Materials
Lightweight Composite Seat Back Developed by Covestro and Chinese Automaker GAC
Covestro’s Maezio thermoplastic composite plays key role in new concept electric car’s interior.
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Enhanced Medical/Healthcare Materials to Debut at MD&M West
Polyplastics’ new POM series for drug contact/delivery applications and SABIC’s new PC copolymer family for medical devices and equipment housings among highlighted materials.
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Unique Class of Polymers Behave Like Crosslinked Thermosets and Process Like Thermoplastics
ATSP Innovations’ Nowe polymer is designed for applications where PEEK, PES, PEI and phenolics and cannot deliver.
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2019 SPE Auto Innovation Award Winners Shined with Several 'Firsts' and Broad Transferability
Making its mark, additive manufacturing had its own category for the second year and was used in the winner of the aftermarket category.
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New Ownership Heads PolySource
Resin distributor’s senior leaders secure stake in company.
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2019 SPE Auto Innovation Award Winners
There were many ‘firsts’ with broad transferability.
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Covestro Provides Signify with Materials for 3D-Printed Luminaires
Covestro's polycarbonate used for this project fulfills customer requirements such as high impact and heat resistance, freedom of design, optical transparency and flame retardancy, and is completely recyclable.
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What Is the Circular Economy?
In this video from K 2019, hear NOVA Chemicals, TOMRA, Covestro, Rapid Granulator and SABIC each discuss plastics’ role in the circular economy.
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K 2019 Video: Innovations in Recycling Machinery and Materials
From the K 2019 show floor, hear from Bengt Rimark of Rapid Granulator and Bob Maughan of SABIC as they talk about new recycling technology and developments.
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K 2019 Slideshow: New Resins, New Applications in Materials
Ascend, Borealis, Borouge, Braskem, Dow, ExxonMobil, Nova, SABIC, and Solvay came to Düsseldorf with new applications, including pouches, shrink film, cable ties, flip tops, all-plastic bikes, as well as new materials.
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