Honorary Fellow of Asahi Kasei Receives Chemistry Nobel Prize
Dr. Akira Yoshino, Honorary Fellow at Asahi Kasei, has won this year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on October 9 in Stockholm. Yoshino, 71, a professor at Meijo University, Japan, shares the prize with two other scientists for their development of lithium-ion batteries – Professor John B. Goodenough from […]
TPU Elastomers, designed for Films And Sheets Applications On The K Show
Osnabrück, Germany: Thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) elastomers, designed for consumer and industrial film and sheet applications, will be a key talking point for Huntsman at this year’s K show. During K, Huntsman, a leading global producer of TPUs for the film and sheet industry, will promote the wide range of IROGRAN®, IROSTIC® and KRYSTALGRAN® TPU elastomers it produces for […]
EU Decisions Regarding Circular Economy Reaches Much Further
Within the frame work of the VDMA to arrange interviews regarding Circular Economy PIMI has received another Interview with Johannes Musseleck, Director Global Strategy with INEOS Styrolution The EU is aiming at a circular economy. Do you notice similar efforts anywhere else? Johannes Musseleck: We see in fact in other parts of the world discussions are taking place about […]
Improved DMA And Fatigue Testing By Extended Capabilities
METRAVIB, specialist in Dynamic Mechanical Analysis for 50 years, improves DMA and fatigue testing campaigns thanks to the new extended capabilities of METRAVIB DMA+ series. For 50 years, METRAVIB is manufacturing innovative Dynamic Mechanical Analyzers (DMA) to meet the expectations of research and industry dealing with advanced polymers and rubbers. From low force to high force […]
CHINAPLAS 2020 Empowers Plastics & Rubber Industries To Transform With New Opportunities
Breakthrough via Innovation is the title of the first promotional circulate flyer and/or press release regarding the next CHINAPLAS. PIMI is proud of being the first in the row to be aware of the ADSLAE activity over the next CHINAPLAS exhibition. Economic and political uncertainty remains atop challenge for today’s global manufacturing industry. A host […]
At K2019 Watch Live How Small Is Really Big With Infinergy®
Genuine material innovations are rare in the plastics industry. Infinergy®, the first expanded thermoplastic polyurethane (E-TPU) from BASF, therefore created a real stir when it was launched on the market in the Adidas Boost running shoe. It introduces a completely new class of particle foams to the plastics market. BASF customers from a wide range […]
Development of Circular Economy For The Plastics Industry
Boosting the use of processed plastic waste in the manufacturing of new plastic products is one of the priority tasks in the development of a circular economy for the plastics industry. As injection moulding machine manufacturer and system solution provider, ENGEL supports its customers in designing increasing numbers of products for the use of recycled […]
ChemCycling Will Expand By A New Joint venture of BASF and Quantafal
Ludwigshafen, Germany and Oslo, Norway – October 7, 2019 – BASF SE (“BASF”) is to invest €20 million into Quantafuel, a specialist for pyrolysis of mixed plastic waste and purification of pyrolysis oil, headquartered in Oslo, Norway. The investment will be facilitated via the subscription of new shares and via the grant of a convertible loan. […]
The Italian AMAPLAST Association And Lady Be Together At K 2019
After having exhibited some of her works at the Amaplast stand during the 2016 show, pop artist Lady Be will once again be hosted by the association at the K trade fair in Düsseldorf with a live performance – from 16 to 19 October, hall 16-A56 – where she will create a special work dedicated to the event. The objective is […]
