At present, the manufacturing industry is in a dilemma of rising raw material prices and soaring freight costs worldwide. The global supply chain has encountered severe challenges, and there have been partial breakdowns.
The Cologne-based company Bio-Fed, a branch of Akro-Plastic GmbH, has expanded its portfolio with ISCC PLUS and REDcert² sustainable certified M·Vera compounds made from biomass-balanced polypropylene (PP).
After last week's fire of one of the raw material warehouses, ML Polyolefins has resumed production. Following the firefighting operation, full production capacity was reached on 20 November 2021.
New TPE solution complies with global food-contact regulations.
China has embarked on a road towards a “dual carbon” target where it commits to reach its carbon peak by 2030 and move forward to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060.
The Feddersen Group companies Plastic GmbH and its branches AF-Color and Bio-Fed as well as PolyComp GmbH have been certified for ISCC Plus and REDcert².
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of disinfectants to clean surfaces in medical and daily life environments has increased remarkably, underscoring the importance of chemical resistance and property retention for materials used in medical and consumer devices.
Solvay is working with advanced manufacturing solution OEM 9T Labs AG (Zürich, Switzerland) to help bring additively manufactured carbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) parts to mass production.
Double digit growth continues for the plastics and rubber processing machinery, equipment, and moulds industry, represented by the trade association Amaplast.
Swiss sports brand On today announces a move away from petroleum-based resources by creating a new foam material called CleanCloud™, made using carbon emissions as a raw material.
Milliken & Company, a globally recognized leader in polymer additives and colorants, has launched DeltaFlow™ Viscosity Modifiers specifically to help polypropylene (PP) recyclers.
As of November 2021, Ekornes, a Norwegian manufacturer of high-end design furniture uses EPS (expandable polystyrene) protective packaging that has a lower carbon footprint than virgin material by safeguarding the same properties.
