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New Carbon Cell Phone: Lighter Than a Bag of Chips

Innovation made in Germany   Making its debut on the market this March is a carbon fiber cell phone that sets new standards for lightness, slim design and sustainability: the "Carbon 1 Mark II" from Berlin-based start-up Carbon Mobile. This is made possible by the Tepex...

Improving efficiency and sustainability with PU elastomers

Material and machine solutions for various industries Covestro supplies the offshore wind industry with materials that improve the service life of the systems installed in wind farms by protecting underwater cables, cable kink protection, turbine protection and others. © Zentilia - stock.adobe.com At PU China 2021...

Plastigraf Trevigiana Expands Its Portfolio With the Acquisition of a Comexi ML2 Laminator

The Italian company will use the Jumbo-equipped machine to laminate paper with plastic and bioplastic films, and apply lacquers over paper and cardboard Girona, July, 2021.- Comexi, a global supplier of solutions for the flexible packaging printing and converting sector, and Plastigraf Trevigiana, an Italian company...

Plastics Academy Announces Inductees to Prestigious Plastics Hall of Fame

WASHINGTON - Jay Gardiner, President of the Plastics Academy, today announced the 2021 inductees to the Plastics Hall of Fame. Ten leaders of the plastics industry will be officially inducted on October 7, 2021, during a ceremony at the Plastics Industry Association’s (PLASTICS) annual...

Covestro supplies H.B. Fuller with certified mass-balanced polyurethane raw material

Drop-in solution for reactive hot-melt adhesive Reduction of CO2 emissions and conservation of fossil raw materials Covestro and H.B. Fuller have signed an agreement to supply the adhesives manufacturer with mass-balanced renewable raw materials from Covestro. In doing so, both companies aim to become less dependent...

ALPLA acquires South African packaging manufacturer

Acquisition of Verigreen Packaging expands ALPLA’s product portfolio in Africa Hard, 29 July 2021 – The global manufacturer of plastic packaging and recycling specialist, the ALPLA Group, has acquired the manufacturer Verigreen Packaging based in Durban. The company specialises in bottles and canisters for lubricants such...