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- The 3,330 exhibitors from 63 nations proved impressively: plastics continue to be an innovative, indispensable material. But they also unanimously underscored the necessity ... 
- With a strategic program, the company aims to advance the circular economy and the use of non-fossil raw materials in the plastics industry. The company also presented products and technologies for key sectors ... 
- Key new products included fire-resistant silicone elastomers, self-adhesive silicone rubber grades with extremely low-friction surfaces ... 
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The material was initially developed for automotive applications, for which it is well suited as it features heat ageing resistance in air at 230°C, Radici says. After that, the company developed a grade ... 
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100 % recyclability and excellent barrier properties need not be a contradiction in terms. 
The VisionVenture, co-created by BASF and Hymer, is a near-production glimpse into the future of van life. More than 20 high-performance plastics and a new painting technology of BASF ...
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Braskem also showcased its Digital transformation strategy through initiatives that use technologies such as drones, sensors and machine learning to capture operating efficiency gains and better cost-benefit ... 
Digitalisation will be a focal point of Arburg’s appearance at the K 2019 trade fair. But the company is offering more than a presentation of its range of digital products and services and will go further by enabling K 2019 visitors with free Wi-Fi so that they can be online ... 
It will be a multifunctional, mobile living and working space. This is the guiding principle of a new interior concept for future mobility, which Covestro will ... 
Lady Be will create distinctive portraits using her technique of “contemporary mosaic”, working exclusively with recovered plastic objects (toys, packaging, bijoux ...
This year the focus will be on the innovative power of materials and the industry in terms of resource-saving processes, digitalization, functionality, renewable energies, circular economy ...
The idea at the root of the circular economy concept is quite simple: once used, valuable raw material can be processed at the end of its service life and be reused to create a new product - in an infinite loop. While some materials have limitations ... 
In the run-up to K 2019, the European plastics industry faces challenges on several fronts. Overall, the economy is just bumping along; the prolonged exit of the UK from the EU is creating disquiet ... 
The North American plastics industry, led by the United States, is posting good business results this year. Sales, revenue and growth indicators are pointing up for the foreseeable future ... 
Arburg's presence at K 2019 will focus on the topics of digitalization and circular economy with "arburgXworld" portal and "arburgGREENworld". Trends in injection moulding, new machines, features and solutions for "smart" plastics processing ...
Milliken claims that its additive technologies are helping converters to manufacture more sustainably by reducing energy use, enabling the use of more mono-material packaging solutions, and promoting recyclability ...
During K-2019, Cabot will showcase innovations for conductive plastics including new additive types such as carbon nanostructures, graphenes and conductive carbon blacks. The company will also display its range ... 
The exhibits will focus on five areas: Mobility solutions for automobiles and aircraft; IT, electronics and display; Medical, food and bio-products; Environment, energy, building and construction;
Packaging, labels and films ... 
Visitors of the Arlanxeo booth will be able to see the company´s solutions in three core areas: New tire solutions, New energy storage solutions, and New performance applications, as new rubber solutions ... 
- DSM says that its portfolio of conductive plastics enables the replacement of full-metal enclosures, with shielding efficiencies which protect from electromagnetic interference, and can lead to weight reductions of up to 50% ...
During the exhibition, Huntsman’s elastomers team will highlight its capabilities inFilm & Sheet, Hot cast elastomers, Wire & Cable,
Regulated markets, PU Elastomers, Footwear and also display its Iroprint AM platform ...
Reduce, reuse, recycle, replace: Reifenhäuser Group will be focusing on these four principles at K 2019 when it presents extrusion technologies for taking plastic as a material ... 
Südpack, Storopack, Jaguar Land Rover and Schneider Electric displayed pilot products such as a polyamide film and a polyethylene film that were processed into packaging ... 
Premieres will include fire-resistant silicone elastomers, self-adhesive silicone rubber grades with low-friction surfaces and thin silicone laminates for electroactive applications ... 
-The company unveiled its various innovations and projects aimed at pushing the boundaries of a sustainable and digital world. At K 2019 in October, Covestro will display products and technologies for the automotive ...
Braskem will provide Kautex with its sugarcane-derived Polyethylene and PCR for the production of three layer HDPE bottles with foamed middle layer
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The High Performance Materials business unit will focus on Polyamides and Polyesters for sustainable mobility, comprising different technologies, from mild hybrid and plug-in hybrid to electric
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-The company will unveil five energy efficient machines. In addition, it will showcase its technical capabilities in Liquid Silicone Rubber (LSR) ...
The “Sustainable Solutions” slogan stands for extrusion components that are as well suited to new materials as they are to regenerated and recycled ones – helping the process of establishing closed-loop
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Plans are for the facilities in Kempen to stock fully functional injection moulding machines for demonstrations, tests and training. The large central Chen Hsong Europe B.V. warehouse in The Netherlands is also
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At K 2019, Clariant will shine a light on collaborative sustainability projects and the products behind them, supporting the development of solutions that will be adopted ...
