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Sabic launches PP compounds for automotive structural applications
New short glass fiber reinforced Polypropylene (PP) compounds feature improved melt flow, tensile and flexural strength, and flexural modulus Sabic announced this week that it has launched two new short glass fiber reinforced Polypropylene (PP) compounds that offer...
High Performance Matte White IML Film
Innovia Films introduces RayoForm EUP60, a white BOPP film for In-Mold Labeling (IML). European-manufactured in one of their state-of-the-art facilities, EUP60 is a very high opacity, high performance product with a density of just 0.55g/cm3. Combined with its...
Sabic launches recycled PBT made from plastic waste from the ocean
Automotive seats, fan housings, and electrical connectors and enclosures are among the potential applications for the new resin. Sabic launched a new Polybutylene Terephthalate (PBT) compound on the market. This material, the company explained, has been manufactured...
New circular polymer could make it easier to recycle mixed plastics
Polydiketoenamine, a plastic developed by scientists at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, can allow efficient and indefinite recycling Scientists at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have developed a system that enables the recycling of post-consumer...
Continental tires with polyester made from recycled plastic bottles are now available across Europe
Continental's tires containing polyester made from recycled PET bottles are now available at all points of sale in Europe. The manufacturer launched series production of the so-called ContiRe.Tex technology in April this year, which can completely replace conventional...
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New sprayer offers more productivity for extruded PVC window profiles
The PKM800 high performance pulverizer converts scrap PVC and delivers 2,000 lbs/hr of recycled PVC with a 20 mesh (840 micron) particle size Pallmann Industries, a provider of size reduction equipment for the Plastics Industry, recently introduced its Pallmann PKM800...
Samsung will use recycled marine plastics in its devices
In order to reduce its ecological footprint and reuse as much plastic as possible, Samsung seeks to promote strategies that take advantage of the properties of recycled plastic. Samsung disclosed that its next Galaxy devices, scheduled to launch this week, will be...
More resistant plastics from recycling? It’s already possible
By selectively extracting hydrogen atoms from the Polyolefin, the chemists devised a way to extend the life of single-use plastic into a high-value plastic known as an ionomer. Chemists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have created a method to create...
Recycled plastic denture molds are a reality
SmileDirectClub maintains an agreement with HP with which it has created a sustainable production model with which it can manufacture up to 75,000 dental aligners daily with 3D printing technology Plastics are such malleable materials that they continue to provide...
A truly cheap and abundant bioplastic?
Bioderived materials usually have an economic cost that significantly increases the final price of the products in which they are used. Scientists around the world are still trying to create new sustainable materials, but unless these materials are scalable and...
High prices of recycled plastic put UK producers in check
The extraordinarily high prices could mean virgin plastics will still be cheaper than recycled ones, even after paying the UK's virgin material levy. High prices for recycled plastic, which have reached record levels in the last twelve months, coupled with the UK...
Shortage of supplies and containers: a challenge for global supply
The United States faces a historic container gridlock. China, South Korea and Thailand are the three countries that supply Mexico in high seasons Due to the shortage of supplies for the production of electronic devices, the lack of containers, the increase in...
Ecological electric vehicle charging with mass balanced polycarbonate
The EVBox Group will use Covestro's Makrolon RE polycarbonate, which comes from recycled waste and residues, for charging infrastructures. In order to drive the transition to electric mobility, Covestro continues to develop innovative material solutions and has...