Material Update

ALPLA on Course for Success With Record Turnover of 5.1 Billion Euros 27.5 per cent increase due to growth and rise in costs The ALPLA Group can look back on a successful financial year 2022 in spite of the crisis. Sales of 5.1 billion…

TotalEnergies Joins NEXTLOOPP to Accelerate the Development of Food-Grade Recycled Polymers TotalEnergies has joined NEXTLOOPP, an initiative bringing together 47 companies from the plastics value chain that aims to create food-grade…

Packaging for Beverages is Growing More Sustainable PET or glass bottle, aluminium can, beverage carton or maybe even a paper bottle, single use or multiple use – there is a huge range of choices for packaging beverages. But which is the…

UBQ Materials Provides Technology for Ambev to Integrate Sustainable Plastic-Substitute in Brazilian Trade Products The pilot incorporates UBQ, a thermoplastic converted from 100% landfilled-destined waste, into packaging materials to…

Asahi Kasei’s AKXY2 Concept Vehicle and the Future of Autonomous Mobility at CES 2023 Experience how technology in Asahi Kasei’s new AKXY2 concept car will contribute to future mobility. Asahi Kasei will showcase in-vehicle…

Formerra, Danimer Scientific Announce Sustainable Materials Distribution Relationship Formerra today announced a new relationship with Danimer Scientific (NYSE: DNMR), a leading next-generation bioplastics company, to distribute…

ESD Protection in Harsh Environments: Graphene Nanotubes Expand Textiles’ Functionality Polymer-coated chemical-resistant fabrics and fireproof special textiles with expanded electrostatic discharge (ESD) safety function have been…

XSYS Nyloprint Products Subject to Price Increase in 2023 Following the continued sharp rise in the cost of raw materials and surcharges levied by suppliers, XSYS is forced to increase the prices for its nyloprint letterpress plates.The…

Covestro Launches Production for Vulkollan Raw Materials in Thailand Meeting the growing demand for high performance elastomers Covestro recently started up the production of Naphthylen-Diisocyanate (NDI) for the Vulkollan raw material…

Pushing boundaries in ID document innovations New polycarbonate film contributing towards circular economy Novel materials for integrated passport solution One material enables multiple security features High contrast laser…