Two new inorganic yellow pigments based on iron oxide and zinc oxide respectively are designed for coloration in a temperature range of between 220 and 260 °C.

The yellow pigments are used for all common polymer materials as well as for engineering thermoplastics even at the highest production temperatures

Pigmente, bunt

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Farbstoffe und Pigmente

Farbstoffe

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Bauwesen

Baustoffe

Hochleistungskunststoffe

Thermoplaste

Yellow for High Temperatures

To be able to manufacture products from 100 % recycled post-consumer materials (PCR), Avient has developed appropriate colorant and additive masterbatches with PCR matrix.

Especially for packaging, post-consumer recycled percentages of 100 % are increasingly in demand

16:9

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Logistik

Masterbatches

Farbkonzentrate (Batches)

Standardkunststoffe

Additiv-Batches

100 Percent Made from Recycling Material

Repsol will build two polymer materials plants at its Sines Industrial Complex, representing the largest industrial investment in Portugal in the last ten years.

Repsol will build a linear polyethylene plant and a polypropylene plant at its Sines Industrial Complex

Polyethylen

Polypropylen

Repsol Expands Polyolefin Capacity

Polymaker will offer the Polymaker PC-r 3D printing filament made from recycled polycarbonate (PC). The PC for the filaments comes from materials supplier Covestro and consists of a combination of recycled plastic waste and virgin material.

The combination of recyclates and virgin material reduces the carbon footprint of the polycarbonate and still allows it to be extruded into filaments

Technische Kunststoffe

Filamente für additive Verfahren

Andere Werkstoffe

Werkstoffe für additive Verfahren

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Polycarbonat

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Water Bottles Become Filaments

Bipolar plates are one of the key components of fuel cells and redox flow batteries. They consist of plastics compounds highly filled with electrically conductive materials. To save space, cut costs, and reduce weight, there is increasing demand for the production of thinner plates without compromising robustness and service life. This can be achieved using modified polymers. With a new technology, bipolar plate films based on these modified polymers can be processed as coils.

The modified polymers enable films to be processed  as coils

Modified Conductive Compounds Make It Possible to Manufacture Bipolar Plates from a Bipolar Film Coil

Compound

Brennstoffzelle

Elektronik

Stromversorgung

Brennstoffzellen

Mobilität

Folien

Halbzeuge und Zwischenprodukte

Kunststoff-Halbzeuge

Ultrathin Bipolar Plates for Fuel Cells

Atomic force microscopy can be used to determine various properties of polymer surfaces. However, until now it was still necessary to change the hardware on the probe for different measurement methods.

With the Tosca series, all AFM measurements can be carried out with only one actuator body and thus without hardware exchange

Characterize Plastic Surfaces More Easily with Atomic Force Microscopy

Messtechnik

Prüfen von Kunststoffen

Polymethylmethacrylat

Measurements without  Hardware Exchange

The next Plast – International Exhibition for the Plastics and Rubber Industries is scheduled for Tuesday-Friday, 5–8 September 2023 at the Fiera Milano fairgrounds in Italy.

Exhibitors originally enlisted in Plast 2021 have already moved to ensure a place at Plast 2023, confirming 30,000 m2 of exhibition space

Komponenten für die Kunststoffverarbeitung

Kunststoffverarbeitung: Maschinen und Komponenten

Verbände, Institutionen, Messen

Dienstleistungen

Kunststoff-Aufbereitung

Kunststoffverarbeitung: Verfahren

Plast Returns in 2023

The greenhouse gas emission saved by he companies is estimated to be around 800 million kg CO2 on annual basis.

DSM and Fibrant reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Polyamide

DSM and Fibrant Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

The new mobile communications standard 5G is advancing steadily. This development is also increasing the demand for materials that facilitate and ensure the high transmission rates for 5G signals. Plastics manufacturer Covestro has presented a corresponding thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU).

Covers for cell phones must not only protect the devices from shocks, but also allow mobile signals to pass through without interference

Polyurethan

Cell Phone Covers Made from TPU

Thomas Reutter was appointed Borealis Vice President Product Asset Management and Supply Chain, effective 1 August 2021.

