Coveme, an Italy-based manufacturer of engineered polyester films for high-end applications, has introduced ‘dyMat PYE 3000, a laminate based on two layers of polyester film or polyethylene...

Strongwell is manufacturing GRIDFORM™, a bridge strengthening & reinforcing solution, and SAFSTRIP®, a structural reinforcing strip. GRIDFORM™ is a prefabricated fiber-reinforced polymer with...

Viking has introduced a lighter way of enjoying ice skating. Apart from the metal blade, various components of the latest ice skates are made of 60% glass-filled Akulon® Ultraflow™ K-FG12 BLK from...

The leading global supplier of connectors FCI has developed new ranges of connectors for South Korean automakers by using the new hydrolysis resistant 30% glass fiber reinforced poly(butylene...

The largest South-America sun visors manufacturer i.e. Pematec (Brazil) has chosen an innovative Sabic Innovative Plastics material in order to produce its new automotive sun visor application. The...

The Japanese tire manufacturer Yokohama Tire Corporation has introduced an innovative range of orange oil infused passenger car tires that is commercialized under the trade name dB Super E-spec tires....

BASF is using its new polyamide (PA) grade Ultramid Endure for under-the-bonnet applications. The material is a glass-fiber-reinforced polyamide that shows high resistance to heat (claimed to...

To ease the process of making energy-efficient buildings, Syntheon has developed two new construction products - Elemix concrete additive and accel-E steel thermal-efficient panel. These products...

The Italian plastic processing machine manufacturer Persico SpA has partnered with the material producer Total Petrochemicals Research as part of a one-year joint development program in order to...

For under-the-hood (UTH) applications (turbochargers, air ducts) in automotives, DSM has introduced two high-heat resins - Stanyl Diablo OCD2300 and Akulon Diablo, using polyamide (PA46) material. The...

While the world is still abuzz with FIFA 2010, Bayer MaterialScience AG is getting itself ready for 2014 Soccer and 2016 Summer Olympics. The company will be using its 18-mm thick panels made of...

Scott Bader has upgraded its intumescent topcoats, commercially known as 'Crystic Fireguard 75PA Excel'. Primarily meant to shield the surface of a cured fiber-reinforced plastic...

Despite being used in various applications, chicken feathers produced in poultries are still getting wasted in large quantities (nearly 2,000 metric tons of feathers are produced every year in the US...

Preventing unhealthy microorganisms from flourishing is crucial, especially in places where mass food preparation is carried out. Bilby Plastics in the UK has came forward with a sanitizing solution...

MAHLE has clubbed its two-component air duct with the intercooler and thrust lever body of the high-performance twin-turbo engine from BMW. For this purpose, stiff and elastic DuPont Hytrel HTR4275...

SABIC Innovative Plastics has brought back injection-molded steering wheels under the spotlights, the one which was first used back in 1986 by Toyoda Gosei, a Japanese company. While the Japanese...

The Dutch material producer DSM Engineering Plastics has unveiled a new halogen-free, flame retardant, high temperature polyamide grade that suits for electronic applications such as memory card...

The American material producer Victrex has announced the introduction of a new carbon fiber reinforced polyetheretherketone (PEEK) grade i.e. Victrex® PEEK™ 90HMF that has been specially designed...

On the occasion of the 2009 annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), The Belgium material producer Solvay Advanced Polymers LLC has launched a new range of stock shapes...

The American group AGY has introduced HPB™, a new glass fiber reinforcement specially developed for the production of long-term implant applications (of over 30 days). This new product that is...