Category Menu A media war over BPA August 29, 2012 by plasticsinfomart It seems that New York Times’ opinion columnist Nicholas Kristof has made it a priority to write about the chemical industry, or as he likes to call it, “Big Chem.” Kristof has written several columns regarding the potential health effects of BPA stating in his latest that “following the script of Big Tobacco a generation ago, […] Read more »
Industry Evonik, TESco join British nano resorbable polymer project August 29, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Evonik (Essen, Germany) and TESco Associates (Tyngsborogh, MA) are joining a research project aimed at developing medical resorbable plastic nanocomposites for use as surgical implants in place of metal. Leading the project are researchers at the University of Nottingham who have been awarded a $1.9 million grant by the U.K. Engineering and Physical Sciences Research […] Read more »
Market News Applied Plastics boosts capacity for medical OEMs August 29, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Applied Plastics (Norwood, MA) is adding equipment to meet growing demand for tighter tolerances, cleanliness, and higher performance from the medical market. “We have added custom equipment in the last 18 months in order to coat large diameter wires for the medical industry, Marketing VP David Ring of Applied Plastics told PlasticsToday. “The medical market is […] Read more »
Material News More capacity for key elastomer raw material August 29, 2012 by plasticsinfomart BASF (Ludwigshafen, Germany) has increased its global annual capacity for the production of the chemical intermediate PolyTHF (chemical name: polytetra-methylene ether glycol (PTMEG)) from 185,000 metric tons to 250,000 metric tons. The material is a key input for thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPU) used to make hoses, films and cable sheathing. Other applications include thermoplastic polyetheresters, polyetheramides, […] Read more »
Category Menu Meshworm robot employs PEEK skin August 29, 2012 by plasticsinfomart The Pentagon’s DARPA research unit has supported development of a stealthy worm-like robot by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University, and Seoul National University in South Korea that could one day be employed for reconnaissance purposes. The skin of the Meshworm robot is a tube fabricated from a polyetheretherketone (PEEK) resin […] Read more »
Industry PlasticsToday launches automotive lightweighting conference August 29, 2012 / March 8, 2017 by plasticsinfomart Just as the Obama administration announced plans to nearly double fuel economy by 2025 to 54.5 miles per gallon, PlasticsToday announced its inaugural Lightweighting AutoPlastics 2012 conference (Nov. 14-15; Troy, MI), including a presentation from Stephen Ridella, Director of Vehicle Safety Research at the U.S. Department of Transportation’s NHTSA. Ridella will speak on CAFE standards, […] Read more »
Processes Measurement and Testing Systems for Research,Development and Quality Assurance August 29, 2012 by plasticsinfomart Pfungstadt/Germany, August 2012 – At Fakuma 2012, held from 16 to 20 October 2012 in Friedrichshafen, Germany, Instron will once again underscore its position as a competent partner in all areas of plastics testing at its stand no. 3101 in Hall B3. Testing systems being showcased range from systems for the measurement of flow properties, through impact testers, to […] Read more »
Market News Product News YPAREX B.V. FIRST TO MARKET WITH BIO-BASED TIE LAYER FOR GREENER MULTILAYER PACKAGING August 28, 2012 by plasticsinfomart 95% PLANT-BASED POLYMER PROVIDES DROP-IN SOLUTION FOR PACKAGING DESIGNERS TO MAKE PRODUCTS MORE SUSTAINABLE YPAREX B.V. FIRST TO MARKET WITH BIO-BASED TIE LAYER FOR GREENER MULTILAYER PACKAGING Enschede, The Netherlands — August 27, 2012 — Yparex B.V., headquartered here, today announced that it is the first supplier in the packaging industry to develop and commercialize […] Read more »
