With increased global production and China’s growing self-sufficiency, European producers must navigate economic challenges, aging infrastructure, and changing consumer attitudes towards plastics.
Plastribution’s technical team explore the ECHAS’s proposed PFAS ban and what this might mean for Plastics processors in the UK.
Ducor Petrochemicals, a global partner in the development of polypropylene plastics, has developed a
TotalEnergies is a global energy company that is committed to reducing its carbon footprint
Sumika partners with Hexagon, enabling 60% plastic carbon reduction for new vehicles by digitizing
Most dogs want to get into anything they’re not supposed to, like the trash
Listen to Ian and Joe discussing the new revisions to the packaging tax. Sustainability
Lactips has designed a formulation based on CareTips® and bio-polyesters to manufacture golf tees.
Rising energy costs are consistently in the news at the moment and affects thousands of businesses up and down the UK. A recent quote from a British Plastics Federation (BPF) report cited that in many cases their members were hit with a 300% rise in energy costs. One company stated they “would do anything they can to reduce their energy bills”
TotalEnergies and Vanheede Environment Group sign a commercial agreement to scale up the manufacturing
PLEXIGLAS® Optical HT is an amorphous, thermoplastic molding compound
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1629729549151{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Imperial College London-based Polymateria has added to its growing list of
Arcos Dorados, the largest independent McDonald’s franchise in the world which operates restaurants in
Supplied by Polyram Plastic Industries Ltd. RamClean® smart purging agents help reduce downtime and minimise scrap rate thanks to superior purging efficiency. Being compatible with almost any processing technology, Ramclean® is non-corrosive, non-abrasive and non-toxic, designed to effectively purge almost any thermoplastic material.
New developmental Capilene SW 70 LE polypropylene impact copolymer resin provides a unique combination of very high flow, good stiffness – impact balance and low emissions that is favourable for use in automotive interior trims compounds (according to VDA 278).
A new polypropylene grade from Carmel Olefins offers outstanding processability, combined with mechanical and optical properties that are particularly suited to TWIM food packaging and consumer applications.
Plastribution are proud distributors of ExxonMobil’s Santoprene range of TPVs.
Santoprene thermoplastic vulcanizates (TPVs) are high-performance elastomers, which offer manufacturing flexibility, ease of processing and durability. By offering superior and consistent performance across automotive, industrial and demanding consumer applications, Santoprene TPV offers the potential for reduced system costs, reduced weight, and recyclability compared to materials such as thermoset rubber.
Polymateria, an Advanced Technology Development Company based in London, have developed a next generation biodegradation solution together with Imperial College University London.
Read about the new Capilene CP71AV polypropylene resin from Carmel Olefins. Providing a unique combination of mechanical and optical properties, together with outstanding processability, it is designed specifically for the thin wall packaging market and consumer applications.
To maximize polymer performance in final products by mixing polymers with different properties was the goal of RadiciGroup High Performance Polymers. The result is its new specialty range of products with the brand name Radilon® Mixloy. The matrix material for these new innovative products is polyamide, the flagship product of RadiciGroup, the only industrial group in Europe today capable of controlling its entire production process, from polymer chemicals to engineering polymers, including end-of-life recycling. Totally vertically integrated production allows the Group to realize customer-tailored formulations and develop innovative projects.
Elastribution is Plastribution Group’s distribution business for speciality elastomers and related products.
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