Materials

"We create chemistry” is the new claim in the Basf logo. This change to the company’s brand identity underlines how Basf collaborates and innovates with customers and partners to contribute to a sustainable future. The new claim is derived from Basf’s strategy announced in 2011. “Since we launched this strategy...

Life-Inno.Pro.Wire is a sustainable innovation challenge. This all-Italian pilot project, stemming from a partnership between two major Italian industrial multinationals, Maccaferri Industrial Group and RadiciGroup, has been awarded financial support for a period of 3 years by the European Commission’s...

Francesco Franceschetti Elastomeri expands its offer of Marfran compounds with the introduction of the Marfran E CDT 1444 Black family dedicated to all those areas where it is essential to avoid the occurrence of electrical discharges (ESD). The polymeric materials, insulators by definition, tend to accumulate electrostatic...

The company Htdm has the possibility to help the construction sector regain its leading role in the world of industry. Indeed, its know-how in the field of injection moulds has recently enabled it to launch its Panel System range of thermoplastic panels, designed for a variety of applications. The concept behind Panel System, which has been...

It is no longer necessary to choose between lightweight and durability. Both characteristics are now possible with the new Borealis plastomer-based compound Queo developed by Xenia Materials. The aim is to broaden the application field of this plastomer, currently used in a large number of areas due to its...

The independent organisation Underwriters Laboratories has recently confirmed that Sonderhoff’s new Fermapor K31-A-45C4-2-UL-FR bi-component polyurethane system satisfies the Usa’s UL 94 HF-1 fire protection standards and is therefore officially classified as “UL recognised”. This flameproof system can now be...

On 18 June, Stephanie Kwolek, the American scientist who invented Kevlar in 1965, died in Wilmington (Delaware) at the age of ninety-one. Kevlar, produced by DuPont, which patented it in 1973, was initially conceived as a material to be used in the...

At the American Coatings Show 2014 (April 8-10, Atlanta), Perstorp, a world leader in specialty chemicals, showcased a full palette of essential building block raw materials and innovative specialty coating products. On the back of its Americas success the company is lining up a series of innovative specialty products for the...