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PureCycle Technologies, Inc. a U.S.-based company revolutionizing plastic recycling, announced a partnership with #PlasticIngenuity , a leading manufacturer of custom #thermoformedpackaging for the food, healthcare and retail industries. Through this collaboration, Plastic Ingenuity has incorporated PureCycle's PureFive® resin into its coffee lid production. The lids range in recycled content from 25 to 100%. This initiative reinforces Plastic Ingenuity’s commitment to delivering high-performance, sustainable packaging solutions to the food service market. By introducing PureFive® resin into coffee lids, Plastic Ingenuity is enabling food service brands to access recycled content solutions that meet demanding performance standards while supporting broader sustainability objectives. #Coffeelids represent a high volume, everyday application, making them a critical opportunity to reduce reliance on virgin plastics and advance circular material use. “Plastic Ingenuity has always foc...

  BASF introduces Oppanol® N PLUS, a new high-performance binder for the next generation of electric vehicle (EV) batteries. With the transition to new battery technologies, particularly solid-state batteries (SSB), material requirements are increasing significantly. This next generation of batteries enables longer driving ranges, faster charging times, and enhanced safety – while placing the highest demands on the performance and reliability of all components used. Setting new standards for battery performance and process reliability: Oppanol N PLUS is based on BASF’s proven #polyisobutene (PIB) technology and has been specifically engineered for modern #battery concepts. As a binder, it plays a central role in the cathode, anode, or electrolyte by reliably holding the individual components together while keeping them effectively separated. Thanks to its high elasticity and extensibility, the material compensates for mechanical stress during charging and discharging, thus signif...

The original stressed-skin wing relied on bonded honeycomb-cored panels that formed simple butt joints. Formalizing the flight envelope showed that higher positive and negative gust loads would create out-of-plane tensile stresses at the curved lower wing skin near the fuselage. These stresses exceeded the demonstrated strength of the existing butt joints. Pi joints were introduced to convert the loading into double lap-shear. Element-level tests recorded more than 300 percent higher out-of-plane first-failure strength and more than 250 percent higher ultimate strength compared with the original butt joints. Full-assembly proof load testing confirmed the redesign, while wing-tip deflection per g decreased by more than 25 percent. source : CompositesWorld /DarkAero Inc

𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲'𝐬 𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖𝐋𝐄𝐃𝐆𝐄 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐢𝐝 – 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐯𝐬 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 Processing Aid masterbatches improve polymer flow, reduce melt fracture, and prevent residue buildup. Without the additive, the polymer exits unevenly and causes die deposits. With Processing Aid, the flow becomes smooth, surfaces stay clean, and productivity increases — ideal for blown film, cables, and extrusion lines requiring stability and high finish. source : Polimerizze Masterbatch

ARLANXEO and Covestro are strengthening their collaboration to advance more sustainable solutions in synthetic rubber production. By transitioning to the use of ISCC PLUS-certified chlorine from #Covestro in its #chloroprenerubber (CR) production, #ARLANXEO has significantly reduced the product environmental footprint (PEF) of its #Baypren® product portfolio. ISCC PLUS-certified chlorine from Covestro is produced by using electricity from renewable sources, supporting a more sustainable production process and contributing to lower greenhouse gas emissions. As of January 2026, the entire CR production of ARLANXEO is based on #ISCCPLUS -certified chlorine, marking an important milestone in the company’s sustainability journey and its commitment to a more sustainable value chain.  This transition is resulting in an average reduction in global warming potential (GWP) of approximately 20% compared to 2025 levels1, depending on the specific product grade. “Integrating ISCC PLUS-certi...

For the first time, scientists have succeeded in artificially mimicking the ion signalling of heart muscle cells. To succeed, researchers at LiU have used organic electronics based on conductive plastics. The findings, published in Nature Communications, open up for new types of prostheses, heart implants and sensors in the long term. There’s a reason why nature has endowed cardiac muscle cells with this particular type of electrical signalling. We do not merely want to mimic the biology, but also to harness the principles that make these signals so effective,” says Simone Fabiano, Professor of Materials Science at Linköping University. The human heart beats about 2.6 billion times in an average lifetime. This happens continuously, 24 hours a day, throughout life. One of the keys to the untiring work of the heart muscle cells is the transport of potassium, sodium and calcium ions in and out of the cells. The ion transport initiates an electrical impulse called action potential. This in...