Materials

Sabic, a global leader in the chemical industry, is demonstrating at Formnext 2017 (Frankfurt, November 14-17), its strong focus on advancing additive manufacturing from prototyping to full-scale production. The company is launching today its new Lexan EXL AMHI240F filament, a unique product for fused deposition modelling that delivers high...

API, an Italian company specialized in the production of thermoplastic elastomeric compounds and bioplastics that was acquired by global materials company Trinseo in July 2017, has announced a green partnership with EMS-Grivory, a leading Swiss manufacturer of high performance polymers and supplier of structural materials...

On October 26, Solvay Performance Polyamides announced the start of production of engineering plastics in San Luis Potosí, Mexico. This new facility is dedicated to the production of the Technyl range and was built within a few months in partnership with Chunil Engineering, a global automotive Tier 1 and long-standing customer...

The new Luvocom CXR product line presented by Lehvoss Group at Fakuma 2017 supplies thermoplastic compounds based on polyamide that can be cross-linked by irradiation. Products from this line are characterized by an elevated temperature resistance and continuous service temperature. Combining them with...

Dow Performance Silicones, a global business unit of DowDuPont Materials Sciences division, introduces at Fakuma 2017 a unique new technology based on the heritage Dow Corning silicone technology platform, for bi-axially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film production, and highlight recent additions to its expanding portfolio of materials...

Safety, driving pleasure, esthetics - when you drive a car, it is not just the steering wheel that has a major influence on the driving experience, but also the top column module that connects the steering wheel with the control unit. The French automotive supplier Valeo has now developed a top column module whose housing and levers are made of…

The RadiciGroup Performance Plastics Business Area is exhibiting at Fakuma 2017 in Friedrichshafen, Germany, which is a strategic market for RadiciGroup, and the Group’s chemicals and engineering plastics businesses both have production sites in the country. To meet the ever more exacting requirements of the engineering plastics market...

They’re light, stable, corrosion-resistant and low-maintenance: thanks to these properties, prospects are excellent for the material and thus also for the European composites industry. Automotive engineering, aerospace and construction have been the main drivers propelling fibre composites. Production quantities of glass-fibre reinforced plastics…

A global leader in applied additive technology solutions, Stratasys announced new material compatibility for its flagship J750 full colour, multi-material 3D printing solution, delivering additional functionality and versatility for rapid prototyping and tooling applications. Stratasys PolyJet Agilus30 rubber-like material and Digital ABS Plus...

In 2017 Francesco Franceschetti Elastomeri (FFE) is not only looking back on 30 years of successful company history, the elastomer expert also presents a growing portfolio of its renowned Mafran range at Fakuma 2017. The leading European producer of TPE compounds is expanding its successful elastomer product range. The brand...

With a plethora of advertisement boards vying for the attention of passersby, it isn’t exactly easy to stand out from the crowd. Thanks to its illuminated PMMA façade, the new Victoria’s Secret flagship store is hard to miss - even in Shanghai’s urban jungle. The Plexiglas sheets drape the building on Shanghai’s Huaihai Road like a curtain of…

A team of researchers from the Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia has developed a polycarbonate in which the traditional bisphenol monomer A (BPA) has been replaced with limonene, a hydrocarbon contained in citrus fruit peel. In the research, published in the review ACS Catalysis, the researchers explained that...

The ThermoPlastic composites Research Center (TPRC) has a new tier-1 member: Victrex, who recently introduced the new Victrex AE 250 composite family based on PAEK polymer. Planned joint activities will concentrate on the acceleration and proliferation of new technologies with the aim of addressing industry needs regarding costs, speed of...

Evonik and NTEC, an experienced manufacturer of filaments based in China, have jointly developed a new monofilament using Evonik’s high performance plastic Vestamid for instrument strings. Since the late 1930s, growing numbers of instruments have used strings made of robust polyamide fibres. There are obvious benefits to these...

For a company specializing in the production of compounds for special applications such as Lati, the most sought-after success is to provide answers to those who work in the field of safety and design. This is even more valid if the project adopting Lati’s proposals is meant to protect people's safety and health. This is the case of Safety First…

With this motto, Avery Dennison Graphics Solutions Europe revealed five innovative products at Fespa 2017 (Hamburg, May 8-12). This year’s stand showed the new digital wrapping series, MPI 1105, together with a range of other vehicle and architectural solutions. These include 5600 LD Translucent Films, an outdoor high opacity film that...

The European PET Bottle Platform (EPBP) has given interim approval for the recyclability of polyethylenefuranoate (PEF) produced by Synvina, a joint venture of Avantium and Basf, located in Amsterdam, in the European bottle recycling market. Following EPBP’s assessment PEF bottles are expected to be disposable through existing...

The German group Ensinger - with headquarters in Italy since 1991 - has always been focusing on a diversified product offering that includes materials, technologies, production methods and application, in response to the multiple market needs. At Mecspe fair 2017, in Parma, the company presented a new research field: the rapid filament prototyping…

Sabic unveiled at Rapid + TCT 2017 (Pittsburgh, May 8-11) a new portfolio of high-performance filament grades for fused deposition modeling. The new products address growing global demand for greater material choices in the industrial filament market and lay the groundwork for Sabic’s strategy to help drive the growth of...

Basf is introducing its heat-resistant polyamide Ultramid Endure in two new powertrain applications on the 2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia: the air intake manifold with integrated charge air cooler and the hot-side turbo duct. As heat under the hood increases, Ultramid Endure with its high heat-aging resistance up to 220°C enables automakers to achieve...