Issues such as waste collection systems and collection rates, recovery methods, recycling and the circular economy are now more centre stage than ever before. The circular economy is a leading topic at K 2019 ... 
Four hot topics have been chosen for K 2019 by the academics and experts: Plastics for Sustainable Development & Circular Economy, Digitisation and the Plastics Industry 4.0, System Integration ... 
-The Asian region is buckling down on major trends and issues to achieve a future “perfect” economic growth, which will have a ripple effect on the plastics industry. In the run-up to K 2019, which will takes place in October ...
In 2019, exhibitor’s innovations and accompanying events will focus on the interconnection between the digital world, production processes and new product developments ...
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Established in 1964, Geraldiscos manufactures closure liners and induction seals for a wide variety of container types including PP, PE, HDPE, PVC, PET and glass. Closure solutions are provided for
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Lyondell Basell said that, after careful consideration, both companies decided not to pursue the transaction. Odebrecht had been discussing the deal with Lyondell for more than a year ... 
The total exhibition space dedicated to these international exhibitors has nearly doubled, emphasizing the exhibition’s positioning as a global event. Austria, Germany, China and Italy ...
The products on show range from a hydraulic entry-level machine for technical injection moulding to a high-performance Allrounder for rapid high-volume production of IML packaging. ...
The group will display its Piovan, Aquatech and Energys brands. Folowing the course of Industry 4.0’s factories, visitors will be able to learn more about Winfactory ...
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- With the support of X-ray technology, a non-destructive look into and through plastic pellets is possible. Furthermore, it can be differentiated between miscellaneous materials, such as pellets and metal ...
The businesses included in the transaction have combined sales of more than $1.1 billion per year. Ashland’s Composites Business will become Ineos Composites and will supply unsaturated polyester resins ...
According to Lanxess, its low free technology creates prepolymers with < 0.1 wt.% free MDI (methylene diphenyl diisocyanate) and other isocyanates such as TDI (toluene diisocyanate), HDI ...
The transaction adds new strategic businesses to Hillenbrand's portfolio in areas such as hot runner systems, mold components and injection molding through Milacron’s brands, including Mold-Masters, DME and Milacron
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The technology uses chemical processes to depolymerize PET bottles and other PET waste into their precursor chemicals, purify them and then use them to create new PBT resin ...
-The show has attracted over 3,600 leading exhibitors from all over the world. With an exhibition space occupying more than 250,000 square meters at the China Import and Export Fair Complex, Pazhou, Guangzhou ...
Located at a site that has been the longstanding home of BKG pelletizers, the new 14,380 sq.m facility more than triples the amount of manufacturing, R&D ...
At Arabplast — taking place Jan. 5-8, 2019, in Dubai — Milliken will display a portfolio of products comprising clarifiers and nucleators to improve polypropylene (PP) resins, UV absorbers that improve key properties ...
A hydraulic two-component Injection Molding Machine will produce ice scrapers from ABS and TPE. There is particularly high demand in Russia
for applications in the packaging and medical sectors ...
The company claims that the use of its process additive for the rubber industry makes it feasible to process rubber powder from scrap tires to generate asphalt with rubber content. The recycled material is mixed
In addition to an extensive promotion abroad, Chinaplas is also focusing on China Central and Western regions, which are under accelerated development, proactively undertaking the industrial transfer from the east 
The company plans to strengthen its global asset base for flame retardant additives with investments of around EUR 200 million over three years. Lanxess runs an integrated production network for bromine ...
All thermal process stages take place in nitrogen atmosphere, largely eliminating flake and pellet discoloration and removing additives which could lead to undesired reactions in the melt ...
In a new report comparing Braskem´s sugar cane-derived Polyethylene with fossil-based equivalents, the Carbon Trust has endorsed the methodology used by Braskem to support claims ...
At the show, the new large machine will process three components, enabling the industrial additive manufacturing of complex functional parts in resilient hard/soft combinations. The build chamber now offers space for larger ...
Arkema and Barrday have announced the creation of Barrflex TU, a joint venture that will manufacture and market carbon fiber and specialty polymer tapes ...
The company says that despite the low carbon fiber loading of 10% - much lower than other carbon filled materials - it produces functional prototyping and industrial parts with properties close .
Material samples, placed on a tray, are moved through the inspection area where they are inspected automatically by a color camera. A projector marks ...
Dow is investing in a new partnership mobilized by the World Economic Forum to bring businesses, civil society, governments, community groups ...
