Polymers have become an indispensable part of everyday life. However, the current polymers represent only a small fraction of the huge number of polymers that theoretically exist. Prof. Dr.

Crystallisation kinetics in high-performance polymers underpins the development and application of materials such as polyetheretherketone (PEEK) and polyetherketoneketone (PEKK). These ...

Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) has long occupied the top tier of engineering polymers. What has changed in recent years is not the core chemistry but the way the material is being positioned and ...

The high-performance plastic compounds market is a dynamic segment of the specialty polymers industry, propelled by the escalating demand for materials that endure extreme mechanical, thermal, and ...

Researchers at Osaka University have discovered a method to create durable, high-performance polymers—the primary building block of plastics—that can be precisely and easily broken down into their ...

Flow chemistry is revolutionizing the way we design and study macromolecules, offering a powerful, complementary approach to materials discovery—one that seamlessly integrates with modern data-driven ...

ExxonMobil has teamed up with Malpack, a Canadian packaging producer specializing in film extrusion, to develop a high-tenacity, power pre-stretch film using ExxonMobil’s newly launched Signature ...

These 'polymer alloy' composition changes have enabled the creation of materials with optimized toughness, processability, chemical resistance, and cost structures. Polymer blends and polymer alloys ...

Solvay acquires EPIC Polymers’ long-fiber thermoplastics technology to complement its offering of high performance lightweighting materials and gain access to metal replacement of larger automotive ...

DALLAS & NEW YORK & LONDON & TOKYO & MILAN & BERGAMO, Italy, May 01, 2026--Lone Star Funds ("Lone Star") today announced that an affiliate of Lone Star Fund XII, L.P. has completed the acquisition of ...