World premiere of cutting-edge technologies

Incredibly versatile, lightweight, safe, durable, economic and impressively energy-efficient – with their multitude of positive properties, polymers have become part of our daily lives. Plastics move our lives in more ways than one, both in the figurative and the literal sense.

Weighing up blood-thinners

Is warfarin always the best choice? New study guides clinicians and policy-makers on cost-effectiveness of anticoagulant drugs

Flame-retardant compounds for flexible cords

The demand for flame retardants has been on the rise even as requirements become more stringent. World demand for flame retardant additives is forecast to rise 5.4% annually to 2.6 million metric tonnes in 2016. The Asia Pacific region will continue to be largest and fastest growing market, accounting for over half of world demand in 2016, according to a study by Freedonia. Boron and phosphorus compounds are the fastest growing types, according to the report.

Tough films meet packaging challenges

The demand for high performance materials for packaging has always been a key factor in the research and development for new technologies. Flexibility and durability for films have become a primary concern.

RAMPF Giessharze at K 2013

Interview with Mr. Andreas Vesper, Sales Manager for Foam Gaskets

Pallmann at K 2013

Interview with Mr. Rolf Gren, Senior Executive Vice President, demonstrates the company’s latest grinding system, Karakal

Novel technique induces new human hair growth

Hair regeneration method is first to uses a patient’s own cells to grow new hair follicles, but more work needs to be done before the method can be tested in humans

World’s smallest child-resistant nozzle tube

Neopac wins Swiss Star 2013 for child-resistant Polyfoil nozzle tube

K 2013: Maag releases 6th generation series of pumps

Maag breaks new ground in gear pump technology with the release of its new products delivering up to 50% higher performance.

Twin-screw design concept for improved operation

Mingjilee Enterprise Co.,Ltd introduces its 2-layer design aimed at cost- and space-saving

FRX Polymers opens first full scale commercial plant for flame retardant polymers

The first full scale commercial plant will focus on supplying Nofia? polyphosphonates - FRX Polymers’ line of homopolymer, copolymer, and oligomer FR materials.

Global market for plastic additives to reach $57.6 billion by 2016

Plastics additives market to witness a value of US$57.6 billion by 2016, with Asia Pacific being the fastest growing market.