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𝐌𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭, 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐕𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐬

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The Automotive Division of the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) has named the winners of its 55th annual Automotive Innovation Awards Program, the oldest and largest recognition event in the #automotive and plastics industries, established in 1970. The announcement was made the evening of November 4, 2026, during the SPE Automotive Innovation Awards ceremony. The Body Exterior Category winner — a thermoplastic truck bed previously profiled by PlasticsToday — also took home this year's Grand Award. The Grand Award winner is selected from the winners of each of the eight part categories by a panel of Blue Ribbon Judges made up of industry experts. The Sustainability category winner, an application using carbon-captured #polyacetal (POM) in fuel pump module subcomponents, was detailed in a previous article, as was the Electric and Autonomous Vehicle Systems category winner, a cosmetic and structural #glassmatthermoplastic (GMT) frunk. Here, the Body Exterior and Materials catego...
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Shaanxi Nonferrous Carbon-Ceramic Composite and Zhongfu Shenying Sign Cooperation Agreement

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Shaanxi Nonferrous Carbon-Ceramic Composite Materials R&D Co., Ltd., a unit of Shaanxi Nonferrous Metals Holding Group Co., Ltd., has signed a cooperation agreement with Zhongfu Shenying Carbon Fiber Co., Ltd. (SSE: 688295), covering joint R&D, application development, and market expansion. Wu Qunying, Party Secretary and Chairman of #ShaanxiNonferrousMetals Holding Group; Wang Gang, Chairman of Shaanxi Nonferrous Carbon-Ceramic Composite; Zhang Jian, Party Secretary and Chairman of Zhongfu Shenying; and Li Wei, Vice General Manager of Zhongfu Shenying, attended the signing ceremony. Shaanxi Nonferrous Metals Holding Group is a large provincial state-owned enterprise. Its subsidiary, Shaanxi Nonferrous Carbon-Ceramic Composite, specializes in #carbonceramicbrakediscs for passenger vehicles, civil aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and high-speed rail. Wu Qunying described Zhongfu Shenying as a leading enterprise along the industrial chain, adding that the two parties would j...
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𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨 𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧

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On November 3, Covestro inaugurated a new production line for polyester resins at its Meppen site. The opening comes in response to rising demand for high-performance polyester resins across Europe. Coatings formulators are reformulating to meet ever-tighter regulatory requirements, while packaging and industrial markets demand consistent quality, reliable availability, and simpler supply chains. The multi-year investment project adds an extra reactor line, bringing additional capacity in the double-digit kiloton range. The new line is built on Meppen's established, GMP-compliant manufacturing infrastructure to support the requirements of food-contact related applications. The new reactor is designed to run a broad range of chemistries, giving Covestro the flexibility to produce high-molecular-weight and standard polyester grades, hashtag # alkyds , and hashtag # acrylicresins . These product lines serve can, coil, industrial coating, and adhesive applications, and are sold under...
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Today's KNOWLEDGE Share : 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞

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  𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 Material innovation must be supported by robust manufacturing processes. As hydrogen storage systems move towards greater production volumes, manufacturers must maintain consistent quality while improving productivity and controlling costs. Important manufacturing priorities include: -->𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭. -->𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲. -->𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠. -->𝐈𝐧-𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲. -->𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠. To...
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𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲'𝐬 𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖𝐋𝐄𝐃𝐆𝐄 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 : 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬

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𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲'𝐬 𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖𝐋𝐄𝐃𝐆𝐄 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 A recyclable plastics waste stream of electrical and electronic equipment has previously been found to contain:  acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer (ABS, ∼40 wt%) high impact polystyrene (HIPS, ∼40 wt%), polypropylene (PP, ∼10 wt%), and a rest fraction consisting mainly of other styrene-based thermoplastics 𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐓𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬: Favorable processing conditions with respect to tensile properties of the virgin blend were found at intermediate screw rotations (40 to 80 min−1) and relatively low barrel temperatures (170 to 220°C), which can be understood from the low onset of thermo-oxidative degradation at 200°C.   𝐒𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬: The recycled ble...
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