Plastics and Polymers

Highly Competitive Environment for the European Plastics Industry

Chemistry is ... In the Name of Sustainability

Westlake to Acquire German PVC Producer Vinnolit

Dutch Researchers Find Degradable Thermoset Bioplastics

German Plastics Output Bounces Back in 2013

Borealis Records Improved Net Profit in Q1 2014

Total Says LNG Unit Not Now for Sale

Celanese to Expand PPS Compounding in China

EU Parliament Passes Law Curbing Plastic Bags

Grupa Azoty to Build New PA 6 Plant at Tarnow

Innovative Bonding with Plastics Interface Technology

Kaneka Completes Takeover of BASF’s PVC Additives

The Million-Dollar Question

BASF Sells PolyAd Services to Private Equity

PP Futures Trading Kicked off in Dubai and China

Spanish Court Approves Sale of Artenius Turkpet to Indorama

U.S. Bioplastics Producer Cereplast Files for Chapter 11

Color And Functionality

Combining Performance and Sustainability

Plastics Take Over Photonics

Integrative Plastics Technology

Novel Materials and More Efficient Processes for New Applications

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

New Options for Color Combinations

New Horizons in R&D for Bio-Based Plastics

Innovative Process Enables Up-Cycling of Perfluorinated Polymers

Plexiglas and LEDs for the Right Combination

Polymers for Fuel Cells and Fuel-Cell Systems

Making Cars 'Greener' with Plastics

More Plastics, Less CO2 - Plastics are playing a pivotal role in the development of "green" vehicles. This is evident, for example, in a lightweight front-end carrier made entirely of polyamide; new, particularly heat-resistant, polyamides for engine compartment applications; and new rubber products for low rolling-resistance tires.

European Market Leader Develops New FRP Materials

BASF Enters Market of Composite Semi-Finished Parts for Automotive Sector

Charging Stations in Cologne Could Become a Role Model for Energy Balance

Protecting and Conserving Food, Water and Energy

Plastics Could Unlock Sustainable Development

Global Bioplastics Industry Seen to Total $7 billion by 2018