PolyOne announced the launch of Barricade elastomers, the newest addition to its specialty elastomer portfolio. Based on Fortrex technology licensed from Cooper Standard, this crosslinkable elastomer offers high-temperature compression set…

Royal DSM, a global science-based company in Nutrition, Health, and Sustainable Living, announced the launch of a value offering product portfolio for ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE), Trosar. In line with the growing…

We know them all as calm and friendly service personnel: the flight attendants of national and international airlines. But friendliness alone is not enough in this job where the ladies and gentlemen are responsible for all of their…

There are 30,000 wind turbines in operation in Germany, many of which are starting to age. In 2019, 2000 rotor blades had to be discarded; in 2024, this figure will shoot up to 15,000. But where to put these up to 90-meter-long,…

Toray Graphics in the Czech Republic, a leading manufacturer of waterless offset plate technologies, reported that the Belgian printing company Coldset Printing Partners (CPP) has invested €35 million to update its press and mailroom…

Shri Madhusudan Balvantrai Shah was one of the most versatile plastics professional who turned into a successful entrepreneur, and respected for his missionary service to the plastics industry. He was a first class Plastics Technologist…

The number of plastic parts being coated is rising inexorably – in a nearly unlimited range of diversity. Demands placed on the quality and individuality of painted surfaces are increasing continuously as well. At the same time, less and…

In order to save weight, an increasing number of assemblies used in the automotive industry today are made of plastic or lightweight metal which need to be glued together. The reliable pretreatment of the joining surfaces is a must,…

Packaging has many faces – and an important task: it should provide protection and information, and trigger the incentive to buy. In addition to design, surface characteristics play a decisive role. Painting opens up new and interesting…

Case Western Reserve researchers developing process to recycle ‘thermoset’ plastics; examples include wind-turbine blades, auto parts, boats, and other structural materials. Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have developed a…