Industry Trends

February 2020

See what has been happening in Asia’s plastic industries over the last weeks. What are experts and industry magazines talking about?

What has been happening?

A game changer for bottle design, new polymer makes batteries self-healing and recyclable, building better homes and gardens through plastics, and more. Find out what journals and industry experts have been discussing in the last four weeks.

Latest Industry Articles

AI could be a game changer for bottle design
PlasticsToday.com

Differentiation is the name of the game when marketing products to consumers. Differentiation’s mandatory companion is performance. Both of these are driven by creative individuals who use the latest technological tools to create viable, commercial packages that will deliver desired attributes all the way to their expiration date. However, there is room for improvement. A gap exists between the “idea generators” and the “idea executors.
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New Polymer Makes Batteries Self-Healing, Recyclable
PlasticsToday.com

One of the big problems with current lithium-ion battery designs is that defects in the battery can cause electrical problems that lead to explosions and fires. Because of this, researchers have been trying to find ways to prevent these defects—called dendrites—from forming and also to help them repair themselves if they do form.
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Building better homes and gardens through plastics
PlasticsToday.com

With all the media coverage of single-use plastics, it’s easy for consumers to forget that some of the best applications for plastic materials are in the building and construction industry. Products for both indoor and outdoor architectural and design features were showcased at the International Builders Show (IBS) in Las Vegas on Jan. 21 to 23. Plastics have proven to be an ideal durable material for building and construction applications, providing long-lasting beauty with minimal maintenance.
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Packaging: New Systems for Seaming, Heading, Capping Squeeze-Tube Packaging
Plastics Technology

Side-seam smaller tubes and apply shoulders and caps automatically at high speed.
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Consumers confused by distinction between biobased and biodegradable plastics

PlasticsToday.com

The difference between biobased and biodegradable plastics is confusing to the average consumer, to say the least.  The latest global survey commissioned by ING Research shows “consumer attitudes have reached a tipping point, leading them to avoid brands that don’t prioritize sustainability and environmental issues.

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Plastics power innovation at PLASTEC West
PlasticsToday.com

As sustainable business practices increasingly drive consumer spending habits, the plastics industry is responding to customer demand through unprecedented innovation, leveraging new technologies and materials to improve fuel efficiency in vehicles, reduce plastic waste in packaging, make buildings more energy efficient and so much more. Such advances have led to plastics’ increasing use throughout entire industries—automotive, construction, electronics, etc.
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The truth about compostable plastics
PlasticsToday.com

Being “green” has its rules, and they are often confusing. To quote Kermit, “It isn’t easy being green.” A big part of the problem in getting people to dispose of their waste properly is educating them on the rules. Most people believe that anything that is thrown into the blue curbside bins can be recycled. Take paper, for example. Some recyclers have stopped accepting paper because most of them are drowning in it.
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Carbon fiber composite protection for EV batteries
PlasticsToday.com

Following the production of the initial prototypes of battery enclosures for a Chinese automotive manufacturer in 2018, SGL Carbon has now received a substantial contract from a North-American automaker for high-volume serial production of carbon and glass fiber-based composite top and bottom layers for battery enclosures. The serial production of the components will start by the end of 2020. Carbon and glass fiber-based composite top and bottom layers for battery enclosures go commercial.
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Dow calls for entries for 2020 Packaging Innovation Awards

BritishPlastics

Submissions for the international awards programme will be accepted from January 30th through to April 10th on the Packaging Innovation Awards website.

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BASF has Closed Acquisition of Solvay's Nylon 66 Business

Plastics Technology

Through the backward integration into key raw material ADN, BASF is now present along the entire nylon 66 value chain.

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Solvay Bring Online New HALS Additives Capacity

Plastics Technology

Increased capacity of Solvay’s HALS products satisfies increased demand for UV stabilizers.

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Ineos to make PVC from pulp production by-product

PlasticsToday

Ineos and UPM Biofuels inked a long-term agreement to supply renewable raw material for the production of bio-attributed polymers at Ineos Köln, Germany. Pulp manufacture by-product can be used as a feedstock for plastics. Ineos will use UPM BioVerno naphtha, based on crude tall oil extracted during the pulp production process and produced in the UPM Lappeenranta Biorefinery in Finland.

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Additive enables recycling of co-mingled polyolefin scrap plastic

PlasticsToday

As any cook knows as do all those who appreciate tasty food, a couple of ingredients working in combination make a dramatic difference in just how good something turns out. Same holds true for masterbatches like ReVive Compatibilizer masterbatch from Ampacet (Tarrytown, NY). It’s a blend of functional additives that can reduce the amount of material sent to landfills by allowing post-industrial and post-consumer barrier films to be reprocessed back into the polyolefin recycling stream.

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Covestro cooperates with China OEM for seats in concept EV

PlasticsToday

Covestro has partnered with the Research and Development Center of Guangzhou Automobile Group Co Ltd. (GAC R&D Center) to develop a lightweight composite seat back for the Chinese car manufacturer’s latest electric concept car, the ENO.146. The vehicle recently made its debut at the Guangzhou International Automobile Exhibition. CFRTP seat backrest can save up to 50 percent in weight compared to typical metal constructions.

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