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Record-Breaking NPE2018 Pre-Draw Results Show Plastics Industry Investing Heavily in Future Growth

With 243,700 sq ft secured during the NPE2018 Pre-Draw, the plastics industry shows unprecedented optimism for growth and innovation on a global scale.

5 Aug 2016

Resource Conservation with Bio-Flex® FX: New Blends Allow for Considerable Reduction in Thickness for Compostable Films

The Bioplastic specialist FKuR has developed a new technology for the production of compounds which can be processed into flexible packaging films with particularly low thickness and, at the same time, high puncture resistance. With Bio-Flex® FX 1120 and Bio-Flex® FX 1130, FKuR will be presenting the first two products based on this new technology at the K 2016.

5 Aug 2016

Researchers Invent New Catalyst for Developing Biodegradable Plastics

A new catalyst capable of making biodegradable plastics obtained from renewable materials has been developed by the IBM and Stanford chemists as a result of their long-standing partnership. This new invention holds promising alternatives to plastics produced from oil.

29 Jul 2016

Victrex at K 2016: Paek Polymer Specialist to Showcase an Enhanced Range of Products and Services

Victrex, a leading provider of high-performance PAEK* polymer solutions, will present its significantly extended portfolio at K 2016.

From Victrex plc. 27 Jul 2016

Brown University Researchers Induce New Polymer Phase in Polylactic Acid

The biodegradable polymer polylactic acid, also known as PLA, is widely used in manufacturing of various products, ranging from disposable cups, to drug delivery systems, to medical implants.

26 Jul 2016

Innovative Plastic Material has Ability to Move Spontaneously in Visible Light

A team of researchers from Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) and Humboldt University in Berlin showcased a thin layer of plastic material in the Nature Communications journal, which has the capacity to move spontaneously under the influence of daylight. The researchers feel that this flexible plastic is appropriate as a self-cleaning surface, for example it can be utilized in solar cells.

6 Jul 2016

Fashion Designer Jasna Rok Showcases Collection Based on Smart Plastics and Smart Textiles

At the upcoming FashionTech Conference in Berlin and the Fashion Week in Amsterdam, fashion designer and start-up Jasna Rok will present their “Fashion On Brainwaves” to the public.

From IMEC 5 Jul 2016

Fluorescent Polymer Gels Could be Used to Spot Structural Failure in Oil, Gas and Wind Equipment

An MIT research team is in the process of creating fluorescent polymer gels capable of changing color when they are heated, exposed to acid, shaken, or disrupted in some form. With this kind of response, these innovative materials hold promise as effective sensors for identifying modifications in structures, the environment or in fluids.

1 Jul 2016

MSU Graduate Awarded NSF Fellowship to Explore Ways to Improve Structural Fibers Used in Composite Materials

Nathan Fritz, a fall 2015 graduate of Montana State University’s Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering in the College of Engineering, has received a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Program Fellowship to research ways to improve the structural fibers used in composite materials.

1 Jul 2016

Biofabric Better than Bioplastic for Certain Vegetable Production

The use of polyethylene mulch is a common practice in vegetable production, but environmental issues related to the disposal of petroleum-based plastic mulches have producers looking for alternatives.

23 Jun 2016

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