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POLYCELL
Injection moulded PE foams come to Europe
23.02.2007
ORGANIC ELECTRONICS
Graduating from research to practical application / Further investment needed / Rapid development expected for the coming years / OLEDs will remain largest segment
08.02.2007
RESEARCH
Korean scientists improve naphtha cracking / Cheaper and cleaner process
06.02.2007
BALDA
Cooperation with Singulus / Automated system for moulding and metallic finishing
31.01.2007
BIODEGRADABLE FILMS
Plasticiser improves flexibility of PLA products / Rapid film degradation
14.12.2006
BOROUGE / BOREALIS
New automotive thermoplastics
08.12.2006
LEAR
SPE Award for two-material door panel injection moulded in PP and TPEs
04.12.2006
RESEARCH
New free radical polymerisation process at room temperature / Polymerisation process "rewritten"
21.11.2006
AUTOMOTIVE PLASTICS
EUR 6m funding for "Pegasus" SME project / Some 40,000 new jobs for SMEs targeted
08.11.2006
SUMITOMO
PES capacity increase to meet aerospace demand
15.09.2006
RÖCHLING
"Projectile InjectionTechnology" for improved moulding of hollow articles / High savings possible / SPE Award
18.08.2006
DUPONT
Composite reflector for LCDs launched
10.07.2006
MOULDING TECHNOLOGY
One-step production of micromoulds / Problems of layering process overcome
10.07.2006
ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE
Significant advantages with large-area applications / OLED displays boom / European project for economical light production / In search of long-lasting blue polymers
12.06.2006
HIRSCH SERVO
Europe a new market for ICF automatic moulding machines / Focus now on North America
02.06.2006
POLYMER RESEARCH
Controlling plastics shape with magnetic field / Applications in medical technology
20.03.2006
GE PLASTICS
Expansion at European technology centre
27.01.2006
RAPRA TECHNOLOGY
Leading European research team for improving polymer conductivity / Four-year programme
08.09.2005
BEVERAGE PACKAGING
PET increasingly sets the pace / Technology developments / Inroads into beer market
16.06.2005
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE
Co-development pact in holographic optical media with Inphase / Massive storage capacity
19.05.2005
AEROSPACE
Composites reduce “Dreamliner” weight by 20% / Boeing technology for the future
10.03.2005
TICONA
First prototype engineering plastics fuel cell / Cost reduction of 50% / Injection moulding
13.01.2005
US COMPOSITES RESEARCH
Plastic fibre-reinforced sheets extend life of decaying bridges / New construction market
25.11.2004
PPS SHEETS
Three-way project on commercial forming / Magee, Ensinger and Ticona in partnership
30.09.2004
INJECTION MOULDING
Veritable boom in microcellular foams / Focus at K 2004 exhibition / Saving cost and weight
16.09.2004
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