Katharina Wagner 
It’s that time again: after a very successful event last year, SMCCREATE 2025 is entering its third round: the conference will take place on November 4 and 5, 2025 in Prague. SMCCreate 2025 is a unique conference on design in SMC and BMC composites.It offers valuable insights into the entire product design process, from ideation …
On November 20/21, 2024, the second symposium on flame retardancy for composites applications took place in Berlin, organized by the AVK – Industrievereinigung Verstärkte Kunststoffe e. V. in cooperation with the FGK – Forschungsgesellschaft Kunststoffe e.V. 60 participants attended the international event, which this time focused on the requirements in the construction/infrastructure sector in addition …
This guide provides an overview of a selection of relevant laws, requirements and guidelines in the area of environmental and occupational safety. This thematic context is framed by a brief introduction to the topics of “composites” and “sustainability”. It also explains another topic that has increasingly become the focus of component manufacturing in recent years, …
BKV GmbH The study, which is carried out every two years, provides a complete picture of the recycling of plastics by looking at the overall material flow pattern and is of great importance in the public and economic sectors. For 2023, a significant increase in the proportion of recyclates in plastics processing of 6.2% compared …
Every two years, the “Plastics material flow picture” study provides information on the production, processing and recycling of plastics in Germany. Setbacks are reported across all sectors in 2023: This means that the German plastics industry is losing ground. This is bad news for the location and transformation: The persistently poor economic situation in Germany …
Nova Institute Innovative companies are invited to present their pioneering technologies at the upcoming CO2-based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2025 The CO₂-based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2025 offers pioneers in the field of Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU) a unique platform to present their latest developments, technologies and products to an international audience of experts. …
SKZ – The Plastics Center The plastics processing industry is in the midst of a transformation towards greenhouse gas neutrality. In close cooperation with several companies, the SKZ Plastics Center has developed individual transformation concepts in which the status quo of the company’s own greenhouse gas emissions was presented, reduction targets were defined according to …
The information brochure deals with the composition, advantages and requirements of glass fiber reinforced plastic pools (GRP). GRP is a composite material made from a polymer matrix and glass fibers. It is durable, resistant to corrosion and weathering and has high mechanical strength. In swimming pool construction, GRP enables a robust design that can withstand …
Nova Institute The upcoming conference on 12 and 13 March 2025 in Cologne paves the way for a sustainable textile industry – Preliminary program published Over the past few weeks, the conference advisory board and experts from the nova-Institute have reviewed and evaluated over 40 submitted abstracts. Theselected external experts bring fresh insights and perspectives …