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First Boeing 777 With AeroSHARK Takes Off on Passenger Flights Boeing 777-300ER operated by Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) took off on a passenger flight with the AeroSHARK surface technology jointly developed by Lufthansa Technik and BASF. The fuselage and engine nacelles of the aircraft...

Bend it like PU – Plastics in Sport "Plastics have revolutionised sport!" Today, no one can imagine leather balls, wooden rackets, bamboo poles or cinder tracks in sporting competition. Natural materials have now been almost completely replaced by other materials: plastics. They are light, robust and...

Wonderfully Versatile: Plastics Shape the Car of the Future Interview with Alex Horisberger, Senior Specialist Product Design, BASF The versatility of plastic is one of its strongest characteristics, and it makes it particularly popular amongst designers. Once you have found the right plastic for a project,...

Perfect De-Flashing and Dedusting of Duroplast and Thermoplast Components at the Production Rate of the Injection Molding Machine Less weight, compact design and improved sustainability – a producer of injection molded components has proven that these goals can be achieved economically with high-performance plastic materials....

MAAG Pump System AG acquires Witte Pumps & Technology GmbH MAAG Pump Systems AG (“MAAG”) announced today that it has acquired Witte Pumps & Technology GmbH (“Witte”). Founded in 1984 and based in Tornesch, Germany, Witte Pumps & Technology GmbH develops and manufactures gear pumps...

Borealis and Verbund Sign First Long-term Hydropower PPA to Supply Borealis Operations in Schwechat, Austria as of January 2023 Ten-year power purchase agreement (PPA) to deliver power generated by two VERBUND hydropower plants on the Danube River Borealis moves ever closer to goal of...