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Gerhardi has selected Elix ABS P2MC for a two-component front grille used in a new premium electric vehicle from a German manufacturer. The material is designed for chrome-plated parts with demanding surface and dimensional requirements.
At Fakuma 2026, Arburg will present a turnkey cell based on an Allrounder More 2000. The system produces 32 two-coloured ABS dominoes per cycle and automates box preparation, assembly and output of complete game sets.
NexPoint Materials has begun operating as a standalone engineering thermoplastics company following its acquisition from SABIC’s Engineering Thermoplastics business by Mutares SE & Co. KGaA.
Bianchi Industry has selected mechanically recycled E-Loop ABS from ELIX Polymers for selected vending machine components. The material is intended to reduce the carbon footprint while maintaining processing performance, surface quality and mechanical strength.
SABIC signed two agreements to sell its European petrochemicals business and its regional engineering thermoplastics business in the Americas and Europe with a combined value of USD 950 million, as part of its portfolio optimization program.
Outdated views on regulation, environmental aspects and processing still surround PVC edgebanding. Below are five common myths contrasted with technical information and statements from the manufacturer, MAAG Polska.
Elix ABS HH 3110 has received RecyClass Technology Approval and is recognised as compatible with ABS automotive and EEE recycling streams. The resin is also designated as a control material for RecyClass recyclability testing.
RecyClass has issued its first Automotive and EEE Technology Approval to Dow’s Elvaloy AC 1330, confirming full compatibility with the ABS recycling stream under European-like conditions.
Kraiburg TPE has introduced the FC/CM3/AD1 TPE series designed for direct contact with fatty foods. The compounds meet EU 10/2011 and US FDA 21 CFR 177.2600 requirements and adhere to a range of polar thermoplastics.
Elix Polymers launched PC/ABS GR 5120, a low-gloss matte grade for automotive interiors that reduces surface reflectivity while maintaining impact, dimensional and thermal performance. The material offers high weatherability with low emissions and odor, and will be shown at K fair.
Bio-Fed, a branch of Akro-Plastic GmbH, introduced M·Cyclose, a product line of recyclate solutions that combines ready-to-use grades with customer-specific compounds for packaging, household appliances and consumer goods.
SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, introduced today its new LNP Elcres CXL polycarbonate (PC) copolymer resins featuring exceptional chemical resistance.
At this year’s Fakuma exhibition (Hall B1-1115), Hexpol TPE will present a further expansion of their Dryflex Circular TPE materials containing post-consumer and/or post-industrial recycled content.
Canon Inc. announced today that it will launch new plastic sorting equipment with innovative material identification technology.
Grades in the Gravi-Tech™ Density Modified Formulations 5200 MS series offer an alternative to ABS materials in luxury packaging caps and closures.
New Ampacet ColorMark masterbatch that enables processors to create permanent lettering and designs in intricate detail on dark plastic surfaces.
Kraiburg TPE presents further more sustainable product solutions: Recycling Content TPE.
New compounds for drinking water and hot water applications as well as trendsetting TPE solutions that contain high proportions of bio-based and recycled materials
MX 4000-75000 for stack and multi-cavity molds Products up to 50 kilograms in weight Recycling: APCplus creates more leeway for material purchasing Delivering the heavyweight on 22 trucks
Rinco demonstrates energy saving capability of Servo-Driven Ultrasonic Welding Systems in new automotive application
The new 9,300 m2 manufacturing unit in Chongqing is now complete and has already started producing and supplying plastic compounds based on both virgin and recycled plastic raw materials.
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.
The Łukasiewicz Research Network - Institute for Engineering of Polymer Materials and Dyes presents the technological line for filament extrusion and the technology to produce experimental hybrid materials intended for spatial printing using FDM
Hamburg-based distributor K.D. Feddersen is cooperating with French greentech company Skytech to distribute its portfolio in Europe with immediate effect.
Sinochem International, Elix Polymers' parent company, opens its compounding Factory in Yangzhou, China
In collaboration with Polykemi, Separett saved almost 700 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year thanks to a material-smart choice. This corresponds to emissions from around 400 cars.
ABS/PMMA sheet manufacturer future proofs its extrusion lines by retrofitting them with rotary filtration systems for processing regrind
Grafe develops and produces individually tailored, ready-to-process Compalen Slip Strip conditioning compounds for the manufacturing of wet razor lube strips.
Countless companies are facing major financial tasks in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis. This also applies to SuperBon, a recycling company in north-western Romania - albeit an optimistic one.
INEOS Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, has today announced the start of ABS production in Wingles, France, having completed the conversion of an existing polystyrene line to the production of ABS.
Ineos Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, has announced today that two of its European production sites, namely Antwerp, Belgium and Ludwigshafen, Germany received the ISCC PLUS certification from ISCC.
International plastics and additives distributor Biesterfeld Plastic will soon be in an even better position to satisfy the growing demand for ABS. This is thanks to the commissioning of a new, state-of-the-art production facility owned by long-term copolymers partner Chimei.
Indaver, a leader in sustainable waste management and INEOS Styrolution, global leader in styrenics, announced yesterday the first production of “ABrS”, i.e. ABS with the styrene component based on recycled feedstock.
Laser marking is a useful tool for implementing the mandatory unique device identification (UDI) that is required by actual medical legislations to protect against counterfeiting
The new metallic color masterbatches from Tosaf Color Service put an end to the previously typical and undesirable streaks and similar surface defects on plastic parts.
For some of Polykemi's customers, the prevailing world situation leads to production increases and need for more material than normal. An example of this is the development of longtime customer Liljas Plast AB in Hillerstorp Sweden, which among other things produces parts for respirators and face masks.