According to a U.S. study, the use of alternative materials to plastics leads to greater use of energy, water, climate-altering emissions and waste generation. The study just published, constitutes an in-depth study to an analysis previously published in 2014. The analysis conducted in 2014 used life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology to compare six different types… Continue reading Will replacing plastic packaging really be good for the environment?
Underlying the exhibition that opened in late October at the Design Museum in Ghent is a very specific idea: to raise awareness of all the possible applications of plastics. “Fibers Fixed. Composites in Design” this is the name of the exhibition that brings together sixty-three projects, from different sectors and intended for multiple fields of… Continue reading Composites on display. Everything you can make with plastics
People who progress in life are those who go out of their way to find the circumstances they want and, if they do not find them, create them (George Bernard Shaw) The Ansa Composites Group has always been involved in the design and manufacture of plastic items for the consumer goods sector, i.e., a market… Continue reading Successful plastic items
The main physical properties of a thermoplastic and thermoset product are: Extreme solidity at room temperature Excellent electrical insulation Excellent thermal and acoustic insulation Portability and ease of use due to the light weight of the material Resistance to the action of time Weathering resistance Liquid and gas impermeability Excellent resistance of thermoplastic products to… Continue reading The main physical properties of plastics
Back in 1909, Belgian-American chemist Leo Baekeland made a discovery for which he is still considered one of the most influential scientists in history: the discovery of Bakelite, the first thermosetting plastic material! Studying two petroleum derivatives, phenol and the formeldehyde, he invented a material that, when heated and subjected to pressure, could polymerize and… Continue reading Plastics-the first synthetic plastic in history
