The demand for antibacterial cleaning supplies continues to climb in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and healthcare institutions are looking for effective alternatives to traditional solutions. To fill this need, Contec, Inc., the…

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…

Amidst the Corona Virus outbreak, BMC decided to ban the single-use plastics in Mumbai from May 1, 2020. The ban prohibited the use of plastic bags, disposable cups and plates, and bottles under a certain size. Despite scary headlines of…

Royal DSM, a global science-based company in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living, announced that it awarded Professor Marc Hillmyer, from the Chemistry Department at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, with the 2020 Bright Science…

Covestro has agreed a loan with the European Investment Bank (EIB) for EUR 225 million. The loan will provide medium term funding to strengthen their research and development (R&D) work in the areas of sustainability and circular…

The demand for antibacterial cleaning supplies continues to climb in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and healthcare institutions are looking for effective alternatives to traditional solutions. To fill this need, Contec, Inc., the…

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…

Ascend Performance Materials, the world’s largest fully integrated producer of polyamide 66 resins, announced an agreement with thermoplastics distributor Resinex for the distribution of its Vydyne PA66 resins. Ascend’s resins are used in…

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,…

High strength combined with low weight and efficient production – thanks to this combination of properties, composites are becoming increasingly popular. In recent years, Covestro has developed a wide range of thermoplastic polycarbonate…