Automotive Materials News
dow
Driving sustainable comfort with INFINAIR Polymers
At K Show, BP&R’s Editor Giulia Daniele caught up with Fabrice Digonnet, DOW’s EMEA Marketing Director, about the company’s INFINAIR polymers for automotive applications and their role in the current regulatory landscape.
8 Jan 2026
AIMPLAS
AIMPLAS' H₂ODOR project reduces odors in cars with contaminant-free recycled material
AIMPLAS' H₂ODOR project aims to develop a contaminant-free and odorless thermoplastic material for use in the automotive industry, specifically for vehicle interiors.
8 Oct 2025
AIMPLAS
AIMPLAS unveils smart electric scooter that uses Plastronics
AIMPLAS has unveiled the Scootech, a smart electric scooter that uses Plastronics to boost safety and sustainability.
19 Sep 2025
Fiat
From waste to wheel: The Fiat Grande Panda
Fiat’s Grande Panda is the industry-first car to use Lapo Compound’s Lapolen Ecotek, a polyAl-based compound recovered from used beverage cartons. BP&R gathers the ins and outs of Tetra Pak’s role in this project and the scope of the collaboration.
13 Aug 2025
SK chemicals
SK chemicals enters exclusive partnership with Durmont
With the help of Paarang, the trio have already developed yarns and finished products utilising SK chemicals’ differentiated CR PET material solution.
27 Jun 2025
Fiat
Fiat launches industry-first car using recycled material from used beverage cartons
Fiat's Grand Panda will contain recycled polyAl material equivalent to 140 beverage cartons, which has been produced by Lapolen Ecotek.
25 Jun 2025
lvf packaging
From garden sheds, mighty family businesses are born
LVF Packaging recently celebrated its 40th anniversary. For the occasion, Daniel Coates, Business Development Director, reflects on how the market has changed over the decades.
9 Feb 2026
Borealis
Borealis invests EUR 49M to scale up Borstar Nextension PP production
This expanded capacity will aid users within the packaging, healthcare, mobility, and fibre industries.
5 Feb 2026
wells performance materials
The challenges of PFAS materials within recycling feedstocks
Julie Simmons, Regulatory Affairs Manager and Bactiglas Specialist at Wells Performance Materials, explores the challenges of PFAS materials within recycling feedstocks following the recent changes in the European regulatory framework.
4 Feb 2026
Toray
Toray completes CFRP aircraft mock-up tests
The company has developed a thermal welding technology that bonds thermoset and thermoplastic CFRP.
3 Feb 2026
lignin industries
Lignin Industries introduces new thermoplastic elastomer product
Lignin Industries is entering the elastomer materials sector with its new thermoplastic elastomer product Renol TPV.
2 Feb 2026
broadway
Masterbatch milestone for Broadway: Turner turns the dial to 60,000
Broadway has reached a landmark that illustrates their enduring legacy: the completion of their 60,000th custom formulation.
30 Jan 2026
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sabic
Q&A: SABIC launches new LNP THERMOTUF compound
BP&R speaks with the SABIC team about the nano-moulding technology (NMT) and the new LNP THERMOTUF WF0087N compound, designed to meet the needs of NMT applications.
20 Nov 2025
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envalior
Envalior's sustainable engineering materials solutions
Christa Weber, Head of Circular and Low Carbon Solutions at Envalior, examines the drivers behind shifting to bio-based and recycled-based materials, along with the technologies powering it.
4 Nov 2025
Materials News High Performance and Engineering Plastics News
lvf packaging
From garden sheds, mighty family businesses are born
LVF Packaging recently celebrated its 40th anniversary. For the occasion, Daniel Coates, Business Development Director, reflects on how the market has changed over the decades.
9 Feb 2026
ePAC Flexible Packaging
ePAC Flexible Packaging unveils its Easy Open Barrier Films
The films include smooth, peelable openings, making coffee bags more accessible.
21 Jan 2026
broadway
Masterbatch milestone for Broadway: Turner turns the dial to 60,000
Broadway has reached a landmark that illustrates their enduring legacy: the completion of their 60,000th custom formulation.
30 Jan 2026
broadway
Broadway launches new NIR-detectable black and silver masterbatches
Broadway has recently introduced new carbon-black-free, NIR-detectable black and silver masterbatches to support brands in meeting their sustainability targets.
19 Nov 2025
Sponsored
Mauser Packaging Solutions invests to revolutionise sustainable plastic drum manufacture
Investment in multi-layer plastic drum machine expands capacity for growing demand of Infinity Series products manufactured with recycled resin.
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Accelerate digital transformation in the chemical industry
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10 Mar 2023
Sponsored
Mauser Packaging Solutions invests to revolutionise sustainable plastic drum manufacture
Investment in multi-layer plastic drum machine expands capacity for growing demand of Infinity Series products manufactured with recycled resin.
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