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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 05.11.2021

Offering alternatives to fossil fuel plastics

LATI confirms its commitment to sustainability with the signing of a distribution agreement with The Hemp Plastic Company

Articles

Investing for nesting - top 3 trends for white goods

White goods manufactures are constantly searching for improvements, with plastic considered the best alternative to metal

News 15.01.2021

Desktop Metal to acquire EnvisionTec

With this deal the company will enter the market for volume production polymer additive manufacturing

News 25.12.2020

From citrus peel to plastic bottle

Plant-based and recyclable plastic bottles now enabled with VTT’s new FDCA technology using citrus peel as raw material

News 04.12.2020

Driving towards closing the loop on used plastic

SABIC expands post-consumer recycled engineering thermoplastics for consumer electronics and E&E applications

Сase studies

Marchon Eyewear partners with Eastman

to be the first to produce and sell eyewear made with Eastman's sustainable acetate

News 02.10.2020

Evonik launches next-generation biomaterial

New osteoconductive polyether ether ketone (PEEK) grade was developed for the medical technology market

Сase studies

Arkema supplies innovative Japanese brand

The bio-based Pebax® material is molded to become the heart of the Wave Rider 24 of Mizuno