K 2022: Online Ticket shop now open!
MyOrganizer – your ideal tool for preparing for the K 2022 trade fair
Polymers
News Plastech
Solvay and Carbios demonstrate enzymatic depolymerization in PET/PVDC barrier film
Unique recycling technology helps the industry close the loop on PVDC-coated PET films.
Sortco protects customers from complaints and offers security for granulate quality
Flawless granulates for the highest optical requirements
Continental launches first tires with polyester made from recycled PET bottles
Continental is the first tire manufacturer to immediately launch volume production of recycled polyester yarn which is obtained from PET plastic bottles in a new process.
BASF to increase capacity for plastic additives in Europe
BASF will increase production capacity for its hindered amine light stabilizers (HALS) at sites located in Pontecchio Marconi, Italy and Lampertheim, Germany.
New US plant for Sirmax Group
SER North America is the second US plant built in Anderson, Indiana, by the Italian Sirmax Group, a sustainable producer of polypropylene compounds, engineering plastics, post-consumer compounds and bio-compounds for a wide range of applications.
SABIC collarborates with Kraton for certified renewable butadiene
The new collaboration with Kraton will deliver certified renewable butadiene from SABIC’s Trucircle portfolio for use in Kraton’s certified renewable styrenic block copolymers (SBC).
70 years of K in Düsseldorf – a world career made in Germany
K in Düsseldorf also started small once: the debut event “Wunder der Kunststoffe” (Miracles of Plastics) in 1952 registered 270 exhibiting companies – exclusively from Germany. They occupied approximately 14,000 square metres of net exhibition space.
Global masterbatch market set to prosper despite the challenges ahead
The masterbatch market continues to be incredibly dynamic, maintaining growth throughout the pandemic in all major global regions, and outperforming the growth of both GDP and the underlying polymer demand.
E-LOOP H801 MR with mechanical recycled content is now available
ELIX Polymers, a global leader in specialised styrene-based thermoplastics, has recently launched the E-LOOP brand to collect new sustainable innovations.
Evonik launches osteoconductive Vestakeep Fusion PEEK filament for 3D printed implants
Evonik will present the Vestakeep Fusion 3D printable biomaterial during the AAOS trade show in Chicago, USA (March 22-26, 2022).
The 2nd Annual Bioplastics Innovation Forum
The 2nd Annual Bioplastics Innovation Forum is a result of the global efforts to reduce such plastic pollution and to reduce the greenhouse gases emitted in the production stage.
