Modern Plastics World -

Trayforma by Stora Enso is a new wood fibre-based material composition designed for microwavable food tray packaging. The renewable material is free of PET, has a very low share of PP and a lower carbon footprint compared to traditional…

Versalis, Eni's chemical company, and Saipem, an engineering and technological platform for sustainability, have signed an agreement to internationally promote PROESA®, Versalis’ proprietary technology used to produce sustainable…

Gabriel-Chemie GmbH invests in a NIR detectable measuring device and solves the problem directly in-house. This is possible for the entire near infrared (NIR) detectable masterbatch product line. Worldwide…

Gabriel-Chemie GmbH invests in a NIR detectable measuring device and solves the problem directly in-house. This is possible for the entire near infrared (NIR) detectable masterbatch product line. Worldwide…

Kistler has added a whole series of new features to its ComoNeo process monitoring system – taking integrated injection molding production to new levels of quality and efficiency. For example: monitoring of the pressure curve in all…

Carbon-containing gases from steel production as a source of raw materials Covestro starts up mini-plant for conversion in Dormagen, Germany Close cooperation with partners from industry and science Covestro has started up a miniplant…

The first synthetic polymer was invented in 1869 by John Wesley Hyatt. It was created as a material substitute for ivory, and its life-saving importance has grown exponentially ever since. Today, rather than saving only the lives of…

Covestro a member of the drafting committee of China’s Guobiao (GB) standards on recycled polycarbonates Unified quality specifications for recycled polycarbonates from post-consumer and post-industrial waste Covestro supported a…

Bremen, July 2021 - Not only against the backdrop of demographic change but also following the launch of new medical applications, the market for medical tubes has evolved to become a significant growth market. Accordingly, minimally…

The plastic polycarbonate has become an indispensable part of our everyday lives – but until now, it has been manufactured using up a high level of resources and involving the highly toxic gas phosgene. A German industrial plant…