The purchase is an effort by Amcor, an Australian-based company, to capitalize on growth opportunities for flexible packaging in North America and Brazil. It is the company’s biggest acquisition ever. Amcor shareholders will own 71% ...
The focus of the venture is to develop a new catalyst and process technology to decompose post-consumer plastic waste, such as packaging, into monomers for reuse in polymerization ...
Anellotech’s pilot plant is using a thermal catalytic process which converts non-food biomass feedstock material into BTX aromatics. The first shipment of BTX has now been sent to partners ...
Maguire claims that its new blender provides extrusion control based on batch precision and metering accuracy and can be interfaced with a supervisory system that controls the total production line. It has been proven .
The mood amongst European manufacturers of plastics processing machines is excellent. In 2017, production output of the industry sector organised under Euromap experienced 7% growth...
Covestro intends to significantly expand its global film production to meet the growing demand in all regions. In particular, capacity expansions are planned at Map Ta Phut, Thailand, Guangzhou, China, South Deerfield, USA ...
Clariant Healthcare Packaging will exhibit its full range of desiccant canisters and packets, tubes and desiccant stoppers, oxygen scavengers, Advanced Desiccant Polymer ...
Some 1,500 exhibitors in 55,000 square metres of exhibition space were displaying their products at PLAST 2018,, with significant growth of over 20% in foreign participants ...
With 2,174 exhibiting companies occupying more than 111 thousand net square meters of sold-out exhibit floor space, NPE2018 was the largest in show history. NPE2018 attendance rose to 56,034 visitors ...
Nordson BKG GmbH, will be headquartered in a newly expanded Münster (Germany) facility, and will provide Pelletizing, Melt Filtration, Gear Pump, Diverter Valve and related technologies ...
The standard was fully implemented on March,1st, 2018 and demands higher purity levels in recyclable materials entering China. It is expected to be expanded to a total of 16 materials
Husky has combined its Beverage Packaging business and Specialty Packaging business under one new consolidated business called Rigid Packaging
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Its booth included six injection molding machine work cells with integrated robots, automation, material handling and auxiliary equipment, all of them emphasizing Wittmann Battenfeld's Industry 4.0
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The company highlighted its market position in North America as a system provider for premium quality injection molding machines, automation and intelligent Industry 4.0 solutions from a single source ...
According to the manufacturer, its recently-launched purging compound is ideal for blown and cast film extrusion applications, as well as injection molding. The company says that the compound enables faster
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A major focus for Lanxess at the NPE was on solutions for new forms of mobility such as powertrain electrification, alternative fuels and autonomous driving
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Braskem says that its new resin enables converters to run their rotomolding processes at faster rates than similar resins, resulting in lower energy consumption and higher productivity ...
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Together, the partners aim to further develop Quantafuel’s technology for chemical recycling, consisting of an integrated process of pyrolysis and purification, towards optimizing the output for its use ...
The X-ray measuring devices work with X-ray transmission, meaning that the X-ray source and the camera are facing each other from opposite sides of the product. The minimal wall thickness can be determined precisely and freely ...
The company merges all business divisions for Injection Molding, Extrusion and Reaction Process technologies and its previous brands KraussMaffei, KraussMaffei Berstorff and Netstal ...
The Government of Canada will work with governments and businesses across Canada to ban "harmful" single-use plastics as early as 2021 (such as bags, straws, cutlery ...
The expansion in Baytown, expected to start up in 2022, includes a new polymer unit with a capacity of 400,000 tons a year. The new plant of elastomers in Wales increases global manufacturing ... 
GreenMantra utilizes its catalytic depolymerization technology to advance utilization of waste polystyrene into two product streams: a primary up-cycled low molecular weight polystyrene ....
By 2022, the new engineering plastics compounding plant will supply an additional capacity of 60,000 metric tons per year of BASF engineering plastics compounds in China ...
Chemical recycling provides an innovative way to reutilize plastic waste that is currently not recycled, such as mixed or uncleaned plastics. Such waste is usually sent to landfill or burned ...
The company has taken the final investment decision to expand the capacity of its PP plant in Kallo, Belgium, by 80kt. The added capacity is expected to come on stream in mid-2020. The company also approved the start of the FEED phase ...
The components approved for service include an arm rest, grab handle and seat back table – all of which will be trialled on in-service passenger trains in 2019 ...
The ranges displayed by exhibitors will be accompanied by a programme of technical side events. One of the highlights will be the special show 3D fab+print Russia, to be held concurrently with interplastica for the third time now ...
The award-winning composite nut was identified as top in the Chassis / Hardware category because of its underlined benefits compared to the alternative metal or polymer nuts that currently exist ...
The new facility will produce a broad range of PLA resins from renewable, non-GMO sugarcane sourced locally in Thailand. The products can be used in a wide range of markets, notably packaging ...
