Arkema is associating with new partners and expanding the use of its high-performance solutions to the 3D manufacturing of composite materials. This new technology, which combines the power of 3D printing and composite materials is to offer new perspectives and new applications in the aeronautics, automotive, energy and construction sectors to meet the growing demand for lightweight materials.

KBR announced it has been awarded a contract for its Plinke Hydrochloric Acid Purification technologies by Italmatch Deutschland for its phosphorous acid production plant in Frankfurt, Germany.

In Europe, Trinseo aims to offer 30 % recycled content for polystyrene packaging by 2025. To achieve this objective, the company intends to set up a huge facility for large-scale polystyrene recycling.

Mitsui Chemicals has begun demonstration testing for a material recycling project aimed at cutting down on plastic waste. The company is focusing these efforts on flexible packaging materials, which are commonly used in food packaging.

On November 15, Arkema inaugurated a new Global Center of Excellence for 3D Printing at its Cerdato Research & Development Center in Serquigny, France. This new center is dedicated to additive manufacturing based on high-performance polymers.

A groundbreaking ceremony has taken place at Akzo Nobel’s North American Wood Coatings facility in High Point, North Carolina. The event officially started a $ 55.4 million investment, which is to transform the site’s manufacturing capability.

Ceresana publishes an extensive report about the global market for HDPE for the fifth time already. The current market study expects an increase of HDPE demand by an average of 2,9 % per year worldwide, by 2026.

Solidifying melts and viscous fluids on a steel belt offers a number of advantages including low-dust generation and extremely uniform granules. With its GMP-compliant, steel belt-based Rotoform pastillation system, Ipco offers a solution with particular appeal to manufacturers of foodstuffs, cosmetics and drugs.

The collaboration between Dow and Evonik aims to bring the unique technology to market maturity. For this purpose, the firms have also planned to build a pilot plant in Hanau, Germany which is expected to be constructed by 2020.

The automatically cleanable ‘Easy Clean flow’ magnet from Goudsmit Magnetics of Waalre recently underwent a redesign. This magnetic separator removes metal particles and weakly magnetic stainless steel particles from powders as fine as 30 µm in the food, chemical, ceramic and plastic industries.