Ube Machinery Debuts 9000-tonne Giga Casting Press
Machinery has debuted a newly-developed die casting machine for giga casting, a form of die casting technology that uses aluminum alloy...
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Aug 132 min read
LG Chem Adds Eco-friendliness to Flame-Retardant Plastics
Korea’s LG Chem has revealed that its PFAS*-free flame-retardant polycarbonate/acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (PC/ABS) material...
Aug 71 min read
MLTA POE Report Covered by PIE
Plastics Information Europe (PIE) did a stellar job of covering the latest update of our global market report for polyolefin elastomers...
Jun 252 min read
Solar Forecasts Differ Wildy
If there's one industry whose future is difficult to gage in terms of volume shipments, then it must be solar panels. A recent article in...
Mar 201 min read
Is the EV Revolution Running Out of Juice?
This is the question I asked in an article I authored on the Plastics Today website. And as I allude to in the piece, it's not an easy...
Aug 24, 20231 min read
DuPont Completes Transition Away from Polymer Production
DuPont has agreed to divest an 80.1% share in the Delrin polyacetal (POM) homopolymer business to private equity company TJC LP. The is...
Aug 16, 20234 min read
T-PLAS to Make Strong Comeback in Bangkok, Thailand This September
Hot topics include Recycling Solutions Zone and Circular Economy Conference T-PLAS, the International Trade Fair for the Plastics and...
Aug 14, 20231 min read
Thermoset Resins Set to Play Key Roles in Vehicle Lightweighting
Long perceived to be in decline, thermoset resin molding is being revived by two Japanese companies as a process with ample potential to...
Jul 31, 20231 min read
Vietnamese EV OEM Makes Massive Investment in North Carolina
Vietnamese electric vehicle (EV) OEM VinFast has officially broken ground at its manufacturing site, located within the Triangle...
Jul 18, 20232 min read
Utilizing Microalgae in Recycling EV Batteries
With the rise in demand of electric vehicles (EVs), new challenges have emerged, in particular proper disposal of used batteries, which...
May 9, 20233 min read
Oil Demand in Transport Sector Forecast to Half by 2050
Transport sector will be revolutionized by electrification but increase its share of overall emissions. Transport has a severe emission...
Feb 24, 20231 min read
BASF Targets Efficient Li-ion Battery Recycling
BASF has entered into a long-term collaboration agreement with Tenova Advanced Technologies (TAT) of Yokneam, Israel, for BASF's battery...
Dec 16, 20221 min read
Chinese team builds flying car prototype unlike any other
The design might not be everyone's cup of tea but the functionality of this flying car developed in China is interesting. The flying car...
Nov 23, 20221 min read
How Plastics Are Driving EV Proliferation
From charging infrastructure and battery performance to automotive safety, plastic-based solutions are accelerating EV adoption. The...
Nov 4, 20223 min read
Thin Polyester Film Technology Addresses Global Copper Shortage in LiBs
DuPont, Teijin Films, Mitsubishi Electric Partner with Meta Materials to Advance Safer, More Efficient Li-Ion Batteries According to an...
Oct 14, 20222 min read
The Carbon Car Countdown
• New research from Compare the Market Australia looked into which countries are on the road to banning fossil fuel car sales. • ...
Oct 10, 20222 min read
Moog and Komatsu to Demonstrate Fully Electric Wheel Loader
Moog Inc. has collaborated with Komatsu to build a fully electric compact wheel loader machine. The companies will demonstrate the...
Sep 16, 20223 min read
Lithium From EV Batteries: Moving Towards Cleaner and More Efficient Recycling
Evonik aims to make the recycling of lithium simpler, more cost-effective, and more environmentally friendly. Evonik is working on...
Sep 14, 20222 min read
LiBinfinity Project Targets Energy-efficient Recycling of Lithium-ion Batteries
While electric vehicles (EVs) are viewed as sustainable modes of transport, little thought tends to be given to the handling of their...
Aug 30, 20221 min read
Mitsui Chemicals to Build New Tafmer POE Plant in Singapore
Back in the day, when the main market for polyolefin elastomers (POEs) was impact modification of polypropylene automotive compounds,...
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