POM

Sustainable POM grades with short cellulose fiber

Iranpolymer/Baspar Compared to glass-reinforced POM, the new short cellulose fiber grades can increase flexural modulus without significantly increasing density, achieving both light weight and high rigidity. They also maintain the excellent sliding properties of POM. Cellulose is a non-edible, bio-based…

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Renewable energy powers POM depolymerisation in new study

Iranpolymer/Baspar  Plastics recycling through depolymerisation has been successfully demonstrated mainly for PET, polystyrene and polylactic acid. Now, a research team at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has shown that electro-chemical depolymerisation of polyoxymethylene, or POM, is also feasible. POM is…

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Polyplastics announces recycling service for engineering plastics

Iranpolymer/ Baspar  The Japan-based engineering plastics manufacturer will start offering the service from March 2024, allowing its customers to re-compound industrial waste materials generated during the production process. Polyplastics has announced a new sustainability initiative for recycling engineering plastics called Duracircle.…

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Ackermann – successful with innovative, energy-efficient injection molding technology from WITTMANN BATTENFELD

Ackermann, based in Kierspe, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, has supplied the mechanical engineering industry with high-quality plastic products for more than 60 years. From the very beginning, these products were manufactured on BATTENFELD injection molding machines. In March this year, an…

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