LyondellBasell and AFA Nord, a recycler of agricultural film, have agreed to create a 50:50 joint venture that intends to recycle post commercial flexible secondary packaging waste. The joint venture company, LMF Nord GmbH, plans to build a mechanical recycling plant in Northern Germany to turn Linear Low-Density Polyethylene (LLDPE) and Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE) waste into […]

Using the power of machine learning prediction, University of Wisconsin-Madison mechanical engineers have discovered several promising high-performance polymers out of a field of 8 million candidates. The aerospace, automobile and electronics industries use these polymers, known as polyimides, for a wide variety of applications because they have excellent mechanical and thermal properties, including strength, stiffness,

Borealis is launching Stelora™, a new class of sustainable engineering polymer offering increased strength, durability and a step change in heat-resistance capability. Stelora was developed in collaboration with TOPAS Advanced Polymers, a producer of cyclic olefin copolymer (COC). It is created using a unique process that combines COCs, which are a relatively new class of clear, high-purity polymer,

Envalior showcased its range of thermoplastics at Battery Show Europe 2023 in Stuttgart, Europe’s biggest trade show for cutting-edge technologies and production processes for batteries for electric and hybrid vehicles. Continuous FRPs that Withstands Extreme Stress “We regard new forms of mobility such as electric vehicles as being among the top growth areas for our

Polyamides (or nylon) are considered high-performance plastics. They exhibit high temperature & electrical resistances. They find their use in the automotive, transportation, consumer goods, and E&E industry. There are serval types of polyamide classes available in the market today. But are you finding it hard to select the right one for your specific application? Let

German materials manufacturer Covestro inaugurated a new production line for high-performance Thermoplastic Polyurethanes (TPUs) that will be used for production of paint protection films (PPF). The new line is located at the company’s existing site in Changhua, Taiwan. The investment and the expansion of its production capacities for high-performance Thermoplastic Polyurethanes at the site had been announced

Frigel brought to the PLAST 2023 show the main highlights of its portfolio of products tailored to the main Plastic market segments, such as Automotive, Packaging, Medical and all other sectors dedicated to the injection molding of Technical Parts. New machine-side solutions have been designed to ensure the maximum profitability and quickest ROI for the

INEOS Styrolution America LLC announces that they received ISCC PLUS certification from ISCC (International Sustainability & Carbon Certification) for its manufacturing sites in (Decatur) Alabama, and (Bayport) Texas. The certifications announced, mark a total of five INEOS Styrolution manufacturing sites in the Americas region to receive the ISCC PLUS Certification. The company first announced ISCC PLUS Certification

Toray Industries, Inc., announced that it will again increase production capacity for Torayfan® biaxially oriented polypropylene film at the Tsuchiura Plant in Ibaraki Prefecture. The move is part of ongoing efforts to meet growing demand for automotive capacitor film in an expanding market for electrified vehicles. When they go online in 2025, the upgraded facilities will

Toray Industries, Inc., Mitsui Chemicals, Inc., and Kumagai Co., Ltd., announced that they have jointly developed a revolutionary mono-material film packaging material and manufacturing process that are free of volatile organic compounds. Carbon dioxide emissions are 80% lower than from conventional counterparts with this new material, which is also recyclable. The lightness, transparency, and processing ease

SK chemicals has developed “ECO CLEAR” for sealed containers in collaboration with Komax. Use of this sustainable material is consistent with the company’s commitment to improving the environment. SK chemicals and Komax, announced on the 15th May that they will launch a sealed container, “ECO CLEAR,” made from “ECOZEN PRO,” a new material which enhances the functionality

Toray Industries, Inc., announced that its marketing & sales subsidiary, Toray Resins Europe GmbH (called TREU) has established a recycling process for glass-fiber-reinforced polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) resin waste from injection molding processes. 45% Lower Carbon Footprint than Original PPS TREU created its process by leveraging proprietary compounding technology in collaborating with tolling partner MKV GmbH Kunststoffgranulate, a

What is density? Density measures the mass per unit volume. It is denoted by the Greek word ρ (rho). The formula of density is: ρ = m/V where ρ is the density, m is the mass, and V is the volume. What are the units of density? The SI unit of density is kg/m3. The density of the various states of matter is given

A program to advance the discovery of new polymers has been developed by a team of interdisciplinary researchers across King’s Faculty of Natural, Mathematical and Engineering Sciences. The software called PySoftK uses AI to identify new polymer materials, which could be used across a wide range of applications including in medical technology, pharmaceuticals, energy storage