A composite material’s key components are fibers and a resin. The fibers, typically made of glass or carbon, provide strength and stiffness, but if used alone fibers cannot be put in a shape or form where these properties can be used. Impregnating the fibers with resin followed by curing the resin allows us to engineer their strength, stiffness and light weight for a variety of applications, while adding even more benefits to the composite.

Plastic Energy has completed a significant capital raise of €145m from three separate investors: LetterOne, Axens and M&G. Morgan Stanley acted as financial advisor and placement agent to Plastic Energy on the capital raise.

Recyclate based composite TPO membrane for embedded waterproofing of concrete roofs

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TPE tubing for drinking water and medical use

DuPont Showcases Thermoplastic Innovations and more at Fakuma 2021

LANXESS’ New PA6 Compound with 92% Sustainable Raw Material

Avient’s Recycled Content-based TPE Finds Use in BIC’s New Women’s Razor

Avient expands portfolio of sustainable thermoplastic compounds

Scientists at the Institute for Cooperative Upcycling of Plastics (iCOUP), an Energy Frontier Research Center led by Ames Laboratory, have discovered a chemical process that provides biodegradable, valuable chemicals, which are used as surfactants and detergents in a range of applications, from discarded plastics. The process has the potential to create more sustainable and economically favorable lifecycles for plastics.

Polyurethane (PU) is one of the most versatile thermoset synthetic polymers which through careful choice of monomer and formulation, can be seen in a myriad of different forms ranging from rigid-, flexible and molded foams to adhesives and elastomers just to name a few.

Useful tips for the production of TPE on twin-screw compounder