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Filling and closing machine from Bosch honored with Red Dot Award
The filling and closing machine AFG 5000 from Bosch Packaging Technology recently received the internationally renowned "Red Dot Award" from the Design Zentrum Nordrhein-Westfalen in the category product design.
Salzgitter AG: Kai Acker appointed new KHS GmbH Executive Management Board Chairman
The KHS GmbH Supervisory Board has appointed Dipl.-Ing. Dipl.-Wirtsch.-Ing. Kai Acker as the new Executive Management Board Chairman, effective October 15, 2018. He will be responsible for the technology, development/production, and human resources areas.
Clariant inaugurates new Additives production facilities in China
Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, today announced the official opening of two new, fully-owned additives facilities at its site in Zhenjiang, China. This completes a multi-million CHF investment originally announced last year and puts Clariant’s Additives business in China on track to further expand its offering of customized, high-end solutions for the plastics, coatings & ink industries.
Sunglasses for consumers with an eye for design and safety
High-performance polymers make sunglasses unbreakable.
New Salomon shoe with EcoPaXX from DSM
Royal DSM announces that its EcoPaXX polyamide has been chosen for the "Edging Chassis" of new mountaineering shoe from Salomon.
Huntsman's TPU in Samsonite's luggage
Irogran TPU improves quality, features and durability of world's leading luggage brand.
Energy-efficient street lighting with Makrolon PC
Bayer MaterialScience tests Hella LED lights at its headquarters in Leverkusen.
Bayer's high-tech plastic for electronic devices
Ultramobile notebooks can become significantly slimmer and shed even more weight thanks to a new plastic material from Bayer.
PFC-free membranes in outdoor clothing
Toyota Tsusho launches PFC-free waterproof breathable membranes in outdoor clothing based on DSM technology.
Luxury suitcases with scratch-resistant material
A new polycarbonate grade from Bayer reduces the weight of luxury cases.
Bags and sacks in Europe
Analysts at Ceresana forecast sales volume of bags and sacks in Europe to amount to approx. 9.12 million tonnes in 2020.
Lightweight EPP structural element awarded
SPE awarded first visible use of Neopolen polypropylene foam on a center console.
Porous plastic for toy safety
Porex Corporation offers porous plastic and fiber nib components, which are utilized in writing instruments, including children's coloring markers.
E-TPU boosts running energy
New BASF foam Infinergy revolutionizes adidas running shoe.
TPE solutions for automotive mats
Hexpol TPE offers several TPE grades to produce automotive mats.
The most innovative car seats announced
The best design concepts for car seats made from plastics were presented at motor show in Geneva.
New generation of polycarbonate welding goggles
Safety is a top priority at Bayer MaterialScience, and not just internally. The company is also working intensively to develop new plastic products that help in a variety of applications to reduce the risk of accidents in the workplace, while participating in sports and leisure activities, and in the home.
BASF introduces plastics product line approved for drinking water
BASF has now started offering a portfolio of engineering plastics specially designed for applications that come into contact with drinking water.
Medical grades from stock
With the new MG product line, Röchling, one of the worldwide leading producers of semi-finished high performance plastics, offers products for the very demanding market of the medical and pharmaceutical industry.
Bayer MaterialScience and Adidas develop the official ball of the Euro 2012
The games at the European Soccer Championship will be played to the rhythm of the “Tango 12,” a cutting-edge synthetic ball that is fast, robust and precise. The adidas ball sports a new design and is based on proven materials from Bayer MaterialScience.
New way of using SABIC’s high-performance polypropylene resin
Every child loves pint-sized versions of their parents’ belongings. To fulfil those desires, Flux Furniture B.V. has created a miniature version of its award-winning foldable and portable Flux Chair.
Teknor Apex shows precision of working with Medalist medical elastomer-based tubing downstream of extrusion
In cooperation with Teknor Apex, Medical Device Manufacturers have proven outstanding performance of tubing in cutting, hole punching, tipping, printing, and insert molding.
Dental applicator made from Vestakeep PEEK
The DinoPress applicator relies on Vestakeep PEEK. Thanks to this high-performance polymer, the DinoPress applicator, a medical device for applying dental fillings, is now available in an improved version.