Keyword: Kunststoffe & Polymere

Chemistry & Life Sciences

First PU High-Performance Insulating Material as a Ready-to-Use Panel

04.02.2014 - Insulation For The Environment - The debate about global warming and the rising prices of raw materials have brought the subject of sustainability firmly into the public spotlight...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

New Horizons in R&D for Bio-Based Plastics

04.02.2014 - Versatile Materials - Going beyond natural polymers, the use of bio-based monomers from biorefineries and "renewable oil," gained from plastics' and bio wastes, renders synthetic...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Plexiglas and LEDs for the Right Combination

31.01.2014 - Fixing The Fixtures - LEDs save energy. But to put this to the best advantage, light fixtures need to be adapted to the technology. The right lighting covers made from a special...

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Global Bioplastics Industry Seen to Total $7 billion by 2018

30.01.2014 - Driven by high consumer acceptance, climate change and the increasing price of petrochemical-based products, the global bioplastics industry is expected to witness significant...

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BASF Wins F&S Awards for Coatings Portfolio

07.01.2014 - BASF has won the 2013 Product Line Strategy Leadership Award of Frost & Sullivan for its coatings raw material portfolio. The international consultancy said the Ludwigshafen...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

VIP - VISIONS IN PLASTICS 2013

28.10.2013 - Read the e-paper of VIP - Visions In Plastics 2013 online.EditorialsFor A Peaceful FuturePlastics Could Unlock Sustainable DevelopmentDr. Winfried Wunderlich...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Bioplastics Commercialization in Asia

24.10.2013 - Going Green, Going East - Developing more sustainable materials and meeting demand patterns in Asian growth markets are two of today's major challenges for European chemical...

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Myriant Starts up New Bio-succinic Acid Plant in Louisiana

25.06.2013 - Myriant has started up its flagship bio-succinic acid plant at Lake Providence, Louisiana, in the U.S. The company said the unit with nameplate capacity of 30 million lbs (13.6 t/y...