Main topics at Fakuma 2020
Roughly 2000 exhibitors will be provided with a comprehensive overview of all plastics technologies at the 27th Fakuma in Friedrichshafen from the 13th through the 17th of October, 2020.
Polymer industry
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Plastics - the great healthcare enabler
Plastics save lives. Pure and simple. What often gets lost in the demonization of plastics due to their waste-related challenges is the fact that modern healthcare is heavily reliant on the material and, in fact, could barely function without it.
Arburg: New Managing Director Technology&Engineering
At the start of the year, Guido Frohnhaus has taken over as Managing Director Technology & Engineering at Arburg GmbH + Co KG in Lossburg.
Borealis to acquire NOVA Chemicals ownership interest in Novealis
Borealis AG and NOVA Chemicals Corporation today announced they have reached an agreement for Borealis to buy NOVA Chemicals’ 50% ownership interest in Novealis Holdings LLC.
Circularise, Covestro and Domo showcasing plastics traceability solution at CES 2020
Transparency achieved through blockchain technology
Covestro closed sale of European PC sheets business
Covestro has successfully closed the sale of its European polycarbonates sheets business to the Munich-based Serafin Group effective January 2, 2020.
Plastics playing key role in E&E and 5G networking
Plastics are a great enabler. They make many products better, lighter, more attractive, safer, quieter and more durable. In no sector is that truer than in electrical and electronics (E&E).
Hurmak Plastics Machinery invited to produce in Russia
Established 50 years ago, Turkish injection machine manufacturer, Hürmak Plastics Machinery was invited to engage in manufacturing in Russia.
Polypastic - one of key suppliers of Samsung
Samsung supplier’s day (Digital appliance sourcing fair Europe 2019) took place in Poznan (Poland) on November 26. The event united companies producing materials and components for Samsung household appliances.
Chinaplas 2020 focuses on tapping into potential in Asian markets
As the global economy faces mounting downward pressure and factors of uncertainties, the global plastics and rubber industries are at crossroads.
Ineos Styrolution and Agilyx advance polystyrene chemical recycling plant
Ineos Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, and Agilyx, the leader in converting post-consumer plastics to low-carbon fuels, chemicals, and plastics, announced today they are advancing the development of a polystyrene (PS) chemical recycling facility in Channahon, Illinois.
Kraiburg TPE supplies co-extruded TPEs with optimum adhesion to PA for high-quality corrugated tubes
An innovative new thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) family made by Kraiburg TPE transfers the established properties of injection-moldable TPEs for multicomponent applications with polyamide (PA) to extrusion.
