LG Innotek has successfully developed new types of high-performance hybrid lenses for autonomous driving that have reduced size and thickness while increasing price competitiveness compared to existing products in the market. Cost-effective Hybrid Lenses Cameras are key components of autonomous driving solutions as they help detect the driver’s movements. The company said it developed new […]

ELIX Polymers has collaborated with Repsol and Leitat on a sociotechnological project with Ayúdame3D, a Spanish social startup that promotes the social value of technology through awareness-raising programs to help people with disabilities thanks to 3D printing. Sustainable Orthopedic Solution Ayúdame3D creates and delivers 3D printed prosthetics called Trésdesis, free of charge to people throughout the world. It obtains

SABIC collaborates with Scientex in the packaging value chain to enable the manufacturer to develop material for the world’s first flexible food packaging made based on advanced recycled OBP, using SABIC® certified circular polypropylene (PP). The material is being used in a premium brand noodles packaging sold in Malaysia. Tackling Plastic Waste Issue Through Value Chain

Sulzer Chemtech has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with VTT to advance the development and popularization of a fully integrated processing train that converts poorly recycled waste PS into high-purity styrene suitable to produce various grades of styrenic polymers. These will also include demanding food-related applications with stringent, low VOC (volatile organic compounds) requirements.

In a recent paper in Nature Communications, researchers at the Industrial Sustainable Chemistry group led by Prof. Gert-Jan Gruter take an important step towards the production of fully biobased, rigid polyesters. Overcoming Low Reactivity of Biobased Secondary Diols They present a simple, yet innovative, synthesis strategy to overcome the inherently low reactivity of biobased secondary

At Plast India 2023 from February 1 to 5 in Delhi, India, injection molding machine manufacturer and system solution provider ENGEL will be demonstrating how the benefits of all-electric injection molding machines can be leveraged in a cost-efficient way. Precision Molding for Caps and Closures By manufacturing flip-top caps and closures from a 32-cavity mold

After two years of work, the BIOMAC project is ready to offer its services to the best European small and medium enterprises, as well as Research Centers working in the field of bio-nanomaterials. BIOMAC is a Horizon 2020 project fostering an Open Innovation Test Bed (OITB), a true collaborative ecosystem where technologies and solutions utilizing

Toray Industries, Inc., announced that it will begin selling nylon 6 chemically recycled fiber (N6CR) yarns, textiles, and other products in Japan from March 2023. These offerings will apply Toray’s depolymerization and repolymerization technology to recycled plastics and other materials that Refineverse Group, Inc., makes from recovered fishing nets. Envisioning 50% Sale Rise in 2

Importance of Radiation & Sterilization Most polymers can be degraded by photolysis to give lower molecular weight molecules. Electromagnetic waves with the energy of visible light or higher energy levels are usually involved in such reactions. These EMW include: Ultraviolet light X-rays and Gamma rays Among several types of radiations used currently for material testing,

Following the construction of its first PLA (poly-lactic acid) plant in China in 2021, Futerro’s ambition is to set up a new fully integrated biorefinery in the industrial and port area of Port-Jérôme, in the Caux Seine agglomeration (commune of Saint-Jean-de-Folleville), located on the Seine axis between Rouen and Le Havre. First Bio-renewable Plastic Futerro,

ExxonMobil announced the successful startup of its new polypropylene production unit at the Polyolefins Plant in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. High-performance and Durable Polymer The unit increases polypropylene production capacity along the Gulf Coast by 450,000 metric tons per year, meeting growing demand for high-performance, lightweight and durable plastics, particularly for automotive parts that can improve fuel

On November 30 the European Commission published the long-awaited Policy Framework for Biobased, Biodegradable and Compostable Plastics and the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation – part of the EU Circular Economy Package II. Homogeneous Assessment of Bio-based Content in Plastics TotalEnergies Corbion has been engaged in the discussion regarding the Policy Framework due to its direct

Lubrizol 3D Printing Solutions and colorFabb announce the joint development of new varioShore TPU™ materials to increase foaming capabilities and present extra functionalities for additive manufacturing. varioShore TPU™ is made with Lubrizol’s ESTANE® 3D thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) technology. Adjustable Hardness with Anti-bacterial Properties varioShoreTPU™’s unique filament technology enables a different hardness range to be printed within a

At the COMPAMED 2022 exhibition, HEXPOL TPE officially launched their medical TPEs with bio-attributed content according to the mass balance principle. Adding to their growing portfolio of materials that enable a shift away from fossil feedstocks. Gradual Increase of Bio-circular Share HEXPOL TPE identified mass balance as a good option for their medical customers as the resulting

In September 2021, I contributed an article on medical plastics. While this article is a good general introduction to trends in medical plastics, this new article covers a selection of new developments which have happened since, in what is a fast-moving field. They range from the mundane to the exotic! Innovation by medical device producers continues