Electrical & Electronics

At Fakuma, Solvay will introduce high-performance resins, including two Ryton PPS grades and a PPA for battery applications, plus a new circularity brand.

Aurum thermoplastic polyimide is not new but its high-heat properties, dimensional stability and melt processable nature makes it a valuable design option.

BASF signs deal to divest its Neopolen expanded PP foam resins business. Buyer is major European foam processor Knauf Industries.

SABIC joins Formula E GenBeta racecar development program, supplying sustainable polymers from Trucircle line for vehicle components.

Growing global demand for electronics in multiple markets has pushed product manufacturers into a super cycle of shortages in key electronic components.

Israel’s UBQ Materials Ltd., developer of advanced materials made from everyday waste, has secured more funding and is creating new end-use applications.

High-performance plastics will play a growing and vital role in advancing the use of high-tech electronics in robots for surgery and related procedures.

Growing use of electronification creates an automation-rich medical device market that relies on high-plastics parts for robot assembly and high precision.

Food packaging, electronics and aerospace will drive much of the global demand for thermoformable films from 2023 to 2031. Report credits demand in food packaging, aerospace and electronics for growth This is a great time to invest in thermoforming, especially…

Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Chemical Group (MCG) has partnered with two European firms to develop a lightweight polymer composite battery enclosure for electric vehicles (EVs) that features consolidated part design. It showcased the product at the recent Battery Show trade fair in…

Report forecasts 35.5 percent CAGR for installed solar panels that automatically recharge an electric vehicle during driving.

Polyplastics is the latest supplier to develop a high-heat engineering resin for EVs that protects against the ultra-high heat of thermal runaway in a Li-ion battery. The resin can be used without additional shielding components, reducing weight and EV manufacturing cost and freeing up space.