Plastics and fibers
Konstanz: For some time now, bioplastics have been used for more than just garbage bags or mulch films: Biopolymers are increasingly found in durable high-performance products, for example in demanding automoti ...
Konstanz: Is the plastic bag going extinct? By no means has it come to that. Yet consumption of plastic carrier bags has been falling ever since the EU and various governments started to take action against the ...
Konstanz: Despite crises and conflicts, nearly 57 million tonnes of plastics were sold in Europe last year, around 3 million tonnes more than in 2015. ...
Konstanz: Additives enable polymers to be processed; they protect plastics against heat, UV radiation and oxidation; they also improve properties such as hardness, flexural strength or fire behavior. ...
Konstanz: The war over Ukraine and the ongoing corona lockdowns in China are also directly or indirectly affecting plastic pipe manufacturers. ...
Konstanz: For the seventh time Ceresana has analyzed the global market for all types of fire retardants: including brominated and chlorinated flame retardants as well as ATH, organophosphorus, ATO and other add ...
Konstanz: The most important area of application for synthetic elastomers is tires for all types of vehicles. ...
Konstanz: The standard plastic polypropylene (PP) is not only used for packaging, but also for numerous other applications. The spectrum of applications ranges from textile fibers, household appliances and car ...
Konstanz: Although engineering plastics are more expensive than standard plastics, they are characterized by special physical and chemical properties ...
Konstanz: More chlorine, less crude oil: large quantities of by-products from the chemical industry are used to manufacture polyvinyl chloride (PVC). PVC is therefore one of the most cost-effective plastics - a ...
Konstanz: Compostable disposable tableware, mulch films that rot on the field or fishing nets that simply disintegrate over time: are bioplastics the solution to waste problems? ...
Kapellen: SITTARD, THE NETHERLANDS, April 01, 2021 - SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, has announced the launch of a new recycled material made from ocean bound plastic which has been recovered f ...
Kapellen: SHANGHAI, CHINA, March 24, 2021 - SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry and POLYRAY (Xiamen Hongtai Optical Co., Ltd.,), an innovative leader in the eyewear lens industry, today announced th ...
Kapellen: Sittard, The Netherlands, March 5, 2021 - SABIC is proud to announce that a successful collaboration between REN Clean Skincare and Aptar in the development of an innovative new EVERCALM™ Global Pro ...
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Konstanz: Thermoplastic elastomers (TPE) combine the advantages of rubber and plastic. ...
Konstanz: After more than ten boom years, the construction industry is spoiled by success. Even the corona pandemic has not yet had a great impact, since the order books are still well filled. ...
Felton: In 2016, the global solution styrene butadiene rubber (S-SBR) market size was valued at USD 2.51 billion and is is predicted to grow at higher CAGR in the forecast period, providing numerous opportuni ...
Konstanz: The construction industry has so far been able to cope with the corona crisis better than other sectors. Manufacturers of plastic pipes will nevertheless also face very serious challenges in the comin ...
TOKYO: TOKYO, Aug 31, 2020 - Showa Denko (SDK; TSE:4004) obtained a license to process industrial waste, and started to accept used plastics which were crushed and molded.
Since 2003, SDK's Kawasaki ...
