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Borealis launches ADCA-free HE1355 for telecommunications cables

Borealis launches innovative, ADCA-free compound HE1355 for telecommunications cables. It is world’s first chemically-foamed, high density polyethylene grade free of azodicarbonamide

Man, machine or both? The pros and cons of the digital era

Fast forward to the year 2030. Is man or machine in charge? Are mom and pop stores history? Is climate change marching forward unhindered? Digitalization creates opportunities, but also raises fears. Hannover Messe's new Transformation Stage addresses both.

Evonik and LIKAT achieve breakthrough in carbonylation chemistry

Realization of a "Dream Reaction": First direct carbonylation of 1,3-butadiene successful

Circularise, Covestro and Domo showcasing plastics traceability solution at CES 2020

Transparency achieved through blockchain technology

Sanner introduces bio-based plastic packaging Sanner BioBase

At Pharmapack 2020, Sanner GmbH, market leader for effervescent tablet packaging, will focus on sustainability. The company will present its new Sanner BioBase effervescent tablet packaging for the first time at booth B66.

European industry calls for ambitious industrial strategy

Industry4Europe, a coalition of 149 industrial Associations from across the European Union, has published a joint paper calling for "an ambitious and long-term EU industrial strategy".

Plastics manufacturing ‘going digital’ in numerous ways

While sustainability and the circular economy may be grabbing most of the headlines these days in the plastics and rubber industries, the quiet shift toward digitalization may be just as monumental a trend in those sectors.

Digital solutions for the service support of the future

The future of service support is becoming progressively more digital. But what for some is still a vision of the future is already corporate reality at Krones

BASF and Mizuno upscale performance training shoes

In line with its strategy to fuel the future of footwear with winning material solutions, BASF introduces Elastopan polyurethane for the midsole of Mizuno’s new training footwear – TC-01 and TC-02.

Start-ups deliver fresh ideas for packaging innovations

Start-ups are all about new approaches and unconventional solutions. Through these ideas they can also help equip the packaging industry to meet current challenges.

Making sustainable polymers from fragrant molecules

A way of making organic polymers from the fragrant molecules in conifers and fruit trees has been developed by scientists at the University of Birmingham.

K 2019 - New products from plastic waste

BASF customers showcase prototypes made from chemically recycled material.

Asahi Kasei develops the world’s first polyamide foam

Asahi Kasei develops the world’s first polyamide foam - Perfect for noise reduc-tion and lightweight applications in the automotive industry.

thyssenkrupp presents artificial intelligence ''alfred''

thyssenkrupp Materials Services continues to drive digital transformation: since early 2019 an artificial intelligence solution (AI) has been integrated into the processes of the largest materials distribution and service provider in the Western world.

Commercial-scale production of bio-based plastic from renewable materials

This collaboration marks the first time bio-based polypropylene and bio-based low-density polyethylene were produced simultaneously at commercial scale.