Thomas Reutter was appointed Borealis Vice President Product Asset Management and Supply Chain

Personen

kunststoffe.de

New Head in the Management of Borealis

Continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites have also become established with thin-walled housings for consumer electronics and information technology. Not only do they offer high stiffness and help to reduce weight, but also enable the integration of classy appearance and functions. What is more, if the housings are produced using the hybrid molding process, costs, processing steps, and cycle times can be reduced.

The Carbon 1 Mark II smartphone from Carbon Mobile was developed in Germany. The matt-black carbon fibers lend the smartphone a classy high-tech look

Composites Reduce Weight and Simplify Production of Electronics Housings

Composite-Halbzeuge

Glasfasern / -matten

Verstärkungsstoffe

Kohlenstofffasern / -matten

Faserverbundwerkstoffe

Kunststofffasern

Organobleche (gewebeverstärkte Thermoplast-Halbzeuge)

Lightweight to Fit in a Pocket

Electrical architecture in an E-car is significantly more challenging than for conventionally powered vehicles. Particularly for insulation of high-voltage (HV) components, the demands on the materials used are increasing. With specially-tailored materials for electric vehicles, challenges in automotive high-voltage technology can be overcome.

Insulation of high-voltage components in electric vehicles makes high demands on the materials used

Polyamide Specialties for Electromobility

Automotive

Elektromobilität

High Voltage in Cars

For many components, the use of metal-replacing plastics is an attractive possibility e. g. to save weight and benefit from enhanced design freedom. In various applications, however, the thermal conductivity of the polymers is of equal importance. There are different additives that can be used to enhance this property. In the development of two polyamide families, Domo Engineered Materials investigated which of those additives are especially useful to this end, and applied Light Flash Analysis to examine the materials.

By way of adapting the specimen, the LFA 467 HyperFlash device from Netzsch enables both through-plane and in-plane TC measuring

Which Fillers Are Best Suited for Thermally Conductive Plastics, and How They Can Help Replace Metals

Heat Transfer with Plastics versus Metals

The interfacial tightness of hybrid polymer-metal parts such as injection-molded connectors represents a decisive quality characteristic. Until now, however, there has been a lack of suitable measurement technology with which to quantify the media tightness of such molded parts. A new method delivers significantly more accurate results than previous test methods.

The DDP method enables more accurate determination of the tightness of polymer-metal hybrids

Measurement Method for the Exact Leakage Determination of Polymer-Metal Hybrid Parts

Verbundwerkstoffe / Werkstoffverbunde

Stecker

Elektromechanik

Steckverbinder

How Tightly Sealed are Connectors Really?

CFRP components are often in continuous use under harsh environmental conditions, for example in aircraft and motor vehicles. If any damage occurs, the CFRP structures are simply replaced by new components in most cases. This is mainly due to the high cost of established repair methods. With a newly developed process, defective CFRP structures can now be repaired locally much more easily.

Fig. 1. Overview of the simulation-based repair method for CFRP components: the method enables targeted repair of the damaged area

Process for Repairing CFRP Components without Machining

Repairing instead of Replacing

Borealis with New Vice President Innovation & Technology 

Borealis announces the appointment of Erik van Praet as Vice President Innovation & Technology effective 1 April 2020. Erik van Praet succeeds Maurits van Tol 

Borealis announces the appointment of Erik van Praet as Vice President Innovation & Technology effective 1 April 2020. Erik van Praet succeeds Maurits van Tol, who decided to pursue his career outside of Borealis in October 2019.
Erik started his career with Borealis in 1995 as development engineer in Zwijndrecht, Belgium, followed by various research manager positions in Porvoo, Finland; Stenungsund, Sweden; and the positions of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) manager and technology commercialisation manager in Mechelen, Belgium. Prior to joining Borealis, Erik worked at Desotec, a company specialised in air and water purification. 

Most recently, Erik has held the position of Director Strategy and Portfolio for over a decade, first in Linz, Austria and then in Beringen, Belgium. 

Erik van Praet holds a PhD in Quantum Chemistry and a Master degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Leuven, Belgium. He is a board member of both the Dutch Polymer Institute and Borealis Technology Oy.
Erik is a Belgian citizen, is married and has four children. 

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