NexPoint Materials today announced plans to close its Burkville manufacturing site in Alabama near the end of the first quarter of 2027 and transfer its production of polycarbonate (PC) resin and compounds to the company's operations in Mount Vernon, Ind.
AIMPLAS, the Plastics Technology Center, is participating in GREEN (Generating sustainable, Responsible, Effective, and Eco-frieNdly delivery systems for fertilizing products), a European project coordinated by the University of Birmingham that has received almost €3 million in funding from the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU).
Mechanical microembossing altered the surface structure and near-surface PLA/PBAT distribution of 70/30 blend films while preserving previously reported water-repellent behavior. Under controlled incubation with Bacillus subtilis, patterned films showed greater biodegradation-related mass loss than untreated films, with the largest loss reaching 7.50% after 115 days.
A joint research team led by Dr. Eun-Ho Sohn and Dr. Ju Hyeon Kim of the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT, President Seokmin Shin) and Prof. Jin Woo Bae of the School of Energy, Materials and Chemical Engineering at the Korea University of Technology and Education (KOREATECH, President Kil-Sang Yoo) has developed self-powered fibers using a simple spray-coating process that blends two different polymers, eliminating the need for high-voltage equipment.
Heat, sun exposure and prolonged use of air conditioning can contribute to skin dehydration during the months following summer.
Researchers showed that recycled PET can be combined with 10 wt% waste cellulosic fibers to produce usable composites, provided processing conditions limit thermal degradation. Performance depended strongly on the PET feedstock, with the TiO2-containing grade showing the smallest losses in molecular weight, strength, and ductility.
Researchers engineered PVDF-based magnetoelectric laminates with Vitrovac or Terfenol-D to study how interface quality, layer geometry, and strain transfer affect voltage-driven magnetic actuation. Optimized PVDF/Vitrovac laminates generated magnetic fields up to about 142 Oe at resonance and used nearly 75% less power than a conventional coil when producing the same field strength.
Large quantities of acrylic glass are used worldwide in a wide range of applications, from window panes and car tail lights to furniture. The polymer is also known by the brand name Plexiglas.
A new technique to partially embed different types of nanoparticles into the surface of polymer materials such as plastics has been developed by University of Leicester scientists.
Advanced plastic materials are increasingly recognized as one of the key enabling technologies for addressing the challenges of competitiveness, sustainability and industrial autonomy across strategic sectors.
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