The two companies intend to build a first commercial plant in Holland to refine and upgrade a feedstock from Plastic Energy which will be produced from plastic waste ...
PC+ABS blends from Covestro play an important role in both mobile and stationary battery applications, for example in placing individual cylindrical battery cells ...
A neat PEEK AM filament and a 10-percent carbon fibre reinforced PEEK AM filament, together with a neat PPSU AM filament are Solvay’s first medical grade Additive Manufacturing ...
OMV says its recycling process involves thermal cracking at temperatures exceeding 300 degrees Celsius, a technology under which medium and long-chain hydrocarbons are cracked into shorter-chain hydrocarbons ...
According to Nordson, the screen pack design maintains structural integrity while filtering out contaminants and ensuring melt permeability during extrusion. One key to the performance ...
Milacron will be displaying its injection molding machines, Mold-Masters hot runners and control systems, DME mold technology solutions and industrial supplies as well as Tirad precision ...
The Rail Service Center is expecting around a hundred trains to enter the depot every month. This level of throughput puts pressure on the supply chain and requires solutions ...
BASF products, such as hydrolysis resistant polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) and polyamide (PA) for sensitive electronic applications, are already contributing to a large number of sensor technologies and playing a role ...
The heart of future electric cars and hybrid vehicles is a lithium-ion battery. In order to position a large number of battery cells precisely and in a small space, cell holders and frames as well as housing components ...
One of the cluster research areas is additive manufacturing technology innovation and next-generation 3D printing formulations. The focus in these efforts is to generate resins that have superior interfacial ...
Developed in partnership with San Francisco-based Allbirds, the application is the first to use renewable bio-based EVA resin. Designed for applications in industries such as footwear ...
Arburg will present new assistance packages, a first insight into a new customer portal and examples of "smart services". The new-look Allrounder 820 H will be seen for the first time in a 'Packaging' version ...
Many multilayer barrier films for food packaging consist of a combination of PE and Polyamide 6, where PE acts as a barrier for moisture and PA6 as a barrier for oxygen, thus extending shelf life ...
Powders will be manufactured in collaboration with Advanced Laser Materials (ALM), a company that specializes in creating materials designed and optimized for laser sintering ...
Made from glass fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin, panels are lightweight and suited to building applications such as scaffolding, frame works decking, fencing, floodwalls, jetties, sheathing, and wheel chair ramps ...
The company will open a new applications development and technical services laboratory for polyurethane dispersions in Latina, Italy. The new lab will be capable ...
The company says the major advantage is that the same thermoplastic can be processed into different components of the sandwich structure in a single tool, thus reducing cycle times ...
LyondellBasell, and Odebrecht S.A., the controlling shareholder of Braskem, have entered into exclusive discussions regarding a potential transaction between LyondellBasell ...
The new resource aims to educate and empower the U.S. plastics industry’s nearly one million employees to communicate about plastics and some of the most-discussed topics...
Arburg celebrated the 25th anniversary of its Italian subsidiary with a special display of innovations : visitors could see the hybrid Allrounder 820 H with the innovative Gestica control system for the first time ...
Technologies on display included Milacron injection and extrusion machines, Mold-Masters hot runners and control systems, DME mold components and solutions, Uniloy blow ...
The company aims to double its footprint in the U.S. within the next five years, growing its sales from almost 3 millions annually now to about 6 millions tons by 2022. Markets include pipe and utilities, thin-wall packaging ...
New applications in emerging fields such as ‘e-mobility’, a sector where RadiciGroup provide materials for battery covers, charging plugs and connectors, along with products for the battery cooling system ...
The company has added a growing range of new products and significantly increased its United States production capacity for metal soaps. The range of additives debuting ...
The company presented solutions for automotive exterior applications, silky-smooth compounds for consumer electronics and highly-transparent FDA compounds with optimized flow. Kraiburg TPE also announced its expansions ...
This capacity is suitable for the manufacture of sheet, large automotive parts, and other extrusion and molding applications. The dryer on exhibit at NPE2018 included a new controller display that monitors energy consumption...
At NPE, Stäubli presented a demonstration cell to showcase its Single-Minute Exchange of Die (SMED). The company’s QMC solutions allow the exchange of injection molds to be performed within minutes ...
Eastman announced three product developments marking the milestone 10th anniversary of Eastman Tritan™ copolyester. Recent innovations in smart technology uses Tritan in applications in digital agriculture ...
Featured new products included: Marine Panels made with continuous-fiber reinforced thermoplastic sandwich panels for boat manufacturers, a portfolio of low VOC / FOG ...
Because conventional metering systems add color only during recovery, insufficient mixing can occur, which is particularly problematic when shot size approaches screw capacity or when the end product is translucent ...
Milliken featured additive technologies for improving the clarity, performance and processing ...