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

Sibur approves 2025 Sustainable Development Strategy

Sibur Holding, Russia’s largest integrated petrochemicals company, announces that its Board of Directors has approved the 2025 Sustainable Development Strategy.

R&P Polyplastic takes part in “interplastica 2020”

Research and Production Enterprise “POLYPLASTIC” – largest producer of polymer compounds in Russia traditionally takes part in the “interplastica 2020” trade fair, which is the most significant national industry event.

Advanced packaging cuts fresh green bean waste

StePac automated bulk packaging solutions cut food loss in the foodservice sector.

Hyundai Engineering enters the construction site of "Polimery Police"

Interview with Murat Inkun from Pagder Association

POEX at Plast Eurasia Istanbul 2019

Lanxess honored by CDP for climate protection

LANXESS among the top two percent of companies evaluated worldwide.

Borealis launches ADCA-free HE1355 for telecommunications cables

Borealis launches innovative, ADCA-free compound HE1355 for telecommunications cables. It is world’s first chemically-foamed, high density polyethylene grade free of azodicarbonamide

Kraiburg TPE is focusing on e-mobility market with a comprehensive TPE portfolio

With its broad range of thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) and specific focus on the trends and challenges of electromobility, Kraiburg TPE is in a good position to support OEMs and system suppliers in advancing decisive innovations in this fast-growing market segment.

Innovia extends its BOPP recyling certification

Following the successful recycling certification of its Propafilm™ Strata SL high barrier film earlier this year by Interseroh, an Independent German recycling and consulting company.

Biesterfeld and DuPont intensify their strategic partnership in CIS countries

Biesterfeld Plastic and DuPont are continuing the expansion of their strategic cooperation.

Nestlé creates market for food-grade recycled plastics

Nestlé today announced that it will invest up to CHF 2 billion to lead the shift from virgin plastics to food-grade recycled plastics and to accelerate the development of innovative sustainable packaging solutions.

Tomra R1 can empty an entire bag of drink containers in seconds

Global reverse vending leader Tomra has unveiled the highly-anticipated Tomra R1, which lets recyclers in regions with container deposit schemes pour over 100 empty beverage containers into the machine in one go - rather than inserting them one by one.

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.