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Fiber-reinforced chassis for light commercial vehicles

Sustainable solution with polyurethane resin / High productivity through continuous production / Simple assembly, superior crash performance

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Wear-free process monitoring during production

New HASCO presents new proximity switches for precise, contact-free position monitoring

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News 19.07.2018

Solvay and Safran sign a supply agreement

Solvay will provide a package of composite material technologies to manufacture the LEAP engine’s critical structural components

News 05.07.2018

Evonik’s molding compounds: New Italian distributor

TER ITALIA (TER Plastics POLYMER GROUP) to be distributor for Evonik’s PLEXIGLAS® molding compounds in Italy

News 14.06.2018

Lightweight, paintable components in one step

MX 1600: live demonstration using a vehicle spoiler at the KraussMaffei Competence Forum

News 13.06.2018

A more robust compression staple system

Solvay’s high-stiffness Ixef® PARA enables Reign Medical to develop a new system for orthopedic and podiatric surgeries

News 22.05.2018

Polyplastics develops metal-resin bonding technology

Quick-10® technology uses quick heating and cooling of inserted metals to produce direct metal-resin bonding

News 22.05.2018

Next-generation family of glass-reinforced polypropylene

Thermylene® P11 series delivers high strength without sacrificing performance for thinwall molding in automotive

News 08.05.2018

High-heat polyamides allow for metal replacement

High-strength compounds from Teknor Apex readily fill complex shapes at significantly lower processing and mold temperatures

News 25.04.2018

Innovative compounds with positive ecological balance

ALBIS PLASTICS highlights portfolio of locally-produced materials at NPE2018 in Orlando May 7-11