In this new issue you can read about the European flexible PU foam market development, past fairs and conferences such as Europur & Euro-Moulders Conference in Lisbon, Portugal, and the interzum in Cologne, Germany. We also cover the upcoming CPI in Orlando, Florida and the report on K 2019 with its leitmotif Circular Economy.

Tim A. Osswald, Carl Hanser Verlag, Munich, Germany, 2nd ed., 2017, 378 p., hardcover (incl. ebook), EUR 90.00, ISBN 978-1-56990-647‑7, ebook, EUR 69.99, ISBN 978-1-56990-717-7

Gerhard J. Bleys. Polyurethanes Emission Control. A Patent Literature Review. Ebook, 299.00 EUR, purpatents.com  

In this new issue you can read about past fairs and conferences such as Foam Expo North America in Novi, MI, one of the most important trade shows for the foam industry, the European Coatings Show in Nuremberg, Germany, the leading trade fair for the global coatings industry, and the PSE Europe, the international Expo for PU Solutions.

Nikolay Dishovsky, Mihail Mihaylov, 1st ed., Apple Academic Press, Oakville, ON, