Polymer

Pak to experiment by redesigning currency notes made of polymer plastic

Pakistan's central bank will experiment with a new polymer plastic currency banknote later this year while redesigning all the existing banknotes for enhanced security and hologram features. State Bank of Pakistan Governor Jameel Ahmed told a Senate committee on banking and finance in Islamabad that all the existing paper currency notes are being redesigned with new security features by December this year. Ahmed said the newly redesigned banknotes in the denominations of Rs 10, 50, 100, 500, 1000 and 5000 would be issued in December. The old notes would remain in circulation for five years being eased out of the market by the central bank, a source close to the committee said. The State Bank governor also informed the Senate committee members that a new polymer plastic bank note would be issued in one denomination for the public and if it is received well, plastic currency would follow in other denominations. Presently around 40 countries use polymer plastic banknotes which are ha

Plastic market expected to reach Rs 10 trn by fiscal 2027-28: AIPMA

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Electric car batteries perform better with polymer coating: Research

The Advanced Light Source and Molecular Foundry are DOE Office of Science user facilities at Berkeley Lab

Cheap but claiming lives: Banned Chinese manjha keeps killing edge

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Rajasthan's Neemrana town turning into a hub for Japanese industries

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Vikas Ecotech scouts for acquisition, expects Rs 360 crore revenue in FY23

Vikas Ecotech Ltd is looking to log Rs 360 crore revenue in the next financial year on the back of resumption of exports which were stalled due to Covid-19 pandemic, a top company official has said.

Motherson bags order from Boeing to manufacture aftermarket polymer parts

Motherson said it is scaling its capabilities to provide integrated solutions to the aerospace industry

New polymer coating for clothes may keep Covid, bacteria at bay

Canadian researchers have developed an inexpensive, non-toxic coating for almost any fabric that decreases the infectivity of the virus that causes Covid-19 by up to 90 per cent

DSM buys Chinese solar PV backsheet maker Suzhou SunShine

This will help DSM expand its product portfolio for solar PV market by including polymer sheets

Ester Industries plans to spend Rs 50 cr for new R&D centre in Gurgaon

The company has also files a patent application for masterbatch to produce speciality polyester yarn

Wembly Enterprises buys polymer coater Bradford Industries

This is the second acquisition of Wembly, led by Sunil and Jay Kumar, in the coatings market

Solvay expands composite materials capacity in Germany

The expansion is aimed at supplying materials for new advanced aircraft programs of companies such as Airbus, Boeing, etc

India holds lot of promise for Covestro: Frank Lutz

In this interview, Frank Lutz, CFO of Covestro, discusses the company's strategy to strengthen its presence in the country and present status of the polymer industry