Materials

It will be called Polimotor 2 and it will be produced entirely of plastic materials by Solvay Specialty Polymers. The all-plastic automotive engine will be tested in a race car next year, demonstrating the company’s unique and industry-leading advanced specialty polymer technologies in light-weighting through metal replacement...

EuMBC (European Compounders and Masterbatchers Association) questions the legality of recent high number of force majeure declarations. The reliability of the European polymer producing industry continues to raise serious concerns as over 40 force majeure situations have been declared in a period of...

Lati’s range of electrically conductive products includes Latiohm PD02 grades, in which electrical resistivity is reduced by the presence of special polymers ensuring, in addition to antistatic properties, colourability without the need of special painting. Safety in explosive atmospheres has been regulating for years by the European ATEX...

On May 22, during the EuPC general assembly in Warsaw, the association representing European plastics converters launched a strategic alliance for polymer supplies in Europe. This alliance was formed in response to a recent series of force majeure declarations by some of the leading EU polymer suppliers leading to...

Mass passenger transport systems require a very high degree of fire safety. With the entry into force of the new standardized European standard for rail vehicles EN 45545, the requirements have become substantially more stringent in comparison with DIN 5510. With respect to elastomers it is not easy to meet these higher standards. The company…

Aquafil, Italian manufacturer of polyamide 6 fibres, is to become the leading supplier of polyamide yarn to Suminoe Textile, a Japanese company that manufactures textile coverings for the furnishing, automotive and transport sectors. This is what is stipulated in an agreement between the two companies, which, signed on...

With Radici Novacips the plastics division of RadiciGroup focuses attention on its most recent developments and achievements in innovation and sustainability. These were the central topics during the group’s press conference on 7 May at its stand at Plast 2015 in talks by Erico Spini and Cesare Clausi...

At Plast 2015 Bluestar Silicones (stand D 32, hall 11) presents its latest innovations for improving fire resistance of safety cables used in high rise buildings, hospitals, schools, aerospace, automotive and railways industries, shipbuilding etc. In case of fire, safety improvement of people and goods is an essential axis of research in...

Laripur -18 and -18B series are plasticized thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPU) developed by Coim (stand C22, hall 9, at the exhibition Plast 2015) to supply the footwear industry with technically and aesthetically high quality materials. These Laripur products contain plasticizers, which have not been classified as harmful and...

“Italy is one of Europe’s most important markets for our special TPE solutions. That is why Plast is a permanent entry in our trade fair calendar. Our technically experienced sales team has been working intensively in the Italian market for years to establish long-lasting customer relations based on mutual trust”, explained...

On May 8, during Plast 2015, Aipe (the Italian Association for Expanded Polystyrene) organises the conference “EPS production: innovations, financing lines and strategies to improve plants’ energy efficiency”. Sustainable innovations is the most important tool to deal with the current market situation...

Always focused on environmentally friendly products, the Italian company Vanetti (stand C 131/D 132, hall 9, at Plast 2015) has recently developed the Biomasterbatches (registered trademark). They were designed by analysing the molecular structure of biodegradable materials in the laboratory and verifying their specific...

The Grafe Group is introducing at Plast 2015 (stand A 2, hall 9) an innovation in the field of bio-plastics: “Bio-Compalen-Paperlike” makes it possible to produce foils which can be torn in any given direction. The compound can also be used for HDPE and PP bottle extrusion. It has the additional benefit of being antistatic, which reduces the…

Present at the international exhibition Plast 2015 (Hall 9, stand B52) Rifra Masterbatches recently obtained certification for its integrated Quality, Environment & Safety system. The system now meets the ISO 14001 standard for environmental management systems (Certification no. 187) and OHSAS 18001 for...

ABB’s expertise in electronics and Lati’s expertise in the world of special thermoplastics have given rise to a new product for the protection from transient voltage surges and lightning: PM EP 15 15-275 RES is a pre-wired protective device (SPD or surge protection device) featuring modern design and small dimensions.

Victrex is planning to increase its global technology leadership with the construction of a major polymer innovation centre in northern England. Financial assistance for the project has come in the form of 1.3 million pounds in grant funding from the UK government’s Regional Growth Fund, subject to satisfactory due diligence, which recognises the…

Each year the international Henkel Innovation Challenge invites university students and post-grads to develop innovative, sustainable ideas for new products or technologies in the adhesives, beauty care, and laundry & homecare sectors.

The Italian chemical industry mourns Guido Ghisolfi. On 3 March, the vice president and managing director of the Mossi & Ghisolfi group was found dead near his home in Tortona (province of Alessandria, Italy) after taking his own life. The extreme act of the industrialist was apparently the result of deep depression from...

Wicona is Europe's first aluminium systems company to use insulbar RE from Ensinger. The thermal insulation bars are used for the thermal separation of profiles for windows, facades and

The Politecnico di Milano patented a new molecule that can attach in a stable manner to various forms of carbon, such as carbon black, graphite, nanotubes and graphene, which provide increased mechanical strength and electrical and thermal conductivity. These types of carbon become soluble in polar solvents such as...