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Vertically integrated with parent company, compounder of specialty, high-performance, engineered polymers such a nylon 66-based, PPE, and chemically-coupled PP, Asahi Kasei Plastics North America (APNA) is developing and launching new engineered compounds for automotive applications, particularly for the electrification of automobiles. Moreover, parent company Asahi Kasei Corporation is developing more sustainable versions of its innovative compounds through industry partnerships. As we have previously reported, it has teamed up with biotechnology…

The University of Queensland (UQ) in Brisbane, Australia, has opened a $13-million center for training and applied research in the fields of bioplastics and biocomposites. Among its goals is conquering the problem of large-scale plastic pollution. Located at UQ’s School of Chemical Engineering, the Australian Research Council (ARC) Industrial Transformation Training Centre for Bioplastics and Biocomposites is funded by the Australian government’s Industrial Transformation Research Program (ITRP) for Training Centres…

Manufacturing Execution Systems, abbreviated MES, may not be the sort of topic that excites everyone, but there are lots of managers and supervisors and engineers in plastics operations that have grown to appreciate the value of real-time manufacturing data, available anywhere, anytime, to anyone who needs it. As we have reported in recent articles, real-time manufacturing visibility is making operations more efficient, productive and profitable. However, a number of these…

A new extended recycling method for deconstructing thin-layer composite packaging and remaking it into materials with near-virgin qualities will be on display by Germany’s Saperatec GmbH at K 2022 in Düsseldorf, Germany, on Oct. 19 to 26. Following its initial successes, Saperatec is building its first recycling plant for composite packaging made of plastic, aluminum, and paper at its site in Dessau in Saxony-Anhalt. The facility is expected to go…

Name any topic or category and odds are there’s a market report on it. In fact, there are far more plastics and related studies released through various outlets and media than PlasticsToday could possibly begin to bring to your attention…until now. That’s why we’re introducing Plastics by the Numbers, a growing slideshow of new market studies. Each report is presented in an easy-to read format. Containing useful information, these reports cover…