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-Polestar Evaluates Strength of Carbon Fibre in Successful First Crash Test
Polestar has undertaken the first of a series of crash tests as part of the development of the Polestar 1.
This represents the first time the Volvo Car Group has assessed the strength of a carbon fibre reinforced polymer body in a real crash situation.
“We were really excited about this crash test. The first crash test of Polestar 1 has been about exploring the unknown,” says Thomas Ingenlath, Chief Executive Officer at Polestar.
“This was a crucial proof point in the development of Polestar 1; we had to know that the ideas and calculations that have gone into building this car were right – and they were.”
–Teijin Develops Highly Modified Cross-section Crimped Yarn: SOLOTEX OCTA
Teijin Frontier Co., Ltd., the Teijin Group’s fiber and products converting company, announced today that it has developed SOLOTEX OCTA, a highly modified cross-section crimped yarn that is extra bulky, lightweight, stretchable and shape-recovering. Samples will be provided in the fiscal year 2018.
Teijin Frontier expects annual sales of staple-fiber SOLOTEX OCTA to reach 400 tons and sales of filament SOLOTEX OCTA to reach one million meters as textiles by the fiscal year ending in March 2023.
-Kosme expands portfolio to include two new stretch Blow-moulding Machines
Kosme’s stretch blow-moulding machines, so far, consisted of four, six, seven or eight cavities. For small output, Kosme is now expanding its portfolio with the inclusion of two new systems: the rotary machines KSB 3R Compact and 4R Compact. Later on 4R Compact will replace the KSB 4R from the standard series.
Beverage producers can save up to 35 % air and five % energy with the use of the new KSB 3R and reach with three cavities o machine the same performance as a linear machine with four cavities.
-UB study describes presence of textile microfibers in south European marine floors
A study led by researchers of the UB quantifies the presence of textile microfibers in south European marine floors, from the Cantabrian Sea to the Black Sea.
The study has analysed the amount of these colored fibers, which vary between 3 to 8 mm but are extremely fine, with less than a 0.1 mm diameter, and which come mainly from home and industrial washing machines.
The results show the dominance of cellulosic fibers over synthetic polymers, and highlight that several oceanographic processes pile and transport microfibers to marine hollows.
-Nanofiber carpet could lead to new sticky or insulating surfaces
ANN ARBOR–Inspired by the extraordinary characteristics of polar bear fur, lotus leaves and gecko feet, engineering researchers have developed a new way to make arrays of nanofibers that could bring us coatings that are sticky, repellant, insulating or light emitting, among other possibilities.
“This is so removed from anything I’ve ever seen that I would have thought it was impossible,” said Joerg Lahann, a professor of chemical engineering at the University of Michigan and senior author of the study in the journal Science.
-Eastern European buyers out in force at BrauBeviale
Sipa’s marketing manager Roberta Gualtieri pointed to a strong year for the Italian firm
Companies from Russia and Ukraine have shown considerable interest in Western European technology at this week’s BrauBeviale exhibition in Nuremberg, Germany, according to Italian machinery manufacturers Sipa and SMI.
Speaking to Plastics in Packaging at the show, Sipa’s marketing manger Roberta Gualtieri also explained how the company has performed above expectations this year on an innovative and sales level: “This year has been great for us, with a 10 per cent increase on sales compared to the previous year.”
-NE Asia ethylene surges on restocking activity in China
Northeast Asia’s ethyleneprices rose at an accelerated pace this week,despite broad-based declines in downstreamprices.
Container port inQingdao, Shandong Province, east China (Photo byYu Fangping/Pacific Press via ZUMAWire/REX/Shutterstock)
The market upswing, now in its second week, isdriven by restocking activity, the start-up ofa standalone downstream plant, as well asreduced domestic supply due to continued weakmethanol-based production and an extendedturnaround at a cracker in China.
-Unravelling draft Brexit agreement horrifieschemical industry
The European Commission’s draftagreement on Brexit is the best deal in townfor the chemical industry but the likelihood ofit being ratified by the UK’s parliament areslim.
The sector is a spectator to a divisivepolitical battle which threatens free trade andthe robust regulatory environment within whichit operates with EU counterparts.
“We watch with horror,” Chemical IndustryAssociation president Tom Crotty said onThursday as UK government ministers resigned inthe face of the draft withdrawal agreement. Ona day of political turmoil, the UK trade groupstressed the importance of a continuing,positive relationship with the sector’s majortrading partner.
-China trade proposal unlikely to be game changer: US official China trade proposal trade war
Proposal viewed skeptically with Beijing failing to follow through on prior pledges
Containers pile up at the Yangshan Deep Water Port in Shanghai. The tariff rate on $200 billion in Chinese goods is set to increase to 25% from 10% on Jan. 1. © Reuters
China’s written response to U.S. demands for trade reforms is unlikely to trigger a breakthrough at talks between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping later this month, a senior Trump administration official told Reuters on Thursday.
