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McDonald's Happy Meal Toys will reduce fossil-based plastics by 90%
Time of Update: 2023-01-16
The fossil-based plastic content of Happy Meal toys will be reduced by about 90% compared to 2018 .
The fossil-based plastic content of Happy Meal toys will be reduced by about 90% compared to 2018 .
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SABIC adds polypropylene compounding line in Belgium
Time of Update: 2023-01-16
The new line, which complements the company's existing polypropylene compound production capacity at its Ghent site, will use raw materials from SABIC's polypropylene plants in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, and Heron, the Netherlands .
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Michelin uses additive manufacturing to print UPTIS airless tires
Time of Update: 2023-01-16
As part of the Michelin VISION concept, if Uptis goes on sale as planned in 2024, drivers will be able to 3D print the tread and adjust the tires to their driving, seasonal weather conditions, and self-maintain the overall health of the tires.
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Covestro increases investment in sustainable growth
Time of Update: 2023-01-16
8 billion in 2024 Based on this restructuring, the successful integration of the resins and functional materials businesses (acquired from DSM in April 2021) and demand growth driven by sustainability, Covestro expects mid-cycle average EBITDA to increase from the current 2.
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Custom TPE developed by United Soft Plastics in partnership with Danish startup to relieve hyperstimulation and pain in patients
Time of Update: 2023-01-16
”"When one of our European customers approached us about this idea, we were initially unsure whether we could develop a medical TPE grade that combines many partially opposing performance characteristics as well as meeting stringent customer requirements," said Bodmann.
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LEHVOSS Group to exhibit high-performance, sustainable 3D printing materials at Formnext
Time of Update: 2023-01-16
Automotive SLS Material PortfolioAutomotive SLS Material PortfolioThe LEHVOSS Group presents a complete range of LUVOSINT materials, perfectly designed for use in automobiles, based on PP, PA12 and PA6 .
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LANXESS introduces lightweight and strong battery holder made of Tepex continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composite
Time of Update: 2023-01-16
Philipp Maas, sales and project manager at LANXESS Tepex, said: "The advantage of our composite is that, unlike fiber-reinforced injection-molded compounds , it does not creep under high sustained stress, for example, and therefore does not deform .
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LANXESS: Hot Cast/Cold Cure Polyurethane Elastomer System Saves Energy
Time of Update: 2023-01-16
● LANXESS launches polyurethane system based on the latest technology● Significant energy saving effect, reducing carbon dioxide emissions● Easy to operate, improve health environment and safety● Manufactured elastomers with similar properties compared to equivalent thermal cure systemsOctober 9, 2021 - LANXESS has developed a hot casting and cold curing system for polyurethane casting elastomers .
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KRAIBURG TPE launches new THERMOLAST H material for Asia Pacific healthcare and medical device markets
Time of Update: 2023-01-16
. The THERMOLAST H HC/AP series is designed for the Asia Pacific healthcare and medical device markets, providing customers with high-quality material solutions that comply with ISO 10993-5, GB/T 16886.
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3D printed 'soft and hard' smart fabrics bring more wearable possibilities
Time of Update: 2023-01-16
Many particles are used to form a smart fabric, and then the soft and hard state of the material can be transformed by applying external pressure .
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According to Bloomberg, Apple aims to make a car debut in 2025
Time of Update: 2023-01-16
S. site to build electric vehicles under contract because Foxconn is currently making phones for other companies Meanwhile, Foxconn, Apple's supplier of most of its electronic hardware, is actively looking for a U.
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Big move!
Time of Update: 2023-01-16
Recently, Midea Group announced that it plans to fully acquire and privatize the equity of KUKA (hereinafter referred to as "KUKA"), a company listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in Germany, through a wholly-owned subsidiary .
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Clariant launches major climate protection initiative to provide free nitrous oxide emission reduction catalysts to global nitric acid producers
Time of Update: 2023-01-16
● Nitrous oxide (N2O), a by-product of nitric acid production, is about 300 times more harmful to the climate than carbon dioxide● Effectively removes up to 95% of nitrous oxide by using Clariant's En
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Ulysses project succeeds in renewable polyamide
Time of Update: 2023-01-16
The RadiciGroup, headquartered in Bergamo, Italy, led the Ulysses research project, which demonstrated the industrial production of polyamides from adipic acid obtained from renewable feedstocks, including waste oils and by-products of the petroleum industry.
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Evonik addresses the need for high-voltage batteries for electric vehicles
Time of Update: 2023-01-16
. "The new high-performance plastics developed by Evonik specifically for electric vehicles offer the highest possible flame-retardant properties, excellent insulating properties, and a very favourable processing process from extrusion to moulded busbar components, making possible the energy management of electric vehicles performance, making it more efficient and, above all, significantly safer,” said Eckart Ruban, responsible for the electric vehicle business of Evonik’s Performance Polymers business unit .
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Dow to launch fully recycled polymers in 2022
Time of Update: 2023-01-16
The new plant will process 20,000 tons of waste plastic into pyrolysis oil feedstock for the production of new recycled plastics at Dow's Terneuzen plant in the Netherlands .
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Flexible and comfortable in shape and environmentally friendly materials, Magna seat technology will be applied in four new cars
Time of Update: 2023-01-16
Expand the cabin space Magna's FreeForm seat technology (FreeForm) allows automakers to enhance vehicle brand identity through seat styling .
Expand the cabin space Magna's FreeForm seat technology (FreeForm) allows automakers to enhance vehicle brand identity through seat styling .
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INEOS Styrolution to partner with UK advanced polystyrene recycling plant
Time of Update: 2023-01-16
. Depolymerization is an advanced recycling technology that converts PS waste feedstock into its main component, styrene, which can then be used to make new PS with the same properties as the original material .
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Trinseo Appoints Francesca Reverberi as Chief Sustainability Officer
Time of Update: 2023-01-16
. In this new role, Reverberi is responsible for advancing Trinseo's leadership in sustainability by continuing to build out its sustainable chemicals portfolio and driving its corporate and business strategy in this very important area .
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New report confirms potential for Australia's first advanced recycling plant
Time of Update: 2023-01-16
Australia-based specialist in commercial advanced hydrothermal liquefaction technology, Licella, together with Amcor, Coles, iQ Renew, LyondellBasell and Nestlé, released a report analysing the feasibility of establishing an advanced recovery facility based on the technology in Altona, Victoria .
