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Black Moda Oy, a Finnish manufacturer of tricot clothes, bath and home textiles, knitwears and socks, is the first textile company to expand its packaging range to packaging bags made of carbon-neutral wood.
The trend toward developing complex, intricate automotive lighting designs using light-emitting diodes (LEDs) has created a need for high-performance thermoplastics with exceptional flow and easy mold release.
French automotive data and market research company Inovev projected that global automobile production will fall by 17% over the whole of 2020, representing a loss of 15 million vehicles compared to 2019 and returning volume to 2011 levels.
Nexeo Plastics, a leading global thermoplastics resin distributor, is proud to welcome Joost d’Hooghe as its new vice president of EMEA.
SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, is making a significant contribution to the battle against COVID-19 through increased production within its Lexan polycarbonate portfolio.
The Spanish company Cadel Deinking has been working on the removal of printing inks from plastic surfaces since 2014 and has developed an innovative process for this purpose.
The next Fakuma international trade fair for plastics processing will take place from the 12th through the 16th of October, 2021.
In today’s unprecedented turbulent times, the global manufacturing industry is undergoing profound and complex changes, facing uncertainties and challenges, while opening up new opportunities under the new normal.
The days of disposable plastic products are numbered – alternatives are needed. The success of LastObject’s reusable cotton swabs shows that the market is ready for change.
Evonik and HP’s new co-branded* elastomer is a flexible high-performance specialty powder based on a thermoplastic amide grade (TPA) for 3D printing.
Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRSE) will now run as a virtual event from 9 to 11 December 2020. Virginijus Sinkevičius, Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries at the European Commission will deliver the opening keynote address.
Mitsubishi Engineering-Plastics Corporation (MEP) meets the rapidly-changing stringent regulatory and functional requirements of the automotive, electronics and general industries markets for low formaldehyde emissions with a new polyacetal (POM) product family.
When it comes to demanding AM parts, the Freeformer is in its element. The Arburg Plastic Freeforming (APF) process with the Freeformer is predestined for medical technology, the processing of soft materials and PP, as well as for the additive manufacturing of multi-component parts.
Sibur announces senior appointments aimed at developing the Company's management and strengthening the executive team in key business areas.
PlasticsEurope launched its Operation Clean Sweep (OCS) annual Progress Report taking stock of the advancements made by our members together with the value chain towards ending pellet loss in any environment.
The Fakuma-Virtual digital marketplace deals with plastics processing in all of its aspects. Exhibitors participating at the 27th Fakuma international trade fair for plastics processing are showcasing their trade fair highlights and new products here.
The new Pocan XHR (Xtreme Hydrolysis-Resistant) product range from Lanxess boasts outstanding resistance to hydrolytic degradation in very hot and humid conditions.
Borealis and Menshen, a leading specialist for plastic closures and packaging systems, have collaborated on a series of 10 packaging closures based on Borcycle, an evolving recycling technology which transforms polyolefin-based waste streams into value-adding versatile solutions.
Central European Plastics Meeting is being postponed till March.
In the framework of its 3rd survey on the use of recycled plastic materials (rPM) by plastics converters in Europe, EuPC publishes a follow-up questionnaire on the effects of COVID-19.
Plastics can save our future and a spiral economy can make that happen, but how?
Domo Chemicals has expanded its Thermec range of enhanced polymers, with the introduction of a cost-efficient product based on polyether ether ketone (PEEK), blended with a solid polymeric lubricant.
Graphene Nanotubes in plastics are the basis for creating light, energy-efficient, and environmentally friendly cars of the future.
The Covid-19 pandemic has brought with it a wave of consequences for areas such as health, the global economy, the environment, and supply chains.
Guzman Global, family owned business with more than 80 years of history, and Hromatka Group have reached an agreement for the latter to take a majority stake in Guzman Polymers.
Within the framework of an extensive renewal of loading equipment Research and Production Enterprise “Polyplastic” invests over 10 million Rubles in newest diesel and electric fork lifters and electric elevator stackers.
With its latest agreement on the new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) and coronavirus recovery fund, the European Council has also approved the implementation of the so-called plastic tax as of the 1st of January 2021.
The expected boom in industrial production has fallen short. The low point of industrial production in April was followed by a slow increase in production in May.
Kiilto, a manufacturer of chemical industry products and Woodly, a Finnish company that has developed a novel wood-based plastic, are working together to develop Woodly packages for domestic cleaning products manufactured by Kiilto.
After the suspension of all non-essential activities due to the Covid-19 pandemic, organization commences for Plast 2021-international exhibition for the plastics and rubber industries, taking place in Milan from the 4th to the 7th of May of next year.
BASF has now developed Ultramid® Advanced N5H UN, a polyphthalamide (PPA) that can be manufactured into semi-finished parts by extrusion.
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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.
Global materials science expert Milliken & Company is once again leveraging its unique capabilities to help produce needed medical personal protective equipment (PPE) amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
B.Bigler AG provides its resident, well-established, and country-wide sales net and logistics hub in Weiterstadt guaranteeing fast delivery to customers.
