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2 days ago | interplasinsights.com | Rhiannon Temporal |Interplas Insights

TekniPlex Healthcare has announced that production activities have started at its new 200,000-square-foot facility in Madison, Wisconsin. Serving as the advanced materials science experts’ flagship location for its Barrier Protection Systems business, the facility combines innovative manufacturing technologies with materials science experts. The company is aiming to expand capabilities and access to crucial protective solutions throughout North America and the world.

2 weeks ago | interplasinsights.com | Giulia Maria Daniele |Interplas Insights

As an avid advocate of lifelong industry learning, Sumitomo (SHI) Demag UK & Ireland yesterday switched on its fifth non-production training machine. Installed at the Polymer Training and Innovation Centre (PTIC) in Telford, the IntElect X-tra 130 ton machine is available to anyone at all skills levels seeking to gain invaluable experiences of the injection moulding process using one of the latest all-electric machines.

2 weeks ago | interplasinsights.com | Rhiannon Temporal |Interplas Insights

Normec OWS and B4Plastics have launched their new biodegradation pre-screening platform. The solution aims to reduce testing times for biodegradable materials, helping to minimise bottlenecks faced by the sustainable materials industry as the world hopes to tackle the microplastics issue. Global biodegradability and compostability testing leader Normec OWS have conducted thousands of both tests to support companies across the globe in validating claims and achieving international certifications.

2 weeks ago | interplasinsights.com | Rhiannon Temporal |Interplas Insights

LyondellBasell has announced its agreement and exclusive negotiations with AEQUITA. The agreement revolves around the sale of select olefins and polyolefins assets, as well as the associated business in Europe. Sites being sold include Berre (France), Münchsmünster (Germany), Carrington (UK), and Tarragona (Spain). “This contemplated transaction is a significant step in LYB’s transformation to Grow and Upgrade our Core.

2 weeks ago | interplasinsights.com | Giulia Maria Daniele |Interplas Insights

SABIC showcases high-heat specialty thermoplastics well suited for demanding electrical applications, including components used in electric vehicles (EVs) at PCIM Europe 2025, in Hall 7, Booth 140. The company’s exhibit features Nichicon Corporation capacitors made with ultra-thin ELCRES HTV150 dielectric film.