BASF, DuPont Get Closer On Potentially Disruptive Bioplastic
A newly improved polyester bioplastic is potentially a major player in the production of bottles and film in food packaging. Many other applications are possible. DuPont and BASF [..]
View ArticleWhat Can Gene Editing Do For Plastics?
Will industrial microbiologists become more important in the development of plastics than petroleum engineers and geologists? Maybe. And it may not be all that far off. There are [..]
View ArticleMetal Molding Makes Play For Smartphone Covers
Add powder injection molding (PIM) to the list of candidate processes for making smart phone covers stronger and less expensive. Machine builder Arburg and chemicals’ giant BASF formed [..]
View ArticleBASF Backs Hydrophobic Additive Startup
BASF is leading an $8 million financing for a Boston startup that says it has invented a plastic additive that is highly resistant to water. NBD Nanotechnologies uses [..]
View ArticleBio Foam-In-Place Is SPE Finalist
A next-generation sustainable foam is a finalist in the 2017 SPE Automotive design competition. A castor oil-based foam is used in an innovative way on the 2018 Ford [..]
View ArticleThe 10 Top Trends at NPE2018: No. 10 Is 3D Printing
The NPE is famously a big equipment show. But it will be materials’ producers that will be making much of the news about 3D printing in Orlando, May [..]
View ArticleNPE Top Ten: Sustainability is Number Nine
This is the second installment of a ten-part series on the most significant trends at NPE2018, the Americas’ biggest plastics show, which will be held in Orlando, Florida [..]
View ArticleNPE No. 2: Robots Increase Cell Productivity
This is the ninth installment of a ten-part series on the most significant trends at NPE2018, the Americas’ biggest plastics show, which will be held in Orlando, Florida [..]
View ArticleBASF Builds Firepower In 3D Printing
BASF, one of the few powerhouses in engineering resins that hasn’t gone through a corporate restructuring, created a new business unit last fall to make a bigger play [..]
View ArticleBASF Shows Huge Commitment to 3D Printing at Formnext
As the Formnext show opens in Germany, it’s increasingly apparent the major role that will be played by resin producing powerhouses in developing the additive manufacturing business. Leading [..]
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