Automotive

Extrusion

What Comes Around Is Going Around…Very Quickly

The game is changing. Reshoring is occurring at a rate faster than most expected.

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plant tour

Advanced Styrenic Lets Molder Shed New Light On Automotive Part

Polyoptics teamed up with Styrolution to develop a ‘breakthrough’ process for light guides.

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economics

New Materials Offer Cost, Performance Advantages to PEEK in Automotive

Two new families of PAEK offer combination of economy and performance for demanding automotive applications.

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Victrex Acquires Kleiss Gears to Bolster PEEK Gears Growth

PEEK resin producer buys specialist in injection molding gears.

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Automotive

New Type of Carbon Fiber for Thermoplastics Gets Funding

SGL Group is pursuing development of a carbon fiber with enhanced elongation and optimized surface structure.

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World's First Plastic Rear Axle Transmission Crossbeam

The plastic rear axle transmission beam developed by ContiTech and BASF weighs 25% less than the die-cast aluminum beam it replaced.

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RTP Bolsters Compounding Capabilities Through Acquisition

RTP's newly integrated acquisition will especially focus on black masterbatches and carbon black thermoplastic compounds for a several industries.

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RadiciGroup Now Nylon Producer in Mexico

With new acquisition, RadiciGroup Plastics makes entry into Mexico and Central America.

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Medical

Rhein Chemie Now Merged Into Lanxess

Rhein Chemie Additives now a ´óÏó´«Ã½ unit of Lanxess.

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Automotive

BASF to Spin Off Pigments Business

By the second half of 2016, BASF plans to have spun off its pigments ´óÏó´«Ã½ into a new entity.

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Plastics Size Reduction
Process Cooling