Following 18 months of preparation, the 14 May general assembly of the Association of Plastics Manufacturers in Europe (APME, B-1160 Brussels; www.apme.org) approved plans to establish a new ...
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The new range encompasses various different alternatives to PEEK, including polyphthalazinone ether ketone (PPEK), polyphthalazinone ether sulfone (SPPEK) and polyphthalazinone ether sulfone ketone ...
Speciality chemicals producer Lanxess (Leverkusen / Germany; www.lanxess.com) has developed a nanoparticle additive that can be used in the reinforcement of thermoplastic and thermosetting polymers ...
Specialty US packaging and merchandising provider, Chesapeake (Richmond, Virginia, USA) has acquired the Northern Ireland business of Boxmore International (Ennis House, Enterprise Way, Hightown ...
In a move aimed at meeting rising demand for customised food packaging solutions, US plastics compounder and distributor A. Schulman (Akron, Ohio; www.aschulman.com) has added a new PET compounding ...