Researchers at ETH Zurich and the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag) succeeded in an interdisciplinary study to demonstrate that soil microorganisms metabolically utilised the carbon in the PBAT polymer both for energy production and also to build up microbial biomass.
LANXESS will be presenting its portfolio of high-performance plastics for the electrical and electronics industries at the “Light + Building” industry fair in Frankfurt, Germany.
Royal DSM is adding hydrolysis-resistant grades of polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) to its Arnite family of thermoplastic polyesters.
BASF has developed an Ultradur (PBT, polybutylene terephthalate), modified for co-extrusion with PVC, that replaces steel in PVC windows as the stiffening element.
The worldwide producer of tailor made thermoplastics compounds will be focusing on Blends - the family of compositions with two base polymers
LANXESS at FAKUMA, October 17 – 21, 2017, will present new high-temperature-stabilized polyamides and flame-retardant thermoplastics for electric mobility.
The French automotive supplier Valeo has now developed a top column module whose housing and levers are made of BASF’s engineering plastics Ultramid SI (PA) and Ultradur (PBT).
Specialty chemicals company LANXESS has developed a new compound called Pocan AF4130 for battery components in electric cars.
BASF put the expanded compounding plant at BASF’s Schwarzheide site in Germany into operation.
LANXESS presents new halogen-free, flame-retardant polyesters and polyamides
Rosenberger Spritzguss und Formenbau manufactures sensor carrier for charge air cooler in one process step and without any weld lines.
Lanxess has started up a second production line for high-performance plastics compounding at its facility in Gastonia, North Carolina.
