Materials

As part of its global MDI investment programme, German materials firm Covestro plans to invest around EUR300 million in a new aniline production at its Antwerp site. The launch of the new unit is expected for 2022. As Covestro’s European hub for aniline, the Antwerp site benefits from the attractive infrastructure and…

Following mechanical completion of the facility, German speciality chemicals firm Evonik has started up its new multi-layer co-extrusion plant for PMMA flat films. The first selected customers are now receiving samples, said the firm. In Weiterstadt, 20 km south of Frankfurt, Germany, the company is now producing multi-layer films with a width…

New technologies are efficiently recovering waste to turn them into materials that can be used for useful items, says Angelica Buan, adding that waste plastic is a gold-mine for recyclers. Waste generation is increasing at a fast pace, and this could take a heavy toll on the environment. Quite literally,…

To be held from 16-20 October 2018 in Friedrichshafen, Germany, Fakuma will have 1,800 exhibitors showcasing machinery and technology related to injection moulding, extrusion, thermoforming and 3D printing. Organiser PE Schall says the show this year, the 26th edition, is completely sold out. Materials Ascend Performance Materials will showcase a new…

US compounder PolyOne has opened a new thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) production line at its Pune facility in India. In addition, the company opened a new Technology Centre that will house an advanced laboratory for new and existing R&D activities. The highly automated and dedicated TPE line is the first of its kind…

At the 9th International Greentech & Eco Products Exhibition & Conference Malaysia (IGEM), the Malaysian government announced bottom-up policies to increase the country’s consumption of renewable energy (RE), as well as to grow the RE sector. Energy, Technology, Science, Climate Change, and Environment Minister, Yeo Bee Yin launched ‘Malaysia’s Roadmap…

China has added in 32 more waste types from its original list of 24 types of waste import ban. According to the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE), the ban extends from unsorted paper, certain recyclable materials and plastics to steel wastes, auto parts and scrapp ed ships, and will…

Thailand-headquartered integrated PET/polyester supplier Indorama Ventures and Loop Industries, a Canadian start-up recycling technology innovator in sustainable plastic resin and polyester, are to work in a joint venture to manufacture and commercialise sustainable polyester resin to meet the growing global demand from beverage and consumer packaged goods companies. It is…

Belgian chemical supplier Solvay recently inaugurated its manufacturing centre for aerospace structural adhesives and surfacing films in Wrexham, UK. Together with the existing plant in Havre De Grace, US, this investment broadens Solvay’s footprint and strengthens its leadership position in this growing and demanding global market. The centre is purpose-built and automated,…