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Plastics Shape the Future – But How?

At K, Radici will present the Renycle product family. These engineering compounds have a variable proportion of mechanically recycled PA obtained from PIR and PCR.

Reducing weight and ensuring safety are the aims of compounds developed by Radici specifically for electromobility.

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More Comprehensive  Life Cycle Analysis

At Akro-Plastik and PolyComp, which both belong to the Feddersen Group, Hamburg/Germany, new managing directors are at the start.

Feddersen announced changes in the management of Akro-Plastic and PolyComp.

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Change in the Management Board of Feddersen Group

Compounder Mocom will focus chiefly on technical compounds for WiFi and radar applications as well as on fuel cell and battery technology.

Applications for the light-transmitting PC compounds with metallic effect include illuminated trim.

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Compound Innovations for Trade Show Debut

Versalis has redesigned its logo to emphasize its affiliation with parent company Eni. The common goal is to become the industry leader for carbon-free products.

Versalis to Underscore Sustainability Strategy

A trade show highlight of masterbatch manufacturer Lifocolor will be its biodegradable plant-based color concentrates. These are claimed to enable a closed-loop system for biodegradable plastics.

When it comes to long-term closed-loop recycling, it is not only the plastics that matter, but also the colorants employed. Lifocolor has developed masterbatches specifically for coloring recycled materials.

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Biodegradable Plant-Based Colors

All over the world, many polyurethane manufacturers are aligning production and assortment as well as upstream and downstream processes to the circular economy.

In wind turbines, polyurethane offers three major advantages over materials such as epoxy resins and improves two key criteria of the turbines. 

Polyurethane (PUR): Worldwide Demand for the Polymer Is Growing

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Sustainability at Every Turn

Due to the climate change, new fields of development and sustainability topics have come into focus along the added-value chain.

Polyamide continues to be one of the most important technical plastics in the automotive sector, where it enjoys widespread use. This not only applies for classical internal combustion vehicles, but in terms of volume will also be the case for electric vehicles.

Polyamides: Electromobility and Sustainability Boost Developments

Dual Change with Polyamides

ABS is a material for esthetically and mechanically demanding applications in the automotive industry, electronic housings, household appliances, and medical technology.

ABS is particularly in demand for electrical and household appliances.

Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene: Recycling Successes and Challenges

ABS / ASA-Kunststoffe

Kunststoff-Rezyklat

Right Combination of Mechanical  and Esthetic Properties

Consumption and manufacturing capacities are growing most in North America and China. In Europe, companies are working on specific paths.

PE films with monoaxial and biaxial orientation help to replace multi-material compounds for packaging.

Polyethylene (PE): Shaping New Trends in Power Generation and Packaging

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Rohre, Profile

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Rohre, allgemein

Resilient through Changing Markets

The global market for PBT has recovered well from the aftermath of the corona pandemic. However, there is a lot going on among manufacturers at the moment.

PBT compounds are very much in demand for electromobility, including for parts of the battery, electric transmission and the charging infrastructure.

Polybutylene Terephthalate (PBT): Demand for Products with Added Benefits

Polybutylenterephthalat

Electromobility and Sustainability Are Driving Growth

The strong demand for PMMA is based on the continually expanding diversity of applications.

Design trend light: in the TIR lens LFO by Bartenbach and kdg Opticomp made of a Plexiglas PMMA of Röhm, the surface of the lenses is structured using free-form surface facets in such a way that the light appears homogeneous.

Trotz Rohstoffengpässen und Turbulenzen in wichtigen Branchen stehen die  Zeichen für PMMA auf Wachstum

Polymethyl Methacrylate (PMMA): Turbulence in Key Industries

Polymethylmethacrylat

Kennzahlen

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Despite Raw Material Shortages, the Signs for PMMA Point to Growth

Because their properties can be varied to suit specific applications, they are used in many different areas.

The styrene copolymer Luran S 778T SPF30 can be used to produce high-quality surfaces with long-term durability. The polymer is used, for example, in the MG Linghang vehicle from Saic.

Styrene Copolymers: High-Quality, Durable, Protective Surfaces

Polystyrol

Styrol-Copolymerisate

Variability Enables Use in Many Areas

A large proportion of the world’s polycarbonate is processed in Asia, especially in China. This is why capacity expansions are mainly taking place there.

PC-based films enable attractive designs in automobile interiors. Electroplated real metal surfaces with touch sensors are a real eye-catcher, no matter whether the backlighting is switched on or off.

Polycarbonate (PC): Functional Integration and New Specialties

Polycarbonat

Growth Driver China

PP is a material with good future perspectives. It is attractive as it combines several different properties. It is economical, covers a wide application area – and can be readily recycled.

The “Monobloc” from PP, here in a green version, is one of the most affordable and versatile seating furnitures worldwide (photo from the movie “Monobloc” by Edition Salzgeber).

Wachstum trotz Krise: Wieso Polypropylen (PP) ein Werkstoff mit guten Zukunftsperspektiven ist.

Polypropylene (PP): Growth despite Crisis

Polypropylen

The Future of Polypropylene Lies  in the Circular Economy

ISCC Plus for Bio-Based and Circular Raw Materials

Teijin’s Tenax and PAN earn ISCC Plus certification for bio-based and circular raw materials.

Teijin Limited’s Tenax Carbon Fiber and the polyacrylonitrile (PAN) precursor fiber produced at Teijin’s Mishima Plant in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan have received ISCC Plus certification from the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification system.

As stated in a press release, this is the world’s first achievement that carbon fiber and PAN to simultaneously earn this certification, which is a globally recognized standard for the recovery of waste and residues that provide feedstocks for circular plastics.

 The PAN precursor fiber is made from sustainable acrylonitrile (AN) using waste and residue from biomass-derived products or recycled raw materials, and produced by using the mass balance approach method. With this method, materials are verifiably tracked through complex value chains, for example, when biomass-derived raw materials are mixed with petroleum-derived raw materials to create products.

Because the sustainable AN has the same physical properties as petroleum-derived AN, PAN and Tenax Carbon Fiber based on this material deliver the same physical properties as equivalent fossil-based products. This similarity allows customers to easily replace Tenax Carbon Fiber with more-sustainable alternatives that can contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions throughout the product life cycle.

 Teijin expects to begin commercial production of PAN and Tenax using the mass balance approach method at the Mishima plant by the first half of 2024. Also, the company will pursue ISCC Plus certification for its carbon fiber and related products produced in Europe, the United States and Asia to expand availability of its sustainable products. Teijin will continue striving to mitigate the impact of its business activities on the environment to realize its long-term vision of supporting the society of the future.

Carbon fiber, a strong yet lightweight material that can help reduce energy consumption, is used in a wide range of applications including aerospace and industrial fields. Meanwhile, the need to reduce GHG emissions throughout supply chains in support of carbon neutrality is generating demands for products with a lower environmental impact. Under these circumstances, Teijin switched the fuel for in-house power generation equipment at manufacturing sites to natural gas and adopted lifecycle assessment (LCA) to calculate the environmental footprint of its carbon fiber and intermediate materials.

The Teijin Limited Mishima Plant shall commit and declare compliance with the ISCC Plus requirements in accordance with the latest regulations of the ISCC.

2023-07-03 Teijin

Teijin is a global group with two core businesses: high-performance materials and healthcare solutions. Established in 1918 as Japan’s first rayon manufacturer, Teijin today comprises some 170 companies employing 20,000 people in 20 countries. The Group posted consolidated sales of JPY 1,018.8 billion (USD 7.6 billion) and total assets of JPY 1,242.4 billion (USD 9.2 billion) in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023.

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