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Asahi Kasei, a diversified Japanese multinational company, has developed a new technology for recycling carbon fiber plastic compounds together with the National Institute of Technology, Kitakyushu College and Tokyo University of Science. Carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP) are highly attractive for various industries in demanding application fields due to their unique balance of rigidity, mechanical strength and light weight – also compared with conventional glass fiber r

Chemical recycling end-of-life plastic has its champions and its critics. IDTechEx does not believe these advanced recycling solutions are the much-promised silver bullet, but nor do they think they have no role to play in a circular economy. As the pyrolysis and depolymerization projects ramp up, one question is where the recycled material will be used? IDTechEx provide technical market intelligence and has launched a new report, "Chemical Recycling and Dissolution of Plastics

Herman Miller continues to increase the use of plastic from the oceans in its range of contemporary furniture. The Sayl chair, imagined by the famous Swiss designer Yves Béhar, will now be made up of 1.36 kg of poorly managed plastic waste recovered near waterways. This development is part of the dynamic launched in 2021 with the introduction of ocean plastic in the emblematic Aeron chair and will make it possible to recycle 95 metric tons* each year, or the equivalent of approximately

Nexa3D, the leading maker of ultrafast professional and industrial polymer 3D printers, today announced commercial availability of its highest throughput additive production system, the QLS 820. Previously announced at last year’s IMTS Trade Show, the QLS 820 is designed for high volume production of thermoplastic components. With an impressive print speed of up to 8 liters per hour and up to 20% packing density it provides the highest throughput in its class.The QLS 820 represents a ne

Videojet Technologies, a global leader in coding, marking and printing solutions with over 40 years of world-class inkjet fluid design experience, has announced the launch of patent-pending continuous inkjet inks, V4264 and V464. These non-MEK black inks demonstrate excellent adhesion to flexible food packaging and feature lower make-up consumption than comparable MEK-based inks. Ideal for printing codes and other information on plastics as well as on metal and glass substrates, the inks are

LG Chem  has started supplying engineering plastics to Mitsubishi Motors for its powder coating parts used as the front fenders of RVR, Delica D:5 and Outlander models.Front fender is located on the side of the vehicles, which not only acts as one of key factors in the exterior design but also protects its wheels from road debris. Thus, it not only should possess a high level of mechanical robustness but also an excellent exterior quality to keep a high integrity design with the rest of

Specialty chemicals company LANXESS and French energy group TotalEnergies have entered into a cooperation on the supply of biocircular styrene. Unlike conventional styrene, the raw material used by TotalEnergies is based on tall oil, which is derived from a tree resin and is a by-product of pulp production. LANXESS uses the styrene to produce sustainable ion exchange resins. These products are applied primarily in the treatment of wastewater and chemical process flows as well as in the food i

Jackery, the global leader of innovative portable power and green outdoor energy solutions, announced that four of its green energy solutions have received CES 2023 Innovation Awards honors, with Jackery's LightTent-AIR, a PV-powered tent equipped with thin and flexible gallium arsenide solar cells that offers a total power output of up to 1200W, being named one of CES Best of Innovation Honorees.One of the Consumer Technology Association's most anticipated annual competitions, the CE

CLAP (CEO Sungho Kim, www.clap.co.kr), a company specializing in materials and parts for organic semiconductors and displays, participates in CES 2023, the world's largest consumer electronics and information technology exhibition from January 5th to 8th. At CES 2023, CLAP prepares an exhibition booth in the IoT Infrastructure Sector (Korea Sensor Pavilion, Booth No. 10824) to showcase OTFT applications of OLED Mobile large-screen fingerprint and transparent Micro LED.After acqu

MiMedx Group, Inc. a pioneer and leader in placental biologics, today announced that it has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with GUNZE MEDICAL LIMITED a subsidiary of Gunze Limited, for sales of EPIFIX in Japan. Gunze Medical is a leading distributor of products used in a wide range of wound and surgical settings, including bioabsorbable devices and materials, such as sutures and sheet products. The company has a team of over 90 sales representatives and clinical support staf

Canada Plastics Pact (CPP) is pleased to welcome three new Partners in Q4 of 2022 who united under the CPP’s shared action plan to build a circular economy for plastics packaging in Canada. New CPP Partners include a knowledge-based plastics tech startup, a leading university in Canada aiming to accelerate the development of circulation innovations and solutions, and a province-focused non-profit association focused on advancing plastics circularity. The new Signator

Braskem the largest polyolefins producer in the Americas, as well as a market leader and pioneer producer of biopolymers on an industrial scale, today announced the acquisition of taulman3D, a leading 3D filament supplier of nylon, recycled PETG, and PET filaments to aerospace, automotive, healthcare, industrial, government and higher education professionals worldwide. The acquisition of taulman3D is a perfect complement to Braskem’s existing portfolio of next-generation filaments (Poly