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Sabic (Hall 6, stand D42),
present at K 2022 under the
theme 'Making the change real',
is launching, among others, its
Bluehero programme, a new
strategic initiative designed
to support the shift to product
electrification. The initial focus
will be on the automotive industry.
With electrification becoming
a megatrend, the company's
starting point with Bluehero
is to support the automotive
industry's mission to create
better, safer and more efficient
electric vehicles, with an emphasis
on improving structural
battery components.
With road transport making up
Sports shoe soles
based on chemically
recycled tires. - Evonik
K is coming
back to town
Justly known as the mother of all plastics and rubber shows,
the K fair, which takes place once every three years, is due
back this year at Messe Düsseldorf again. K 2022 runs from
19 - 26 October - and is once again completely sold out. In this
preview, we've collected an - of necessity - tiny selection of
notable highlights that will be on display. By Karen Laird.
A
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t this year's K fair,
the major themes of
circular economy,
digitalisation and
climate protection promise to
be in evidence everywhere. As
sustainability moves from being
a far-off 'maybe' to a more
immediate 'must', companies
throughout the plastics industry
are responding with new products,
processes and developments
to advance in this area.
Materials
At K 2022, Evonik (hall 6, stand
B28) is introducing a new
drop-in sustainable high-performance
thermoplastic to its
eCO line of plastic products. In
new moulding compound is
well-suited for applications
such as sports shoe soles. The
soles exhibit excellent low-temperature
impact strength,
chemical resistance and high
elasticity, and are easy to colour,
process and overmould.
The company uses only reAccelerating
the energy transition
to electric power- Sabic
the new polyamide 12 elastomer
Vestamid eCO E40, 50%
of the fossil-based raw materials
used in its production have
been replaced with an alternative
material obtained from
the chemical recycling of used
tires. A member of the polyether
block amide family (PEBA), the
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newable energy sources for
production of the material, reducing
its carbon footprint by 42
percent. The new Vestamid eCO
E40 and other sustainable plastic
materials will be on display at
the K fair under the motto 'Next
generation plastic solutions'.
Also on-site: the team from
the Centre for Circular Plastics
Solutions with new ways for an
efficient circular economy.
a significant share of total global
CO2 emissions, the programme
will build upon the company's
established materials and capabilities
to help the automotive
value chain transition to a world
with zero tailpipe emissions.
The core of the Bluehero
ecosystem is Sabic's global
team of engineers, research fellows
and scientists. As part of
its work, the team collaborates
with customers, development
partners and others across the
value chain, from OEMs and
tiers to tooling suppliers and
testing agencies. As the initiative
develops, Sabic anticipate
expanding the focus and scope
to help support efforts in other
sectors. Those could potentially
include energy storage,
charging infrastructure, other
modes of transport and industrial
and consumer equipment.
Under the motto 'Quality Works',
specialty chemicals company
Lanxess (hall 6, stand C76
- C78) is presenting material
developments, new processes
and technologies and sustainable
products and system
solutions for the rubber and
polyurethane industries as well
as colorants and intermediates
for the polymer sector at K
2022. The focus topics for this
year are electromobility and
sustainability. The High Performance
Materials business unit
is highlighting sustainable materials
and lightweight solutions
for the electromobility market,
such as lightweight structural
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