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  • KRAIBURG Launches Range of TPEs for Automotive with at Least 73% Recycled Content

    KRAIBURG TPE has launched a new range of thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) products that contain at least 73% recycled content. The new Recycling Content TPE for Automotive series has been designed to fulfil a variety of technical applications. KRAIBURG TPE is also announces an agreement with Tessi Supply, which will use the grades to produce inlay cases and floor…

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  • Ford Explores Use of Biocomposites Made from Olive Tree Waste for Automotive Parts

    Ford Explores Use of Biocomposites Made from Olive Tree Waste for Automotive Parts

    Olive trees bear a fruit that is consumed all over the world, as snacks, oil and tapenades. Now, Ford has explored using branches, twigs and leaves that are discarded during harvest for more sustainable auto parts. The trial was conducted as part of the COMPOlive project that is committed to delivering environmental change in olive…

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  • Researchers Develop Smart Nanocomposites for Thermoelectric Devices

    Researchers Develop Smart Nanocomposites for Thermoelectric Devices

    Recently developed, easy-to-process, self-supporting and flexible nonwoven nanocomposite sheets demonstrate excellent thermoelectric properties combined with good mechanical robustness. A recent paper in ACS Applied Nano Materials described how researchers combined a thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) with TUBALL™ graphene nanotubes to fabricate a nanocomposite material capable of harvesting electrical energy from sources of waste heat. Opportunity to Replace Current…

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  • Scientists Develop Closed-loop Path for Synthesizing and Recycling Tough CFRPs

    Inventors at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have designed a closed-loop path for synthesizing an exceptionally tough carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer, or CFRP, and later recovering all of its starting materials. Added Dynamic Chemical Groups to Polymer Matrix and Fibers A lightweight, strong and tough composite material, CFRP is useful for reducing weight. It…

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  • The MCG Group to Verify Chemical Recycling Scheme of PC Collected from Headlamps

    The Mitsubishi Chemical Group (MCG Group) will start verification testing of a scheme for collecting polycarbonate (PC) resin from headlamps of end-of-life vehicles in the Kanto region in January 2024. The goal is achieving the world’s first commercialization of PC resin chemical recycling. The testing will be conducted in collaboration with Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire…

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  • DIC and Partners Develop Plateable Polyphenylene Sulfide (PPS) Compound

    DIC Corporation announced the development of DIC.PPS MP-6060 BLACK, a plateable polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) compound, in collaboration with Japanese firms Tsukada Riken Industry Co., Ltd., and Yoshino Denka Kogyo, Inc. Combining the newly developed compound with plating technologies will enable the mass production of electroless & electro-plated super engineering plastic PPS on existing plastic-plating production lines…

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  • Polyplastics-Evonik’s PEEK Resin Adopted for High Branch Electric Clippers

    Polyplastics-Evonik Corporation announced that their product “VESTAKEEP®-J” has been adopted as the PEEK gear for the high branch electric clippers of Ars Corporation. 5x Durability Compared to Conventional Plastic Gears The high branch electric clippers of Ars Corporation are widely used in various fields such as fruit farming, vegetable farming, flower farming, carpentry, craft making,…

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  • GSC Welcomes Canada’s Final Risk Assessment of a Range of Silicone Materials

    The Global Silicones Council (GSC) welcomed Canada’s final risk assessment of a range of silicone materials – L2, L4, L5, and D31 — which reflects the conclusion of the Canadian Ministers of Environment and Health that these substances are not entering the environment in a quantity or concentration or under conditions that pose a danger to the…

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  • Hyundai Plans to Transform Plastics and Organic Waste into Clean Hydrogen

    The Hyundai Group is concentrating on resource circulation hydrogen production technology that aims to transform environmental pollutants into clean hydrogen. The resource circulation technology that Hyundai focuses on includes two approaches: Plastic-to-Hydrogen (P2H) and Waste-to-Hydrogen (W2H). Utilizing Waste from Local Communities P2H involves melting waste plastics that cannot be recycled, gasifying the molten plastics and…

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