Although the cultural history of using hemp on an industrial scale can be traced back to China and the first ropes (2800 BC), papers and textiles (500 – 100 BC) ever made, hemp became sidelined a little over the past one hundred years. But…

Henkel has begun selling its Megaperls washing powder in the resulting flexible package – called a “quadro seal bag” – that consists of an OPP/PE laminate.

The Joint Venture is named Frigel Intelligent Cooling Systems India Private Ltd., and will enable both JV partners to significantly enhance the quality of their current offerings.

Borealis and Borouge present an entire range of innovations and global investments supporting an industry in transition Borealis and Borouge, leading providers of innovative, value-creating polyolefin solutions for the global wire and…

The fourth general meeting of the Additive Manufacturing (AM) Working Group of the German Mechanical Engineering Industry Association (VDMA) was held at Arburg on 12 April 2018. Arburg has been represented on the board of the…

Food in our supermarkets has often travelled hundreds of kilometres. What if, nowadays, we have better options for producing healthy, tasty food with lower carbon footprint? Through indoor farming in our kitchens, vertical farming…

Wiesbaden, March 2018 – Under the slogan "Sustainability in action", RIGK is focusing its presence at IFAT 2018, which will take place from 14 to 18 May in Munich, on reporting its 25 years of successfully living out the circular economy…

“But the choice was not only nationalistic. We tried to look at all aspects – price neutrality, availability, quality and everything that is included in the concept of total cost of ownership,” explains Windles’ Managing Director Bruce…

Idéal Fibres & Fabrics Comines received the Textile Industry Award during the award ceremony of the “Trophées de l’Industrie des Hauts-de-France” (Trophies of the Industries of Hauts-de-France) which is hosted each year by the Société…

CHEMEXCIL - Basic Chemicals, Cosmetics & Dyes Export Promotion Council set up by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry Government of India - held its 46th Annual Export Awards and Certificate of Merit for the year 2016-17 at a…

Other than size, shape, color and other physical characteristics, plastic bags are available in various materials that offer their own benefits and features. How can you make the right choice? You need to start by familiarizing yourself…

Japanese automotive OEM Toyota has adopted an interior part using unique honeycomb material solution for its new hybrid model Prius PHV launched earlier this year. The solution, based on ThermHex thermoplastic honeycomb core technology…

The importance of PET as a raw material for countless thermoforming applications is clearly on the rise. Moreover, the market is not only demanding more environmentally acceptable raw materials, which should offer a high degree of…

Teijin Aramid B.V., the core company of the Teijin Group's aramid business, announced today that its para-aramid fiber TwaronR will be deployed in the solar-powered vehicles being developed by the KU Leuven and University of Michigan teams…

On the one hand ever stricter demands for surface finishes, and on the other hand rising cost pressure – this balancing act for coatings on plastic surfaces can only be mastered by means of consistent process optimisation.…