From the sea into the tunnel
KraussMaffei customer Oldroyd uses 100% sea plastics for its products. 300,000 to 400,000 of the spacers are required for one tunnel alone. For these quantities it pays off ecologically to use recycled materials.
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Distribution of KetaSpire and AvaSpire product families from Solvay
International distributor Biesterfeld and science-based company Solvay are expanding their joint portfolio.
PlastikCity Pavilion returns for Interplas 2023
In 2023, Interplas, the definitive and longest running UK plastics exhibition will be celebrating its 75th anniversary. Amidst a host of exciting features and new developments is the return of the PlastikCity pavilion for the third edition since its debut in 2017.
Hexpol TPE launch medical mass balance thermoplastic elastomers
At the Compamed 2022 exhibition, Hexpol TPE officially launched their medical TPEs with bio-attributed content according to the mass balance principle
World premiere: KraussMaffei presents Additive Manufacturing
Additive manufacturing to form fourth pillar of the product portfolio in the future. powerPrint for large-format printing of thermoplastic materials.
Plast Eurasia İstanbul 2022, the fair of the plastics continues to grow!
Plast Eurasia İstanbul Fair continues to grow in 2022 as it brought together the entire stakeholders of the sector in 2021 and offered a unique experience for the exhibitors and visitors, and became a gigantic trading platform by gathering 60.742 professional visitors from 138 countries and 852 leading companies from 39 countries…
How to increase the heat resistance of plastics
Why do different polymers show different heat resistance and why it can be increased by radiation crosslinking?
Hexpol TPE present the Sustainable Materials Lab to the automotive market at IZB 2022
At the International Suppliers Fair (IZB) taking place in Wolfsburg, Germany, in October, Hexpol TPE will bring their Sustainable Materials Lab for the first time.
The focus is on sustainable products and discussion
TPE materials and market experts of Kraiburg TPE are looking forward to welcoming interested visitors at boot C58-03 in hall 6. The products they will present includes Thermoplast R, the new product series consisting of sophisticated recycling compounds.
Hexpol TPE Announced as Partner in Polestar 0 Project to Create a Climate-Neutral Car by 2030
Polestar, the Swedish electric performance car company, is accelerating its work to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions by welcoming new partners to the Polestar 0 project, among them is the polymer compounder Hexpol TPE.
From the road to the track: Vestamid eCO gives scrap tires a new life in athletic shoes
Evonik is introducing a new sustainable high-performance plastic to its eCO product line: In the production of the polyamide 12 elastomer (PEBA) Vestamid eCO E40, 50 percent of fossil raw materials are saved and replaced by a starting material obtained from chemical recycling of used tires.
Wacker presents self-adhesive liquid silicone rubber for polycarbonate
Wacker will be premiering its novel Elastosil LR 3078 product series at K 2022. These self-adhesive liquid silicone rubber grades cure extremely fast and establish a firm bond with the thermoplastic polycarbonate without the need to pretreat its surface.
