A Review of The Latest Developments In PC Materials And Blends For Automotive

Polycarbonate resins and blends have been proven in automotive applications for roughly 50 years. As automotive technology advances, the PC producers too, continue to innovate, with new material technologies that are instrumental for taking next-gen vehicles from the drawing board to the showroom floor. One of the leaders of the high-tech and high-quality producers of […]

BST Eltromat And Industry Partners Promote Converting 4.0

Joint presentations with engineering companies showed the benefits of integrating quality assurance in production and in the upstream and downstream processes. Bielefeld, January 16, 2020 – The web-processing industry has embraced the trends of Industry 4.0 and is increasingly using real-time data from production to boost efficiency. That explains the great interest in the Converting […]

Upcycling of PC Water Containers Will Be Handled By Trio Joint Venture

According to the published news, a trio agreement between Covestro, Nongfu Spring and Ausell. Nongfu is a Chinese producer of bottled water and beverage company and Ausell is a plastics recycling company. The agreement is aiming to upcycle and reuse the 19-liter polycarbonate (PC) water container. This cooperation, will further optimize the recycling efficiency of Nongfu […]

Two Sizes of Reactive Processing Units Are Now Available

In-situ polymerisation opens up great opportunities in the production of fibre-reinforced plastic components with a thermoplastic polyamide matrix. Based on dry reinforcement textiles, polymerisation and moulding are combined, enabling particularly efficient and automated processes in series production, for example, in lightweight automotive engineering. The decisive factor for processing efficiency and product quality is the reactive […]

The Production Capacity of Irganox® 1520L Will Increase By New Investment

According to a news released today by the German chemical empire: BASF expands production capacity for Irganox® 1520L in Pontecchio Marconi, Italy. This Investment meets increasing global demand with an Annual capacity expansion of 20%. The Startup planned for the first quarter of 2021. Ludwigshafen, Germany – January 15, 2020 – BASF plans to increase […]

When Canadians Were Mourning Market Manipulators Were Thinking of Higher Profits

On Sun. Jan. 12, 2020, the new base prices for polymer and chemicals was announced for a week. This was after a week of sadness in Iran due to last week’s General Soleimani’s keeling by a US missile and then an unintentionally attack of an Iranian defense system to an Ukrainian Boeing 737-800 airline killing […]

Is US Plastic Bottle Recycling At An Standing Point?

Washington — The U.S. plastic bottle recycling rate held steady at 29% in 2018, and depending on who you listen to, that was either evidence of industry strength in a tough business or that bottle recycling was falling flat in its attempts to become more sustainable. Two industry trade groups released the 2018 report on Dec. […]

ENGEL Injection Moulding Machines Will Be Presented In Chile By NOBLECORP

NOBLECORP (Servicios Tecnicos Industriales SPA) is the new representation of ENGEL AUSTRIA in Chile. The two partners are thereby expanding their cooperation. NOBLECORP is already successful in Peru on behalf of the Austrian injection moulding machine manufacturer and system solution provider. “We are delighted to have won NOBLECORP for the important Chilean market,” says Christian […]