Materials & Compounding

Covestro Pushes Boundaries of Materials for Printed Electronics Covestro offers smart materials solutions for a smart living world At LOPEC 2023, Covestro highlights substrates tailored for automotive, electronics, healthcare and consumer applications From medical devices to mobility and more, printable electronics transforms the form and...

Teknor Apex Introduces New Crealen – an Innovative Glass Filled Halogen Free Flame Retardant Polypropylene (HFFR PP) Crealen solutions utilize halogen free flame-retardant technology to deliver UL94V0 performance at 1.5mm and pass UL5VA at 3.0mm Teknor Apex is committed to developing a range of engineered material...

Traceless: Material Made From Plant-Based Polymers Protects Climate and Environment Interview with Dr.-Ing. Anne Lamp, CEO & Co-Founder, traceless materials GmbH As early as 1908, textile engineer Jacques Brandenberger invented cellophane, a film made of natural polymers. However, the material was displaced by synthetic polymers with...

DSM Engineering Materials Launches Lucidiris, a Color and Mechanical Properties Prediction Tool Powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) Today, DSM Engineering Materials announces the launch of Lucidiris. Lucidiris helps customers reduce time to market when developing colors of high-performance materials for a variety of applications. Besides...

Global Clean-Tech Majors Bioweg and Ginkgo Bioworks to Combat Microplastic Pollution with Bio-Based Materials Green alternatives to synthetic polymers being developed Bioweg, an innovative ‘Bio-innovation to Business’ German producer of highly functional and customizable bio-based materials, has partnered with Ginkgo Bioworks (NYSE: DNA), global leaders in...

Covestro Launches New Ultra-Durable Material Solution for Healthcare and Life Sciences Makrolon 3638 polycarbonate is engineered to meet rigorous standards Material offers a unique combination of properties that are maintained over a wide temperature range It underscores the commitment of Covestro to developing innovative...