Polykemi is accelerating its North American expansion, adding sales and support staff while preparing a third extruder in the US that would lift output by about 50 percent by 2027. The plan follows steady demand for customized plastic compounds and early traction in automotive and construction.
Xenia has unveiled ST Upgrade, a technology that increases the impact resistance of its fibre-reinforced thermoplastic materials by an average of 60 percent and raises elongation at break by 40 percent. The option is available across selected Xecarb, Xeglass, Xebrid and Xegreen formulations.
Ampacet offers a comprehensive portfolio of PFAS-free Polymer Processing Aids (PPA), providing an effective alternative to conventional fluorinated PPA masterbatches.
International distributor Biesterfeld and the leading manufacturer of engineering plastics Celanese are once again expanding their strategic partnership. Many more product families will be added to the extensive joint portfolio in January 2025.
Plast Eurasia Istanbul, the eagerly anticipated coming together of the plastic industry, will once again take the stage with record-breaking number of participants to display their innovations at Tüyap Fair and Congress Center between December 4-7.
A clever combination of polymer and fillers often offers a technically and economically viable solution for a wide range of modern and demanding applications.
The European market will operate in a kind of stop and go mode in 2024. This means that larger polymer manufacturers will schedule maintenance at different sites, thus limiting their emissions at the company group level.
International distributor Biesterfeld and leading technical plastics manufacturer Celanese are further expanding their collaboration in the new year. The partners have agreed to enhance their joint portfolio and to cooperate to develop new markets.
Interview partner: Dr. Michal Daněk, Key Account Manager Radiation Crosslinking at BGS
Mitsubishi Chemical Group exhibited its newest innovation in the form of an electric vehicle battery all-composite enclosure as the centerpiece of its activities at The Battery Show.
Krahn Ceramics is exhibiting for the first time at this year's Fakuma in Friedrichshafen, Germany, showing how ceramics and plastics can complement each other.
Tape sandwich for greater stiffness, less weight and low production costs
