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Global materials science and manufacturing company Avery Dennison will feature new and recently launched sustainable solutions at Labelexpo Europe, September 24-27, 2019. “A Sustainable World”, one of the four world of discovery areas, will…

Membership in the CE100 reflects Avery Dennison’s ongoing practice of joining forces with customers and suppliers across the supply chain to deliver solutions that can make a material difference in the world. The company believes that…

The Creamid P Series from Teknor Apex Absorbs Less Water than Standard PA6 Allowing for Superior Property Retention after Conditioning  Creamid P Series polyamide 6 (PA 6) compounds absorb nearly one-third less water at saturation than…

The problem of access to safe drinking water in most parts of Bangladesh is a persistent challenge. Now, a team of scientists from Uppsala University, Sweden, and Dhaka University, Bangladesh, shows that a locally growing and previously…

The increasing use of thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) in multi-component applications with thermoplastics requires a solid understanding of the influences that affect the adhesion properties. This applies in particular if the hard component…

INEOS Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, announces today a new ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) grade as part of its Novodur family of ABS specialty copolymers. The new material grade, Novodur P4XF, excels with a high…

Ettlinger, a member of the Maag Group, will take advantage of the upcoming K 2019 to unveil the brand new ERF 1000 high performance melt filter for very high throughputs in recycling applications for plastic materials. The four filter drums…

EDI Autoflex Die from Nordson Ended Gauge Bands and Sagging That Had Forced Frequent Die Cleaning, and Yielded Packaging Film with Less Haze and Better Gloss Asia Poly Films Industries, a versatile producer of biaxially oriented…

Interview with Thorsten Kühmann, Managing Director of VDMA Plastics and Rubber Machinery trade association of VDMA Thorsten Kühmann is convinced that the plastics industry can offer solutions that help to eliminate the environmental…

BUSS's new COMPEO 88 and COMPEO 110 kneaders for plastics and elastomers are to be introduced at K2019 in Düsseldorf, adding two higher throughput models to the COMPEO range of compounding systems. They join the smaller COMPEO 55 which was…