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

RadiciGroup at K 2025: innovation

RadiciGroup at K 2025: innovation and sustainability in focus

RadiciGroup will showcase new polyamide and PBT solutions at K 2025 in Düsseldorf, with a focus on e-mobility, photovoltaic and home appliances, alongside bio-based and recycled ranges.

Trelleborg presents FoodPro

Trelleborg presents FoodPro sealing materials at drinktec 2025

Trelleborg will exhibit its FoodPro range of globally compliant sealing materials for food and beverage processing equipment at drinktec 2025, hall B5, booth 552. The portfolio covers EPDM, NBR, FKM, PTFE and PEEK solutions and includes new FoodPro EPDM grades.

Clariant expands stabilizer

Clariant expands stabilizer production and applications for plastics industry

Clariant has increased its stabilizer production capacity in China and introduced new solutions for artificial turf and medical polyolefin applications, addressing rising global demand for high-performance plastic additives.

K 2025

23rd International Trade Fair Plastics and Rubber

Central European Plastics Meeting 2025

Central European Plastics Meeting 2025

Central European Plastics Meeting 2025

Central European Plastics Meeting 2025

Stadler to build advanced

Stadler to build advanced MSW sorting plant UTM Leste in São Paulo

Stadler Anlagenbau and Ecourbis Ambiental will build UTM Leste, a highly automated municipal solid waste treatment plant in São Paulo that will combine European engineering with Brazilian operating conditions to increase material recovery, RDF production and biogas feedstock.

Demand for high-performance

Demand for high-performance yarns on the rise

Barmag, part of the Oerlikon Group, is commissioning three new HMLS yarn systems in China as local producers ramp up capacity to meet rising global demand for high-performance polyester tire cord.

Biodegradable coffee capsules

Biodegradable coffee capsules with improved oxygen barrier

Bio-Fed, a branch of Akro-Plastic GmbH, has developed the biocompound M·VERA GP1065 for coffee capsules, combining an improved oxygen barrier with home-compostability and a bio-based content of over 98%.

Formnext 2025 underscores

Formnext 2025 underscores industrial role of additive manufacturing

Formnext 2025 has opened in Frankfurt am Main, bringing together 803 exhibitors on 50,000 m² of space and presenting a broad spectrum of industrial additive manufacturing technologies, applications and trends along the entire process chain.

Entire world of plastics to

Entire world of plastics to meet at the 30th Fakuma in fall 2026

The 30th Fakuma international trade fair for plastics processing will take place in Friedrichshafen from 12 to 16 October 2026, with organisers reporting strong early bookings and broad international participation from the plastics industry.

Syensqo wins SPE Innovation

Syensqo wins SPE Innovation Awards 2025

Syensqo has received the 2025 Society of Plastics Engineers Innovation Award in the Materials Category for the first use of its Tecnoflon FKM NFS non-fluorosurfactant fluoroelastomer in an automotive PCV valve O-ring application.

Omya creates global specialty

Omya creates global specialty materials distribution unit

Omya has established Omya Specialty Materials, a new global business unit focused on the sales and distribution of specialty materials that combines third‑party portfolios with the company’s mineral-based products.

High-end closures for luxury

High-end closures for luxury brands: Novassu trusts KraussMaffei

French closure specialist Novassu uses a KraussMaffei CXZ 250/1000-750 Multinject to produce crystal-clear cosmetic closures with 30% recycled content, combining sandwich and index plate technology for higher flexibility and consistent quality.

Trade Shows

Plast Eurasia Istanbul 2025

Plast Eurasia Istanbul 2025

Istanbul, 2025-12-03

Plastex Egypt 2026

Cairo, 2026-01-11

Swiss Plastics Expo 2026

Swiss Plastics Expo 2026

Lucerne, 2026-01-20

PlastIndia 2026

New Delhi, 2026-02-05

Business Directory » Plastics

Grupa Azoty Polyolefins S.A.

Grupa Azoty Polyolefins S.A.

Production and distribution of three types of polypropylene: homopolymers, impact copolymers and random copolymers.

Ekochem Sp. z o.o.

Machines for plastic processing and plastic material distribution

Quarzwerke Group

B2B Offers » Plastics

Epp

~0,78 EUR / kg

Epp

Regranulate PP black

Regranulate PP black MFI 11.7

PET flake

~0,01 EUR / kg

PET flake

PA6 ec2705 nc/PA6 e3eg6

~1,61 EUR / kg

PA6 ec2705 nc/PA6 e3eg6 nc/ASA wgx6300nc/ABS egp22 nc

HDPE regrind tank 14mm

~0,24 EUR / kg

HDPE regrind tank 14mm

PBT GF mix color

PBT GF mix color

GPPS. Owispol 525 original

GPPS. Owispol 525 original PS glass

Big-bag

Big-bag

SAN White Post-production

SAN White Post-production From Original Ineos

PC/ABS Injection Regrind

PC/ABS Injection Regrind Raw

ABS Granulate Light Gray

ABS Granulate Light Gray

PE cakes / overflows

0,10 EUR / kg

PE cakes / overflows – mixed colors