BASF are looking to expand into the South American engineering plastics market.

The 26th International Plastics Technology Colloquium presented the latest trends and developments in plastics processing.

The NPE plastics industry exhibition in Orlando shows that despite high oil prices, plastics are becoming ever more widespread, as lightweight polymeric materials in cars, trucks and planes help to save fuel.

The less trains weigh, the more economical they are to run. A new material capable of withstanding even extreme stresses and over 35 percent lighter than their steel and aluminum counterparts has now been developed.