanghai and other provinces of China. New Dates, New Venue After careful consideration and consultation, the 35th CHINAPLAS originally scheduled from 25-28 April 2022 at National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai, will be

HDT stands for Heat Deflection Temperature or Heat Distortion Temperature. The heat deflection temperature is a measure of polymer’s resistance to distortion under a given load at elevated temperature. In other words, it is the temperature at which a given polymer test bar will be bended of 0.25 mm under a given load. It is one of the

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