Materials

Toray Industries on March 17 announced its policy decision to enhance the production capacity of Alcantara, a luxury made-in-Italy material manufactured and sold by its subsidiary Alcantara. The company plans to invest approximately 300 million euros in a phased manner over the next five years in response to the trend in demand to...

As announced in November 2016, Basf is investing more than 200 million euros globally to increase its production network for plastic additives. An important step is an investment to build a new plastic additives plant at its Caojing site in Shanghai, China. This world-scale plant, with an annual capacity of 42,000 tons, will produce antioxidants…

Solvay announces at JEC World 2017 (March 14-16) the launch of its innovative thermoset prepreg resin system SolvaLite 730 specifically developed for high volume automotive applications. This next-generation material, formulated with Reichhold Advalite resins, offers an...

Specialised in the development and production of thermoplastic composites, Xenia has recently introduced a new family of materials reinforced with hybrid fillers composed of carbon and glass fibres mixtures. Fibreglass, since decades universally known as reinforcement due to its mechanical properties and carbon fibre, that...

Akboru Elektrik, a leading supplier of lighting systems for pools, hot tubs and gardens, selected Therma-Tech thermally conductive polymers from PolyOne to replace aluminum for heat sinks in LED swimming pool lighting. Collaborating with PolyOne enabled Akboru Elektrik to make a transition from metal to polymer that increased the expected...

Victrex and Tri-Mack Plastics Manufacturing Corporation have established a joint venture, TxV Aero Composites, to accelerate the commercial adoption of polyketone (PAEK) composite applications within the aerospace industry, through the manufacture of parts utilising new and innovative processes. The multi-million dollar investment includes the...

The next edition of Chinaplas, scheduled on May 16-19 in Guangzhou, will give extensive attention to applications for the automotive industry and to the 3D printing for the medical field. In recent years, the percentage of plastics used in a car has become one of the essential...

Ampacet has recently developed two new ranges of masterbatches in order to help processors to optimise the production and delete products shrinkage and warpage. These phenomena can occur in particular during injection moulding and blow moulding. Shrinkage is the dimensional reduction brought about by the decrease in...

Saic General Motors (SGM) has launched in China its new-generation Buick GL8 and GL8 Avenir luxury multi-purpose vehicles (MPVs), which sport the world’s largest polycarbonate rear quarter window, moulded from Sabic’s Lexan resin. SGM is offering five trim levels of the popular GL8 model, which has been a mainstay of the Chinese market since...

Plexiglas is one of the world's best-known plastics brands and enables a wide range of design options, from lighting to architecture, shopfitting and much more. Evonik now presents outstanding and pioneering examples of its use on the website. “Inspiration has always been at the heart of the Plexiglas brand. That is why we now...

The requirements in the field of electronics and telecommunications are ever more stringent with the progress of technological development that characterizes this industry. From the miniaturization of circuits at high operating temperatures and the integration of functions to the obvious cost containment requirements to keep pace with...

Innovation on the plastics market: materials manufacturer Covestro has begun delivery of a novel product based on carbon dioxide. The first tanker left the company’s Dormagen site near Cologne, Germany, on December 6. Covestro has now officially started production in the plant it inaugurated in Dormagen this past summer...

Founded in 1997, Color Tech is an Italian company specializing in the production of compounds and masterbatches. For about twenty years it has been responding to the needs of plastics processors with a personalized and flexible service under the experience of Marco Montagner and his sons Mauro and Andrea. Color Tech offers a very wide range of…

The leading science and technology company Merck will refine and market its innovative 3D plastics technology together with PolyOne in a strategic collaboration. PolyOne is a global leader in polymer materials, colorants and services. Together, the two companies want to develop this pioneering in-mould 3D (IM3D) technology and establish it in end-…

Would you like an orange juice, a chilled cola or a hot cup of coffee? For most passengers, drinks at altitudes of 10,000 metres are part of the ‘flying experience’. However, the customary service is a cost and an environmental factor for airlines and caterers. SkyTender (a mobile drinks dispenser produced by SkyTender Solutions) can save time and…

On the occasion of K 2016, Chem-Trend announced the addition of Lusin Protect G 31 F to its broad line-up of high performance mould maintenance products for the thermoplastics processing industry. Lusin Protect G 31 F is an anti-corrosion protectant developed specifically for use in the packaging industry and is applicable for food grade...

When the international plastics and rubber industry met in Düsseldorf for K 2016 (October 19-26), the thermoplastic elastomers specialist Kraiburg TPE used such opportunity to present its new and expanded products, as well as new applications in the automotive, industry, consumer and medical sectors. More in detail, one of the highlights is the…

At K 2016 Solvay launched Technyl REDx, a new heat performance polyamide 6.6 (PA66) integrating a unique “smart molecule” self-reinforcement technology. This innovative material, which builds on Solvay Engineering Plastics’ proven heat performance expertise, outperforms conventional specialty polymers in demanding thermal management systems,…

A global science-based company active in health, nutrition and materials, DSM is making a major move to substitution of die cast metals and expensive high performance engineering thermoplastics like PEEK, with the launch of a new polymer at K 2016. ForTii Ace, a polyphthalamide based on 4T chemistry, has an outstanding set of mechanical, thermal…

Sabic has introduced its new range of synthetic rubber products, being manufactured for the first time in Saudi Arabia, at K 2016, where the company underlined its commitment to deliver high quality, cost effective, synthetic rubber products. Commenting on the pioneering Saudi-made synthetic rubber products...