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Polyblend has announced the Final Investment Decision (FID) for the conversion of an existing production line at its site in Bad Sobernheim, #Germany . This €4 million investment will expand the production of compounds incorporating mechanically recycled materials, in line with the Company’s ambition to strengthen #polymercircularity through three key pillars: Rethink plastic use, Reduce its impact, #Recycle and develop circularity. The project involves expanding an existing production line to manufacture a new generation of recycled compounds designed to meet growing market demand for sustainable solutions. The investment anticipates forthcoming European circularity requirements in the automotive sector. In particular, the proposed End-of-Life Vehicles (ELV) Regulation is expected to introduce mandatory recycled-content targets for new vehicles, further increasing the demand for compounds incorporating recycled materials. The converted line shall start operations at the end of 2027 ...

A historic moment: On 29 July 2026, CFO Steffen Kroner and CTO Guido Frohnhaus signed the purchase agreement on behalf of ARBURG, while Philip Stibbe, shareholder of Stork IMM and founder of Stibbe Participaties, signed on behalf of Stibbe Participaties B.V. Under the agreement, ARBURG will acquire #StorkPlasticsMachinery B.V. (Stork IMM), based in Hengelo, the Netherlands, from Stibbe Participaties B.V. With this step, both companies are strengthening their position in the global market for plastic injection moulding machines.  The acquisition is taking place against the background of a changing injection moulding market, in which volatile developments, lower volumes, increasing international competition and economies of scale are playing an increasingly important role.   Two strong brands united “By purchasing Stork IMM, we are investing strategically in the future with a focused and long-term view”, says Dr Volker Nilles, CEO of ARBURG, “and in this way want to streng...

Teijin Limited announced today that it has developed a thermosetting, long carbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) that combines a heat-activated self-healing function with high recyclability, while offering mechanical properties equivalent to those of conventional CFRPs. Damaged areas of the new material can be repaired by being heated for a short time at a specified temperature, enabling repair rather than replacement and thereby helping to extend product lifetime and reduce resource consumption. Further, Teijin’s CFRP enables recycling through a simple chemical decomposition process, thereby contributing to circularity. A wide range of applications can benefit from the strength and light weight of this CFRP material, including aircraft, automobiles and sporting goods. Sustainability requirements are driving material development There is growing demand for products that help to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions throughout the entire life cycle. However, CFRPs, made by impregnating...

Dyneema®, owned by Avient Corporation, an innovator of materials solutions, will exhibit at the SMM trade fair in Hamburg from September 1–4, 2026, sharing its portfolio of advanced fiber grades used in high-performance mooring lines and offshore marine applications. At this year’s event, Dyneema® will introduce its latest fiber grade to the maritime industry: Dyneema® SK80 fiber. Engineered at the polymer level, it delivers at least twice the durability and fatigue resistance of Dyneema® SK78 fiber in demanding mooring applications. As a result, Dyneema® SK80 fiber provides even greater reliability in the most challenging marine conditions.  Built on a strong legacy of fiber innovation For more than 20 years, Dyneema® SK78 fiber has been used in the core of the strongest, lightest, and most durable HMPE mooring ropes on the market. Now, following market feedback and years of rigorous in-house research, development, and testing, Dyneema® SK80 fiber builds on the proven performance ...

Mixed plastic waste is nearly impossible to recycle, with billions of tons choking landfills and incinerators worldwide. Now scientists in California and South Korea have developed a unique, experimental method to manage this problematic stream. It’s designed to deliver another advantage: converting the trash into clean hydrogen while trapping carbon before it’s released to the air. Mixed plastic waste is nearly impossible to recycle, with billions of tons choking landfills and incinerators worldwide. Now scientists in California and South Korea have developed a unique, experimental method to manage this problematic stream. It’s designed to deliver another advantage: converting the trash into clean hydrogen while trapping carbon before it’s released to the air. Study co-author Woo-Jae Kim, a professor at Ewha Womans University, Korea, believes the thermal technology could achieve a $4-per-kilogram (kg) hydrogen cost. This would put it in line with North American subsidized rates for gr...

Syensqo announced today that an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) at the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has issued an Initial Determination in a Section 337 investigation involving Syensqo’s #polyvinylidenefluoride ( #PVDF ) technology for lithium-ion batteries. The Initial Determination is subject to review by the full Commission and the USITC and is subject to appeal.  The ALJ found that the PVDF products at issue in the investigation infringe Syensqo Specialty Polymers USA, LLC’s asserted patent. The Initial Determination also affirmed the validity of Syensqo’s patent and concluded that Syensqo’s investments and activities in the United States satisfy the domestic-industry requirement under Section 337.    The respondents concerned by the Initial Determination are Hubei Fluorine New Materials Co. Ltd., Zhejiang Fluorine Chemical New Material Co. Ltd., Sinochem Lantian Co. Ltd., and Zhejiang Juhua Co. Ltd.  Syensqo’s Solef® PVDF portfolio includes materi...