Materials

The unequivocal star of the RadiciGroup Performance Plastics booth at K 2016 was the newly launched Radilon Aestus T polyphthalamide (PPA) product range, together with the specialties Radilon HHR, X-Treme, A, S, D and DT, as well as Radistrong and halogen-free and red-phosphorous-free Radiflam A HF for the electrical industry. Through...

Toyota’s special edition 86 GRMN sports car is the first production vehicle to feature a rear quarter window in polycarbonate (PC) material with a plasma-coat solution designed to deliver the highest level of durability performance. The vehicle, exclusive to Japan, exhibited earlier this year at Tokyo Auto Salon 2016.

By 2050 around 9 billion people are expected to be living on our planet. This growth will require trillions of dollars of new infrastructure and will drive the construction industry to seek solutions for sustainable materials and innovative techniques to enable the building of affordable, energy-efficient houses while contributing to the smart use…

An additional production line for Ultrason polyarylsulfone will be set up by Basf at its site in Yeosu, Korea. The new line will start up at the end of 2017, adding a production capacity of 6,000 metric tons per year and bringing BASF’s total annual capacity of Ultrason to 24,000 metric tons...

SABIC is delivering a range of highly advanced polymer and engineering thermoplastic solutions that allow manufacturers in the consumer electronics and lifestyle industries to create sleeker, more stylish products that meet environmental, high-performance and aesthetic requirements. A range of relevant applications that demonstrate this will be…

Simona has developed a new tank calculation program for the industry market segment. It features state-of-the-art computation functionality in accordance with DVS, in addition to boasting an intuitive user interface together with outstanding quality and reliability. Visitors to the K show can test the new application live...

Solvay will mark its presence at K 2016 by sharing the latest news about its cutting-edge, lightweighting materials, additive manufacturing technology and sustainability solutions. Exhibiting in booth C61 in Hall 6 under the banners “More Protection”, “More Freedom” and “More Future”, Solvay’s participation in the event will showcase new products…

The reductions in fuel consumption and emissions which are prescribed by law in many countries are forcing the automotive industry to act. Besides developing alternative drives, the optimization of traditional combustion engines continues to play a key role. Downsizing results in higher pres-sures and temperatures, especially in components that...

On July 26, PolyOne Corporation announced the acquisition of two specialty businesses from Gordon Holdings. The acquired businesses design and produce innovative, lightweight, high-performance solutions, utilising advanced composite technology and state-of-the-art manufacturing capabilities...

Experts from throughout the automotive industry, from molders to OEMs, joined PolyOne for its Automotive Insight Forum on June 8 in Frankfurt, Germany. The event provided an open forum to discuss trends, manufacturing challenges and potential solutions, and to foster continued collaboration...

On June 8, during the pre-K 2016 press conference organized in Antwerp by European Marketing Group (EMG), Songwon has launched its latest innovation for the automotive industry. The new SongXtend 2124 stabilizer solution was specifically developed to meet the stringent demands of the automotive industry where weight and cost reduction...

On June 8-9 at the Hilton hotel in Antwerp, it took place the traditional appointment of the pre-K 2016 show, organized by European Marketing Group (EMG). Companies attending the event were Songwon, DSM, Ascend Polymers, Sabic, Polyscope and Clariant that showed their innovations to be presented during the next edition of the...

At a joint Pre-K 2016 kick-off event on June 7 at Borealis Innovation Headquarters in Linz (Austria), Borealis, Borouge and Nova Chemicals will each provide a taste of what is to follow at the upcoming K Fair 2016 in October. The three companies are leading providers of chemical and innovative plastics solutions and...

Diesel has launched its first denim garment made with Dryarn, a polypropylene microfiber developed by Aquafil. The jeans for men model Carrot SP 0671X is already on sale in the Diesel online store. Diesel, fashion trendsetter and innovator, has chosen Dryarn, the lightest microfibre in the...

On May 12, at Villa Ottoboni Congress Centre in Padua (Italy), RadiciGroup Performance Plastics and its partners held a one-day customer-centred event featuring presentations, discussions and exchanges of ideas on products and innovation. This RadiciDay, attended by about 100 people, was the latest in a series of...

On May 18, 2016, Solvay Specialty Polymers, a leading global supplier of high-performance thermoplastics, announced the appointment of Nevicolor as distributor of its entire Ryton polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) product line in Italy. This significantly expands the broad portfolio of Solvay’s specialty polymers currently distributed by Nevicolor…

To reduce exploration and production costs and risks in subsea oil and gas systems, Magma Global Limited has developed the flexible m-pipe technology. Their latest lightweight continuous pipe is both the largest and longest Victrex PEEK-based structure ever, achieved with the support and expertise of Victrex. It can be deployed to depths of...

On April 22, 2016, Basf has signed an agreement to sell its global Polyolefin Catalysts business to W.R. Grace & Co. Currently, the Polyolefin Catalysts business is part of Basf’s Catalysts division. Basf and Grace intend to complete the transaction in the third quarter of 2016. The targeted transaction includes...

A leading company in the production of noise and vibration meters, Svantek has decided to successfully adopt Latiohm electrically conductive compounds from Lati for the manufacture of the case of its new professional SV 104 IS dosimeter. The reliability of a measuring instrument is linked to the precision with which the signal is collected and…

The Transpallet, the new pallet handling truck made from TechnylStar SX 218 by Solvay is an excellent example of the replacement of a metal with polyamide. The truck was presented during the AxtroLabWay 2016 convention of Arcoplex Group, that took place in Mogliano Veneto (Treviso, Italy) on April 21. The truck consists of...