Materials

To help OEMs to meet the stringent regulatory and quality demands affecting the food equipment industry, Victrex introduced a dedicated PEEK1 food grade portfolio at the Fakuma show in Germany. Compared to metals, the new Victrex FG family of high-performing thermoplastics offers additional benefits in terms of cost-effectiveness...

PlasticFinder at Fakuma, scheduled in Friedrichshafen (Germany) from October 16 to 20, the specialized exhibition for plastics injection moulding.

This year, the PET Day, the definitive PET event that usually marks this period of the year, was a tad more special: as usual organized by GSI, Italy, in Artimino, on the Tuscan hills close to Florence, it was not only its 16th edition, but had a particularly festive atmosphere as it also celebrated the 25th anniversary of the...

The Swedish group announces to substantially expand the production capacity of its non-phthalate polyester plasticizer Pevalen from 2019 onwards. To accomplish this, Perstorp has entered into a long-term production agreement with Italian company Alcoplast. The new partnership more than doubles the...

During a technical meeting that took place recently at its headquarters, Arcoplex presented new polypropylene grades with improved aesthetic and mechanical features developed by the represented company Carmel Olefins. The first novelty concerns the PP grades Capilene Y 50 LE and Capilene SW 70 LE for...

Based in Italy just outside Milan, Alfatherm announced a new distribution partnership with Toppan Interamerica (TIA). TIA will market and promote Alfatherm’s new Serica super matt 3D and 2D solid colours to its customer base. Giuseppe Cerizza, president of Alfatherm North America, said: "We are very proud to announce this collaboration with...

Modern day tennis players tend to play with more spin and as a result, hit the ball out of the top of the racket rather than the centre. The disadvantage of this is players swing with more force to generate more power and spin. This puts extra load on the player’s arm and can result in injury...

Newly developed materials are being prepared by Victrex for additive manufacturing (AM). The first of these is a high strength material for laser sintering (LS) which attains lower refresh rates, resulting in improved recycling for non-sintered powder. The second is a filament with better Z-strength than existing PAEK materials and...

An Arcoplex Group company specialized in the production of masterbatches, Primacolor, following an investment project aimed at continuous improvement, is proud to announce that has been purchased a new press equipped with a mould allowing the production of curved sample, in addition to the standard colour plates...

The demand of the automotive industry for highly effective sensors for the expansion of electric mobility and autonomous driving is increasing. So Basf has further developed its range of hydrolysis-resistant thermoplastic polyesters. The expanded range of Ultradur HR (Hydrolysis Resistant) comprises Ultradur B4330 G6 HR High Speed, a particularly…

The chemical company Basf plans to increase the global production capacity for its antioxidant Irganox 1010 by 40% with production expansion projects at its sites in Jurong, Singapore, and Kaisten, Switzerland. With production in Kaisten coming online in 2019 and in Singapore in early 2021, Basf aims to better serve the...

Plasticulture is a growing market with increasing requirements towards higher crops quality and yields to meet the needs of growing population. In order to help satisfy the market needs, Ampacet has developed a range of masterbatches for greenhouse and tunnel applications including Agristab 372, Agroclear Range, Heatscreen 34 and Thermic 337...

Indonesian company PT Chandra Asri Perkasa has selected LyondellBasell’s world leading polypropylene (PP) and low density polyethylene (LDPE) technologies for two new plants. The plants will be constructed in its second petrochemical complex in Cilegon, Banten Province, Indonesia. The complex will include a...

Purging compound producer, Aquapurge, reports outstanding results from Plast 2018 Italy’s premier plastics exhibition. The triennial show for the Italian plastics industry finished on June 1 and Aquapurge technical director John Steadman visited the exhibition on the final day and said that “Oscar and Donatella have produced some...

Following a detailed review, which has considered a wide range of options, VinyLoop Ferrara has announced on June 28 the closure of its specialised PVC recycling business at Ferrara, Italy. The process to carry out a safe closure of the plant will now begin. With immediate effect, there will be no further production of VinyLoop R-PVC...

The Innovation Award “Bio-based Material of the Year 2018” was awarded to three innovative bio-based materials. The competition focused on new developments in the bio-based economy, which have a market launch in 2018. The winners were elected by the participants of the recent “International Conference on Bio-based Materials” in...

The well-known company Christian Dior is taking advantage of the flexibility of a thermoplastic elastomer from Kraiburg TPE for its new Diorshow Pump’N’Volume Mascara. The mascara container’s soft component enables the brush to be optimally supplied with the creamy mascara to create spectacular volume...

The company HD Kunststoffe, from Remscheid (Germany), has undergone many changes since becoming a member of the Grafe Group, in January 2015. At Plast 2018, the specialists in the manufacture of raw materials for rotational moulding presented its expanded service and product portfolio at the...

All polymers are generated from hydrocarbons or their derivatives, either originating from crude oil or biological sources such as cellulose, fatty acids or other sources. The chemical bonds on which a polymer is based, are very strong and stable during time. Polymers have a long-lasting life, are weather resistant and extremely strong: they can…

During the first half of this year, the RadiciGroup Performance Plastics Business Area has already taken part in several important trade shows around the world: Chinaplas in China, PlastIndia in India, and NPE in Florida. Now the plastics compounder has a stopover in Italy, the home country of its headquarters, at Plast 2018 (hall 9, stand C121/…