Design

Child’s product maker KAOS of Norway uses Circo compound of recycled consumer plastics and cellulose fiber from Fortum for new highchair.

Automaker Subaru and a U.S. soccer club celebrated their “zero-landfill” stadium in Pa. by unveiling a large soccer ball sculpture made with recycled trash.

Two New Vestakeep grades combine high strength and ductility. It’s only a few years since a handful of suppliers began formulating ultra-high-performance resins for 3D printing (additive manufacturing). Developments in this area continue with Evonik Industries AG being the latest…

SABIC joins Formula E GenBeta racecar development program, supplying sustainable polymers from Trucircle line for vehicle components.

Sidel’s StarLITE R bottle is said to offer blow molders a wider processing window for making carbonated soft drink bottles from 100 percent recycled PET.

Topline MK2 PUR foam metering model is final addition to Hennecke’s Next Generation series of advanced polyurethane foam metering machines.

#SleeveConnect project uses CPET shrink sleeves on colorless, recycled PET bottles that can snap together.

Report forecasts 35.5 percent CAGR for installed solar panels that automatically recharge an electric vehicle during driving.

Polyplastics is the latest supplier to develop a high-heat engineering resin for EVs that protects against the ultra-high heat of thermal runaway in a Li-ion battery. The resin can be used without additional shielding components, reducing weight and EV manufacturing cost and freeing up space.

DuPont’s latest Delrin acetal homopolymer resin has 10 percent greater mechanical properties than previous Delrin 100 workhorse version.

Hegen, a maker of specialty baby bottles, is commercializing the first feeding bottle made with recycled content. The Singapore company is using a grade of PPSU from Solvay that is certified as a circular feedstock.

Automotive grades meet growing sustainability needs of OEMs and brand owners.