Ube Machinery Debuts 9000-tonne Giga Casting Press
Machinery has debuted a newly-developed die casting machine for giga casting, a form of die casting technology that uses aluminum alloy...
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May 161 min
Asahi Kasei to Site Li-ion Battery Separator Plant in Port Colborne, Ontario
Asahi Kasei has announced that it will construct its previously announced integrated lithium-ion battery (LIB) separator plant in Port...
Mar 201 min
Is the EV Revolution Running Out of Juice?
This is the question I asked in an article I authored on the Plastics Today website. And as I allude to in the piece, it's not an easy...
Feb 231 min
MLT Analytics at APIC 2024 Korea
MLT Analytics will be attending the Asia Petrochemical Industry Conference (APIC 2024) in Seoul, Korea this coming May 30th and 31st. We...
Dec 14, 20231 min
PTT Starts Li-Ion Battery Production, Build EVs with Foxconn
Thai oil and gas conglomerate PTT, has started making lithium-ion batteries, as it works to create a supply chain for its EV brand...
Aug 24, 20231 min
DuPont Completes Transition Away from Polymer Production
DuPont has agreed to divest an 80.1% share in the Delrin polyacetal (POM) homopolymer business to private equity company TJC LP. The is...
Aug 14, 20231 min
Thermoset Resins Set to Play Key Roles in Vehicle Lightweighting
Long perceived to be in decline, thermoset resin molding is being revived by two Japanese companies as a process with ample potential to...
Jul 31, 20231 min
Vietnamese EV OEM Makes Massive Investment in North Carolina
Vietnamese electric vehicle (EV) OEM VinFast has officially broken ground at its manufacturing site, located within the Triangle...
Jul 18, 20232 min
Utilizing Microalgae in Recycling EV Batteries
With the rise in demand of electric vehicles (EVs), new challenges have emerged, in particular proper disposal of used batteries, which...
Feb 24, 20231 min
BASF Targets Efficient Li-ion Battery Recycling
BASF has entered into a long-term collaboration agreement with Tenova Advanced Technologies (TAT) of Yokneam, Israel, for BASF's battery...
Dec 16, 20221 min
Chinese team builds flying car prototype unlike any other
The design might not be everyone's cup of tea but the functionality of this flying car developed in China is interesting. The flying car...
Nov 23, 20221 min
How Plastics Are Driving EV Proliferation
From charging infrastructure and battery performance to automotive safety, plastic-based solutions are accelerating EV adoption. The...
Nov 4, 20223 min
Thin Polyester Film Technology Addresses Global Copper Shortage in LiBs
DuPont, Teijin Films, Mitsubishi Electric Partner with Meta Materials to Advance Safer, More Efficient Li-Ion Batteries According to an...
Oct 14, 20222 min
The Carbon Car Countdown
• New research from Compare the Market Australia looked into which countries are on the road to banning fossil fuel car sales. • ...
Oct 10, 20222 min
Moog and Komatsu to Demonstrate Fully Electric Wheel Loader
Moog Inc. has collaborated with Komatsu to build a fully electric compact wheel loader machine. The companies will demonstrate the...
Sep 16, 20223 min
Lithium From EV Batteries: Moving Towards Cleaner and More Efficient Recycling
Evonik aims to make the recycling of lithium simpler, more cost-effective, and more environmentally friendly. Evonik is working on...
Sep 14, 20222 min
LiBinfinity Project Targets Energy-efficient Recycling of Lithium-ion Batteries
While electric vehicles (EVs) are viewed as sustainable modes of transport, little thought tends to be given to the handling of their...
Apr 22, 20221 min
Estonian Startup Turns CO2 into Graphite
An EU-funded innovative project called CO2Carbon led by Estonian technology start-up UP Catalyst has secured an investment of €1.59...
Apr 11, 20221 min
All-solid-state Battery Cells Nudge Closer to Commercialization
Automaker Nissan has unveiled its prototype production facility for laminated all-solid-state battery cells, which the company aims to...
Feb 21, 20222 min
Rail Looks to Autonomous Battery Vehicles to Boost Efficiency, Compete with Road Transport
Parallel Systems, a company founded by former SpaceX engineers to create autonomous battery-electric rail vehicles, has been selected to...
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