Materials & Compounding

Teknor Apex Introduces New Crealen – an Innovative Glass Filled Halogen Free Flame Retardant Polypropylene (HFFR PP) Crealen solutions utilize halogen free flame-retardant technology to deliver UL94V0 performance at 1.5mm and pass UL5VA at…

Traceless: Material Made From Plant-Based Polymers Protects Climate and Environment Interview with Dr.-Ing. Anne Lamp, CEO & Co-Founder, traceless materials GmbH As early as 1908, textile engineer Jacques Brandenberger invented…

DSM Engineering Materials Launches Lucidiris, a Color and Mechanical Properties Prediction Tool Powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) Today, DSM Engineering Materials announces the launch of Lucidiris. Lucidiris helps customers reduce…

Global Clean-Tech Majors Bioweg and Ginkgo Bioworks to Combat Microplastic Pollution with Bio-Based Materials Green alternatives to synthetic polymers being developed Bioweg, an innovative ‘Bio-innovation to Business’ German producer of…

Covestro Launches New Ultra-Durable Material Solution for Healthcare and Life Sciences Makrolon 3638 polycarbonate is engineered to meet rigorous standards Material offers a unique combination of properties that are maintained over…

Covestro and Lanxess Cooperate to Produce More Sustainable Raw Materials With Reduced Co₂ Footprint Companies agree production of key basic chemicals Covestro uses electricity with certificates of origin from hydropower for…

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…

B Corp Best for the World 2022 Every year, B Lab recognizes the B Corps that have achieved the highest verified scores in the five impact areas evaluated on the B Impact Assessment. The Best For The World B Corps in Environment are…