Virtual TPE Expert Talks 2021 provide global information

Franz Hinterecker is CEO at KRAIBURG TPE. 
(Image: © 2021 KRAIBURG TPE)KRAIBURG TPE will be holding its second TPE Expert Talks from June 8 to 10. Spurred on by the positive feedback received about the kick-off event in 2020, this free digital event will be presented in an extended global format, full of highlights and industry expertise brought together for customers, partners and everybody interested in TPEs.

Nieuwe machine voor gerecycled golfkarton in Slowakije biedt win-winoplossing voor milieubewuste klanten

Nieuwe machine voor gerecycled golfkarton van Mondi in Slowakije biedt win-winoplossing voor milieubewuste klanten. 
(Foto: Mondi, PR181)Mondi, wereldwijd marktleider op het gebied van verpakkingen en papier, biedt zijn klanten een innovatief en duurzaam golfkarton dat in Slowakije wordt geproduceerd van hernieuwbare materialen. Kraft Top White combineert de sterkte, bedrukbaarheid en het aantrekkelijke uiterlijk van een witte toplaag van nieuwe vezels met de voordelen van een onderlaag van gerecyclede vezels.

Devan launches bio-based softener and quick-dry finish to support Circularity programmes

Devan ChemicalsTextile innovator Devan Chemicals recently added two more products to its range of bio-based textile finishes. One being a softener, the other one a quick-dry finish. Both are derived from vegetable oils and are in line with the company’s latest innovations on bio-based chemistry.

SABIC advances thermoplastic solutions for critical EV battery technologies

Compared to conventional battery pack designs using traditional materials such as aluminum and other metals, SABIC’s EV battery pack concept using lightweight thermoplastics can potentially realize 30 to 50 percent weight savings per component, improve energy density, simplify the assembly process, reduce costs, improve thermal control and safety and enhance crashworthiness.With automakers accelerating their shift to an all-electric future, SABIC continues developing thermoplastic-based solutions and harnessing its expertise to help the industry optimize the performance of electric vehicles (EVs). Most notably, the company’s automotive business has developed a plastic-intensive EV battery pack concept using a systems-engineering approach, which underscores the value of lightweight plastics to address critical industry needs for flexible design, enhanced performance, greater safety and improved economics.

Clariant lanza pigmentos en polvo y preparaciones pigmentarias para coloración de semillas en América Latina

La línea Agrocer está disponible en todo el mundo e incluye seis pigmentos en polvo y preparaciones pigmentarias que pueden mezclarse para formar una variedad de colores personalizados. 
(Fotografía: Clariant)Clariant, una de las empresas líderes mundiales en especialidades químicas, está lanzando en América Latina su línea completa de colorantes de semillas Agrocer. Fabricados como pigmentos en polvo y preparaciones pigmentarias, los colorantes Agrocer están disponibles en los seis colores más relevantes y fue comprobado su uso seguro en la coloración de semillas. Todos los productos Agrocer siguen las normas de ingredientes inertes de la Agencia de Protección Ambiental de EE. UU. (EPA, sigla en inglés) y están disponibles en todo el mundo.

INEOS Styrolution celebrates 90 years of polystyrene

INEOS StyrolutionINEOS Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, celebrates 90 years of polystyrene, a material that has significantly contributed to societal well-being for over almost a century. Polystyrene became one of the first commercially available polymers enabling a wide range of products that enhance our daily lives. Polystyrene is made for recycling, making it the material of choice for the future.

DSM expands Dyneema® fabric offerings through Premium Manufacturing Partnerships with global fabric mills

DSM expands Dyneema® fabric offerings through Premium Manufacturing Partnerships with global fabric mills.
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Royal DSM, a global science-based company in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living, today announced an exclusive partnership with seven Premium Manufacturing Partners (PMPs) to help expand its Dyneema® fabric offerings.

GE Aviation and GE Additive engineers have switched four existing parts from castings to metal 3D printing—and see potential for hundreds more

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(Photo: GE Aviation, GEADPR048)Most manufacturers would never dream of switching from an investment cast part to one made by additive manufacturing, especially if they already had paid for the casting mold. Yet that is exactly what GE Aviation is doing with four bleed air parts from a land/marine turbine. They made the decision based on cost and time to market.