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Advanced Materials
4D Printed PEEK Powers Self-Deploying Space Structures
4D-printed shape-memory PEEK replaces heavy mechanical hinges, enabling lightweight, self-deploying smart structures for next-gen space applications.
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Plastics in Electrical & Electronics Market
The global Plastics in Electrical & Electronics Market is estimated to grow with a CAGR of 4.8% from 2026 to 2034, driven by a rise in demand for lightweighting, insulation, durability, miniaturization, cost efficiency, and electronics growth.
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Top Innovations in Plastics That Changed Our World
America has a well-deserved reputation for ingenuity. Innovative, pioneering, inventive… our nation has pushed the boundaries of ingenuity for 250 years, breaking barriers in science and technology to achieve unprecedented breakthroughs.
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Chemical Recycling: How Nike Made World Cup Kits from Waste
Nike is using advanced chemical recycling to manufacture 2026 World Cup kits for stars like Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappé from 100% recycled textiles.
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Plastics the Fast Facts 2025
New figures confirm the rapid and continuing decline in the competitiveness of European plastics manufacturing. Despite a modest stabilisation in production volumes in 2024 after a record contraction in 2023, Europe’s global market share has continued to erode, collapsing from 22% in 2006 to just 12% in 2024.
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Lubrizol and IMCD to Showcase TPU Specialties in Plastpol Including Halogen-Free TPU in Wire & Cable Applications
Lubrizol has announced that IMCD will be exhibiting Lubrizol’s industrial thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) solutions at Plastpol trade show from May 19-22 in Poland. IMCD distributes Lubrizol’s TPU across Europe through its regional network to bring together innovative materials with hands-on expertise, helping manufacturers navigate the challenges of rapidly changing markets.
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Covestro and EMPTECH partner to advance high security identity document solutions
Covestro, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of high-performance polymer materials, and EMPTECH, a leading secure ID document system integrator and supplier of personalization equipment, today announced a strategic partnership to jointly develop high-security ID document solutions, combining advanced personalization equipment with specialized material technologies.
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Laser-Weldable thermoplastics for photovoltaic enclosures
SABIC has launched NORYL V0150TW and V0150IR2 resins, described as the first laser-weldable thermoplastics developed for photovoltaic applications. The materials target solar electronics including microinverters, junction boxes and solar tracker systems, combining flame retardancy, weather resistance and laser-welding capability to support higher-volume production and long-term outdoor operation.
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BASF Officially Launches New High-Performance Elastollan® TPU Portfolio with Reduced Product Carbon Footprint (ReducedPCF)
The new product portfolio primarily targets core sectors including footwear materials, sports and leisure, as well as wires and cables. First launched in Shanghai, the new lineup underpins BASF’s regional strategy of “local production for local markets” in Asia-Pacific. It enables a 10–30% reduction in product carbon footprint (PCF) while maintaining identical mechanical properties to...
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Chemetall opens first Vietnam application lab to boost speed and support in SE Asia market
Chemetall, the surface treatment global business unit of BASF Coatings, has opened its first application laboratory in Vietnam’s southern province of Tây Ninh near Ho Chi Minh City. This marks a strategic expansion in one of Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing industrial hubs.
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