BASF adds recycled PET grades to Ultradur portfolio
BASF has introduced glass fibre-reinforced PBT/PET compounds containing up to 30% post-consumer recycled material. The Ultradur RC1 grades are intended for structural automotive components.
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NexPoint launches as engineering thermoplastics firm
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.
Fire safety and flame retardants in focus at SKZ
SKZ will host the international conference “Trends in Fire Safety and Innovative Flame Retardants for Plastics” on 30 September and 1 October 2026 in Würzburg, Germany. The programme will address regulations, testing methods and sustainable flame retardant systems.
Envalior to showcase materials for EV and AI at Smart Plastics 2026
At Smart Plastics 2026 in Milan, Envalior is presenting material solutions for e-mobility and the electrical and electronics sector, including applications for EV motors, high-voltage charging and AI servers.
SABIC divests European petrochemicals and ETP businesses in the Americas and Europe
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.
RadiciGroup at K 2025: Innovation and sustainability in partnership with customers
At K 2025, RadiciGroup presents new flame-retardant polyamides and PBT grades for e-mobility, photovoltaics and home appliances, alongside recycled and bio-based options. The company will also showcase metal-replacement engineering and its AutoInsight 3D application explorer.
Envalior introduces halogen-free PBT for high-voltage connectors
Envalior has unveiled a new halogen-free, flame-retardant PBT, Pocan BFN4232ZHR S1, combining the dimensional stability and electrical insulation of PBT with hydrolysis and creep resistance comparable to polyamide 6 and 66. The grade targets high-voltage connectors, AI data centers and 48 V systems.
RadiciGroup at K 2025: innovation and sustainability in focus
RadiciGroup will showcase new polyamide and PBT solutions at K 2025 in Düsseldorf, with a focus on e-mobility, photovoltaic and home appliances, alongside bio-based and recycled ranges.
Envalior to debut at K 2025 with materials and services
Envalior will present engineering materials, sustainability initiatives and development services at K 2025 in Hall 6, Booth B11. The showcase spans mobility, electrical and electronics, and consumer goods, with new PBT, PA and TPC solutions and an expanded portfolio of bio- and recycled-based grades.
BASF at The Battery Show Europe 2024
The chemistry to power up sustainable mobility. BASF will be showcasing its innovative power solutions at The Battery Show Europe 2024 in Stuttgart, Germany
Biesterfeld and Celanese - Global expansion and enhanced joint portfolio as of 2024
International distributor Biesterfeld and leading technical plastics manufacturer Celanese are further expanding their collaboration in the new year. The partners have agreed to enhance their joint portfolio and to cooperate to develop new markets.
Expansion of the Celanese portfolio
From January 2024, K.D. Feddersen Distribution in Europe is expanding its extensive Celanese PBT range with new grades for food applications, halogen-free flame retardancy and high CTI values.
Ampacet introduces ELTech Orange 2003 PBT masterbatch for high voltage PBT connectors
Ampacet, a global masterbatch leader, has launched ELTech Orange 2003 PBT, specifically designed for high voltage orange PBT electrical & electronic equipment.
Ampacet introduces ELTech masterbatches for E&E market
Ampacet has launched the ELTech product range, specifically formulated to respond to the stringent requirements of the E&E market.
Engel at the Swiss Plastics Expo 2023
Digitalisation is saving energy and cutting carbon dioxide
SABIC launches new upcycled resin made with ocean-bound plastic waste
SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, today introduced LNP ELCRIN WF0061BiQ resin, a novel material that uses ocean-bound polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles as a feed stream for chemical upcycling into polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) resin.
Feddersen Group at Fakuma 2021
After one year without trade fairs, the companies of the Feddersen Group are finally looking forward to meeting their business partners in person again at Fakuma 2021. They will be coming up with a whole bouquet of new products and services to provide ideas and inspiration for new, future-oriented and sustainable applications.
High hydrolysis resistance with plenty of extras
The new Pocan XHR (Xtreme Hydrolysis-Resistant) product range from Lanxess boasts outstanding resistance to hydrolytic degradation in very hot and humid conditions.
Online-paintable fuel filler flap made from PBT
Customized compounds based on polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) can be a cost-effective alternative to high-performance thermoplastics in the production of fuel filler flaps.
Material innovations for batteries and electromobility
Lanxess offering products and solutions along the value chain of lithium-ion batteries.
Lanxess intensifies focus on electromobility
Lanxess sees great application potential for its Durethan and Pocan in the New Mobility growth market. This is why the High Performance Materials business unit founded the “e-Powertrain team”.
Lanxess increases prices for engineering plastics
Specialty chemicals company Lanxess is raising its prices for its engineering plastics of the brands Durethan A and Pocan.
Microbes Fully Metabolize Biodegradable Plastics
Researchers at ETH Zurich and the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag) succeeded in an interdisciplinary study to demonstrate that soil microorganisms metabolically utilised the carbon in the PBAT polymer both for energy production and also to build up microbial biomass.
Tailored support for the electrical and electronics industries
LANXESS will be presenting its portfolio of high-performance plastics for the electrical and electronics industries at the “Light + Building” industry fair in Frankfurt, Germany.
DSM’s new hydrolysis-resistant Arnite PBT provides new cost-effective alternative to high performance polymers
Royal DSM is adding hydrolysis-resistant grades of polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) to its Arnite family of thermoplastic polyesters.
BASF develops a material for window profiles based on Ultradur
BASF has developed an Ultradur (PBT, polybutylene terephthalate), modified for co-extrusion with PVC, that replaces steel in PVC windows as the stiffening element.
Polykemi AB at Fakuma 2017
The worldwide producer of tailor made thermoplastics compounds will be focusing on Blends - the family of compositions with two base polymers
Focus on new forms of mobility
LANXESS at FAKUMA, October 17 – 21, 2017, will present new high-temperature-stabilized polyamides and flame-retardant thermoplastics for electric mobility.
Smooth steering, safe control
The French automotive supplier Valeo has now developed a top column module whose housing and levers are made of BASF’s engineering plastics Ultramid SI (PA) and Ultradur (PBT).
LANXESS launches new PBT compound
Specialty chemicals company LANXESS has developed a new compound called Pocan AF4130 for battery components in electric cars.
BASF puts expanded compounding plant for engineering plastics into operation
BASF put the expanded compounding plant at BASF’s Schwarzheide site in Germany into operation.
New halogen-free, flame-retardant polyesters and polyamides
LANXESS presents new halogen-free, flame-retardant polyesters and polyamides
Sensor carrier made from hydrolysis-resistant Ultradur HR by BASF
Rosenberger Spritzguss und Formenbau manufactures sensor carrier for charge air cooler in one process step and without any weld lines.
Lanxess started up new line for high-performance plastics in the USA
Lanxess has started up a second production line for high-performance plastics compounding at its facility in Gastonia, North Carolina.