Plastics

Plastics are the materials used in many various applications, e.g. in packaging and construction industry, as well as in manufacturing of household appliances, clothes, toys and medical equipment. Polymers are produced mostly from fossil resources and their features can be modified through special additives. The most popular plastics are: polyethylene, polypropylene, polivinyl chloride and polystyrene.

News

Continental awarded "Tire Manufacturer of the Year"

Continental has been awarded "Tire Manufacturer of the Year" at this year’s Tire Technology International Awards for Innovation and Excellence.

ECHA takes on new role to improve safety of packaging materials

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) will identify harmful chemicals in packaging and, when requested, propose restrictions on their use.

BASF Group releases preliminary figures for full year 2024

The BASF Group’s sales for the full year 2024 are expected to be €65.3 billion (2023: €68.9 billion).

ENGEL, JEC World 2025

The Leading International Composites Show

Central European Plastics Meeting 2024

Venator launches TMP- and TME-free Tioxide TR81 pigment

Venator, a leading supplier of specialty chemicals and ingredients, has introduced a TMP- and TME-free Tioxide TR81 grade, the first in a series of reformulated titanium dioxide (TiO2) pigments.

SABIC & CJ Cheiljedang with rice packaging bowls made with 25% certified renewable PP

SABIC, a global leader in the chemicals industry, has announced that a food-contact grade of its Trucircle portfolio of certified renewable polypropylene (PP) resins is used in the production of Hetbahn instant white rice packaging bowls by CJ CheilJedang.

Biesterfeld takes over distribution of Elastollan TPU in the Nordics

International distributor Biesterfeld is to receive additional distribution mandates for BASF's Elastollan Thermoplastic Polyurethane Elastomers.

Successful trade fair presence at MECSPE 2025

MECSPE 2025, one of the most important trade fairs for innovations in the manufacturing industry in Italy, took place in Bologna from 5 to 7 March.

SABIC will exhibit at OFC 2025 specialty materials

SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, will exhibit at the 2025 Optical Fiber Communications (OFC) Conference and Exhibition, in Booth #6244.

Plastcompactors from Herbold Meckesheim avoid complex steps

Agglomeration systems are a highly efficient solution that is in constant demand for achieving free-flowing regrind with a high bulk density that can be directly processed in extruders or injection molding machines.

SABIC, Napco and Fonte with first bread packaking made with fully recycled plastic

SABIC has announced the successful roll-out of the first circular packaging project in Saudi Arabia as part of its Trucircle program to accelerate the implementation of a circular plastic economy

Wittmann at the Chinaplas 2025 in Shenzhen

At booth J31 in hall 11, Wittmann Battenfeld China will present to trade visitors ultra-modern machines together with automation and auxiliary equipment for plastics injection molding from April 15 to 18 at the Chinaplas in Shenzhen, the leading plastics trade fair in Asia.