• BASF’s partners in the ChemCycling project: Jaguar Land Rover, Storopack, Südpack and Schneider Electric • Promising pilot phase, but continued technological and economic challenges as well as need for regulatory developmen …

With the ongoing disruptive megatrends in the automotive in-dustry, the automotive OEMs and suppliers are facing a strong innovation pressure. New, innovative solutions are in high demand. Asahi Kasei’s newly developed polyamide foam offers…

High quality film requested for encapsulation purpose Great chance for India. BREYER’s extrusion system “CellProtect” allows the production of low shrinkage EVA encapsulation film at high production speed –Another benefit - no energy…

With the construction of its new headquarters on a green field near Redlham, Upper Austria, SML has set up one of the world’s most advanced centres for extrusion technology. It hosts state-of-the art production sites for plastics processing…

Chem-Trend, a world market leader in the development and manufacturing of high-performance release agents, purging compounds, and other process chemical specialties, today announced the arrival of Lusin LU1201F, a lubricant specifically…

Plastic products have become an integral part of almost every area of life. For good reason. Plastic packaging extends the shelf life of food, plastic parts in cars reduces their weight and CO2 emissions. In medicine, plastics ensure…

A country report in the run-up to K 2019 The North American plastics industry, led by the United States, is posting good business results this year. Sales, revenue and growth indicators are pointing up for the foreseeable future. Among…

In the run-up to K 2019, the European plastics industry faces challenges on several fronts. Overall, the economy is just bumping along; the prolonged exit of the UK from the European Union is creating disquiet; major traditional export…

Plastic waste desecrating beaches and rivers or oozing out of the ruptured belly of a dead fish – at the moment, these disturbing images seem to be ubiquitous. Consequently, the image of plastics has never been as negative as it is today,…

A country report in the run-up to K 2019 The Asian region is buckling down on major trends and issues to achieve a future “perfect” economic growth, which will have a ripple effect on the plastics industry. In the run-up to K 2019, The…