Material News Powerarmor™ Solar Panels From Idg Europe Are First To Provide Ballistic Protection, With Dyneema® High Strength Fibers November 18, 2014 by plasticsinfomart The Netherlands, 17 November 2014 – A new solar panel system for Defense Forces provides ballistic protection and is lighter and more portable than systems currently available. The PowerArmor™ unit from IDG Europe has low-reflectance solar panels protected by an anti-ballistic surface made in an exceptionally strong unidirectional fiber-reinforced composite. The composite is based on […] Read more » global plastic industry
Industry DSM opens international research center for innovative materials November 18, 2014 by plasticsinfomart Today, Royal DSM opened its new center for research into and development of high-performance materials on the Brightlands Chemelot Campus in Sittard-Geleen, the Netherlands. The completion of DSM’s largest materials center worldwide is part of the €100 million investment in knowledge and innovation in the Netherlands that DSM announced in May 2012. The center employs […] Read more » global plastic industry Plastics News
Market News Spot styrene prices post three-digit drops in Asia, Europe November 18, 2014 / December 9, 2015 by plasticsinfomart Spot styrene prices have posted three-digit decreases both in Europe and Asia over the past week as per the pricing service of ChemOrbis. The weakness across the major styrene markets was attributed to bearish energy costs as well as stagnant demand. Before gaining over 2% on November 14, crude oil prices on the ICE Futures […] Read more » global plastic industry plastic polymer industry Plastic prices
Recycling News Viridor officially opens state-of-the-art plastics recycling plant in UK November 17, 2014 by plasticsinfomart BRUSSELS (Scrap Monster): The leading waste management company Viridor has officially opened doors of its multi-million polymer recycling plant at Rochester, Kent. The state-of-the-art facility is considered to be the first of its size with capability to recover mixed plastics and co-mingled glass and can. The £12.5 million facility is expected to boost plastic recycling […] Read more » global plastic industry plastic bottle recycling Plastics News
Recycling News US scrap plastic exports surged 12.5% in August ’14 November 17, 2014 by plasticsinfomart SPOKANE (Scrap Monster): According to latest government data, the exports of scrap plastic by the US surged higher during the month of August this year, in comparison with the previous month. Also, the exports climbed higher when matched with those during August 2013. The exports of recovered plastic during the initial eight-month period in 2014 […] Read more » global plastic industry plastic bottle recycling plastic polymer industry Plastics News
Material News Conductive plastics show potential for use in future batteries, a Swedish researcher finds out November 17, 2014 by plasticsinfomart Conductive plastics may be possible to use in batteries of the future, instead of the metal oxides used today, according to the thesis of PhD student Christoffer Karlsson at the Uppsala University in Sweden. Lithium ion batteries are widely used in electric vehicles (EV), phones and laptops. The metal oxides in the batteries are extracted […] Read more » global plastic industry plastic industry india plastic polymer industry Plastics News
Industry DSM drives home with SPE Automotive Innovation Award for EcoPaXX integrated crankshaft cover November 17, 2014 by plasticsinfomart A lightweight, multi-functional crankshaft cover made of Royal DSM’s EcoPaXX bio-based polyamide (PA) 410 has won an award in the Powertrain category at the Society of Plastics Engineers(SPE) Automotive Division Innovations Awards Competition and Gala. The EcoPaXX crankshaft cover is produced by DSM’s automotive component partner KACO in Germany for the latest generation of MDB-4 […] Read more » global plastic industry plastic industry india plastic polymer industry Plastics News
Machinery News VDMA Electronics Production Equipment: Growth track for 2014 and 2015 confirmed Business climate survey shows robust industry sector November 15, 2014 by plasticsinfomart Frankfurt, 14.11.2014 – According to the current business climate survey of the VDMA Sector Group Productronics the German manufacturers of components, machinery and equipment for electronics production expect an increase in turnover of 9.8 percent for the current year. This means that the apprehended special situation of photovoltaics production equipment which had dampened the expectations from nine […] Read more » global plastic industry injection moulding machine Plastics News plastics news india
