Plastics

Plastics are the materials used in many various applications, e.g. in packaging and construction industry, as well as in manufacturing of household appliances, clothes, toys and medical equipment. Polymers are produced mostly from fossil resources and their features can be modified through special additives. The most popular plastics are: polyethylene, polypropylene, polivinyl chloride and polystyrene.

News

K 2019: New technology as a motor for innovation

Innovative materials and technology have been at the heart of all presentations staged at the K trade show in Düsseldorf, the international flagship fair for the plastics and rubber industry.

Borealis’ EverMinds ambition moves industry one step closer to plastics circularity

Borealis, a leading provider of innovative solutions in the fields of polyolefins, base chemicals and fertilizers, announces the introduction of a new plastics recycling technology, Borcycle.

BASF’s plastic additive shields 5G base stations from UV light

Shenzhen Xingshengdi New Materials Co., Ltd, a manufacturer of communication equipment, electronics and electrical appliances in China, has used BASF’s plastic additives to produce 5G base stations for major international telecommunications companies.

Plastpol 2019

XXIII International Fair of Plastics Processing Plastpol

International Trade Fair Plastics and Rubber

Fruitful Chinaplas 2019 closed with tremendous success

Chinaplas 2019 closed its highly successful, four-day run in Guangzhou on May 24. The annual show - held this year at the China Import & Export Fair Complex, Pazhou, in Southern China - attracted 3,622 exhibitors and 163,314 professional visitors from all over the world.

Interplas 2020 expands: The UK plastics industry backs the leading show

Interplas, the UK’s leading trade show dedicated to the plastics industry, is expanding, adding more space and new features for its 2020 show after a huge surge in demand from exhibitors.

BASF and SIBUR collaborate to develop innovative polymer solutions

Signed a Memorandum of Cooperation to seal the commitment from both companies to develop innovative solutions.

Commercial-scale production of bio-based plastic from renewable materials

This collaboration marks the first time bio-based polypropylene and bio-based low-density polyethylene were produced simultaneously at commercial scale.

Wacker expands silicone elastomer production in China

Wacker inaugurated a new production line for silicone elastomers at its Zhangjiagang site in China.

Lanxess Adiprene LF technology enables injection molding of cast PU elastomers

Adiprene C930, a unique Low Free MDI based cast urethane from specialty chemicals company LANXESS, has just proven as an appropriate material for being processed via injection molding.