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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 25.03.2026

Arkema expands its Kynar® PVDF production capacity in China

Arkema has announced a 20% increase in production capacity at its Changshu manufacturing facility scheduled to start up in 2028

News 13.03.2026

Arkema starts up its new transparent polyamide unit in Singapore

This milestone gives Arkema the largest transparent polyamide production capacity in Asia

Articles

From experiment to practice

Josef Neuer, Head of Product Management EMEA at KRAIBURG TPE, provides information on the development of 3D printing with TPEs

Articles

Ultimate guide to high-performance polymers

Dr John Grasmeder, Chief scientist at Victrex, shares his views on the pyramid of polymers

News 20.02.2026

Polyplastics to split and change its corporate name

Polyplastics Evonik Corporation to change corporate name to Daicel Evonik Corporation

News 12.02.2026

Syensqo partners with MedTech Innovator

Collaboration demonstrates commitment to accelerate early-stage healthcare technologies

News 12.02.2026

HolyGrail 2030

MCC speaks on driving the availability of recycled PP across the entire packaging value chain

Articles

Fiber-reinforced chassis for light commercial vehicles

Wear-free process monitoring during production

Arkema expands its Kynar® PVDF production capacity in China

Arkema has announced a 20% increase in production capacity at its Changshu manufacturing facility scheduled to start up in 2028

Arkema starts up its new transparent polyamide unit in Singapore

This milestone gives Arkema the largest transparent polyamide production capacity in Asia

From experiment to practice

Josef Neuer, Head of Product Management EMEA at KRAIBURG TPE, provides information on the development of 3D printing with TPEs

Ultimate guide to high-performance polymers

Dr John Grasmeder, Chief scientist at Victrex, shares his views on the pyramid of polymers

Polyplastics to split and change its corporate name

Polyplastics Evonik Corporation to change corporate name to Daicel Evonik Corporation

Syensqo partners with MedTech Innovator

Collaboration demonstrates commitment to accelerate early-stage healthcare technologies

HolyGrail 2030

MCC speaks on driving the availability of recycled PP across the entire packaging value chain

Precision in vulcanization

DESMA specialists explain why injection-molded bladders make all the difference