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On is launching the Cloud X 5 with a midsole made of EVA foam produced using captured CO2 emissions. The company says the solution has scaled to more than one million pairs and, according to an LCA, reduces modeled carbon impact by more than 80% compared with conventional EVA.
Norda and Envalior have introduced the norda 055 with an Arnitel midsole. The shoe was developed for ultra long-distance races and demanding technical terrain.
Allotex and Daicel High Performance Polymers are collaborating on a storage and delivery system for allogeneic corneal implants. The solution uses precision-molded components made from TOPAS COC cyclic olefin copolymer.
The propylene price fell by EUR 25/t in November. After a slow first week, the polypropylene market in Poland stabilised towards the end of the second week of the month.
Mammoet planned and executed crane services, internal transport and equipment installation for Topas Advanced Polymers' new COC production plant at the Leuna chemical site in Germany. The scope covered around 500 plant components under tight schedules and high safety requirements.
Nylon Corporation of America has started up a third polymerization reactor for specialty nylons at its Manchester, New Hampshire site. The line is expected to double capacity for long-chain nylons and copolymers and precedes a fourth reactor slated for late 2026.
SABIC has introduced three non-fluorinated Siltem resin blend families as potential alternatives to ETFE, FEP and PVDF in wire and cable, targeting PFAS-related restrictions while improving processing and resistance properties.
The situation on the Polish polypropylene market remains stable but difficult. Low demand and the presence of cheap imported material are limiting the ability of producers and trading companies to maintain polypropylene prices.
Zhafir will present the Zeres medical at K 2025, featuring a live COC syringe barrel application on a ZE1500V-300h. The GMP-compliant platform integrates GoFactory for process monitoring and traceability and offers up to 2,530 bar injection pressure and 300 mm/s injection speed.
Polyethylene multilayer packaging containing polyamide 6 copolymers from Envalior can be recycled along with the waste from flexible polyethylene packaging.
Despite the lack of some materials in the market, there is no panic or increased purchasing activity from converters who buy raw materials only as needed.
“It’s K time again” – for all the companies intending to participate in K 2025 in Düsseldorf. From 8 to 15 October 2025 the international plastics and rubber industry will again meet at its most important international trade fair. Registration documents are now available.
The European market will operate in a kind of stop and go mode in 2024. This means that larger polymer manufacturers will schedule maintenance at different sites, thus limiting their emissions at the company group level.
Plast Eurasia Istanbul 2023, the 32nd International Istanbul Plastics Industry Fair, was held at Tüyap Fair and Congress Center in Istanbul, on November 22-25, 2023.
Rising expectations to Chinaplas 2024 from the industry
Celebrating 75 years of connecting the UK plastics industry
The world’s leading trade fair highlight for injection moulding, extrusion technology, thermoforming and 3D printing will deal with the forward-looking topics of circular economy, digitalisation, process automation and energy efficiency.
Celebrating 75 years of connecting the UK plastics industry
The plastics industry faces significant challenges in the coming years between 2025-2030. According to the commitments of the European Plastics Pactan average of 25-30% recycled plastic must be used in plastic finished products and packaging materials.
Krahn Ceramics is exhibiting for the first time at this year's Fakuma in Friedrichshafen, Germany, showing how ceramics and plastics can complement each other.
Arnitel Eco is a bio-based thermoplastic copolyester, partially derived from renewable rapeseed oil. This significantly reduces the material’s cradle-to-gate CO2 emissions – delivering a carbon footprint reduction of up to 50% compared to traditional copolyesters.
Ineos Olefins Belgium has today announced it has raised €3.5 billion to support the construction and operation of the most environmentally sustainable cracker in Europe.
In 2023, Interplas, the definitive and longest running UK plastics exhibition will be celebrating its 75th anniversary. Amidst a host of exciting features and new developments is the return of the PlastikCity pavilion for the third edition since its debut in 2017.
Plast Eurasia İstanbul Fair continues to grow in 2022 as it brought together the entire stakeholders of the sector in 2021 and offered a unique experience for the exhibitors and visitors, and became a gigantic trading platform by gathering 60.742 professional visitors from 138 countries and 852 leading companies from 39 countries…
Global manufacturer demonstrates circularity through plastics additives showcase
MyOrganizer – your ideal tool for preparing for the K 2022 trade fair
Plast Eurasia İstanbul Fair, organized by Tüyap in cooperation with PAGEV, is getting ready to bring everyone under one roof for the 31st time on November 23-26, 2022 in Istanbul.
Flawless granulates for the highest optical requirements
SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, will exhibit at CMPE 2021 in booth #8B61 its extensive portfolio of high-performance materials for 5G applications, including specialized LNP compounds and copolymers, Ultem and Noryl resins, and oligomers.
R&P Polyplastic Managing Partner Andrey Menshov summarized the results of Q1 in an interview to Russian plastic industry’s portal Plastinfo. The speaker also told about the company’s work in the face of the coronavirus epidemic and provided his forecasts for the year 2020.
On 11. October 1952, 65 years ago to the day, Messe Düsseldorf opened the first K – the trade fair for the plastics and rubber industry.
Velox announced its extended distribution partnership with Topas Advanced Polymers, effective of April 1.
Special copolyesters for pre coated metal coatings cater the trend for epoxy resin-free food packaging in particular.
Complementing its strong and innovative transparent specialty portfolio, Styrolution launched three new Zylar grades: Zylar 650, Zylar 245 and Zylar 765.
SABIC offers aircraft customers the industry's first polycarbonate copolymers to deliver breakthrough flame-smoke-toxicity performance.