Industry Trends

June 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?

4D printing makes stuff that changes shape, new safety standard for plastic sheet and film machinery released, zinc shown to be effective against viruses on plastic surfaces and more. Find out what journals and industry experts have been discussing in the last four weeks.

Latest Industry Articles

4D printing makes stuff that changes shape
Futurity.org

A new method called “reactive 4D printing” creates objects that can take on alternate forms in response to changes in temperature, electric current, or stress.
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New Safety Standard for Plastic Sheet and Film Machinery Released
PlasticsToday

The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) announced May 18 that its Machinery Safety Standards Committee released a new American National Standards Institute-accredited safety standard for Plastic Sheet and Film Machinery.
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Zinc Shown to be Effective Against Viruses on Plastic Surfaces
Plastics Technology

Rotterdam-based Parx Materials has developed a technology to make polymers resistant to bacteria, molds and biofilm by making use of a trace element with the utmost biological importance. The worldwide patented technology is inspired by nature–by the way the defense mechanism of the human skin protects us against germs and viruses.
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Tunable structural color of bottlebrush block copolymers through direct-write 3D printing from solution
Science Advances

Additive manufacturing of functional materials is limited by control of microstructure and assembly at the nanoscale.
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Automation: Predictive Maintenance, Cleanroom Versions & Recycling of Energy Chains
Plastics Technology

In a recent review of new developments in its flexible plastic energy chains, or “e-chain” cable carriers used in robotics and other automation components.
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Phenothiazine derivatives show high potential for use in photodynamic therapy
News-Medical.net

A group on organic compounds under Professor Ivan Stoikov’s guidance has been working on phenothiazine derivatives at Kazan Federal University since 2016.
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Plastic Food Packaging and Sustainability During COVID-19
Plastics Technology

Plastic packaging usage is increasing but end-of-life issues remain. 2019 was the year the focus really centered on a circular economy for plastics. It was the theme of many booths during the K 2019 show, which saw lots of new technology and innovations launched around sustainability. We all expected 2020 as the year poised for the circular economy to take off. And then COVID-19 happened and in an instant, the world seemed to stop. However, several unexpected developments have happened.
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Using near-infrared light to 3-D print an ear inside the body
Phys.org

A team of researchers with members from several institutions in China, one in the U.S. and one in Belgium, has developed a method for 3-D printing an ear inside of the body. In their paper published in the journal Science Advances, the group describes their method and how well it worked on test mice.
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The dilemma of plastics use in an environmentally fragile future
The Manila Times

Plastics started as a disruptor for the greater good. As a packaging material, it provided and continues to provide an affordable and durable alternative to the once ubiquitous paper bags. Plastics are still a disruptor today albeit for less than beneficial reasons. Admittedly, the main issue is the disposal of plastics rather than its utilitarian value. Unfortunately, the citizens’ failure to properly dispose of plastics has led to the demonizing of plastics.
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Clean Conveying Cuts Costs and Enables Efficiency
Plastics Technology

All plastics processing starts with moving resin to the machine, and while it can be easy to overlook the first step in any multi-step activity, processors would be remiss to downplay the vital role conveying plays in establishing a robust operation. From the silo or the gaylord to the mold or the die, there are three key areas processors need to think about when they start moving material.
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Coordination polymer glass provides solid support for hydrogen fuel cells
Phys.org

Scientists at Japan’s Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS) are leading efforts to synthesize stronger and efficient materials for hydrogen fuel cell membranes. Most fuel cells currently on the market employ liquid membranes. A new coordination polymer glass membrane, reported in the journal Chemical Science, works just as well as its liquid counterparts with added strength and flexibility.
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Addmaster announces biggest ever pan-European plastics alliance
Britishplastics

Addmaster already partners the Ravago Group-owned plastic distributors Ultrapolymers based in Warrington.
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Probing glass-transition dynamics in liquid polymer using x-rays
Phys.org

The potential of an X-ray spectroscopy technique to shed light on the mysterious phenomena that occur when a liquid nears a glass-like state has been demonstrated by four RIKEN physicists.
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UPM Raflatac uses Dow to expand Forest Film product range
Britishplastics

The new range includes the industry’s first wood-based polyethylene label film.
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Reliance on China for Plastic Bottles and Lids Creates Packaging Shortage for Domestic Beauty Brands
PlasticsToday

With many US and China factories closed or focused solely on plastic for disinfectants and other cleaning products, many domestic beauty brands, specifically boutique brands, are having a hard time finding bottles and containers for their skin and hair products.
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