Celanese to produce PEEK from mid 2016
Celanese announced it will expand its engineered materials product portfolio with two premium industrial grades of Polyether Ether Ketone in the second half of 2016.
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Evonik expands production capacity for PEEK
Evonik's Resource Efficiency Segment is significantly expanding its production capacity for polyetheretherketone (PEEK) at the Changchun (China) site.
DuPont appointed a new resin distributor into Russia
DuPont Performance Polymers extends Biesterfeld Plastic resin-distribution collaboration into Russia.
New LED design opportunities with engineering plastics
“LED lighting offers huge potential to reduce energy usage, leading to environmental benefits and cost savings”, says Ilknur Gur, General Manger Specialty Resins Europe, “and with our engineering plastics, we believe we can help turn that potential into reality”.
DSM’s Stanyl ForTii boosts connector performance at Amphenol
Industry trends such as miniaturization, integration or “thinnovation”, combined with the move towards Cloud Computing, will mean that areas such as the server market will depend increasingly on reflow soldering assembly technology.
SABIC’s sustainable solutions spotlight at Plast 2012
SABIC’s Innovative Plastics business is showcasing here at Plast 2012 its broad and deep portfolio of industry-leading sustainable materials that help customers design, develop and differentiate environmentally responsible products in three key ways.
‘Green’ Arnitel® Eco helps end-users reduce their carbon footprint.
Arnitel® Eco is an innovative thermoplastic elastomer partially made from rapeseed oil. This revolutionary material from DSM Engineering Plastics (DSM) helps end-users reduce their carbon footprint. Innovation and environmental performance has been noticed and the Frost & Sullivan Green Excellence in Product Innovation Award was granted.
New solar shading panels
Solar shading panels using SABIC’s Lexan sheet supports City of Westminster College’s sustainability and energy efficiency goals.
SABIC launched new Ultra-Stiff Lexan Thermoclear sheet solutions
SABIC Innovative Plastics continues to lead in the plastics industry with the announcement of its latest polycarbonate (PC) sheet technology for stadium roofing.
DSM introduces Atlac 5200
DSM has introduced its latest composite resin – Atlac 5200 FC - developed specifically for use in composite applications that have contact with food and water.
Breakthrough materials solutions offered by SABIC
SABIC Innovative Plastics is spotlighting high-performance thermoplastic resin, sheet, foam and composite solutions that are helping aviation customers meet the critical challenges of weight-out, regulatory compliance, and sustainability, while improving the flying experience.
Materials are critical to reduce dependence on fossil fuels
Materials will play an increasingly important role helping the auto industry resolve fuel economy and emissions challenges, according to 95 percent of design engineers surveyed by DuPont Automotive and the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE).
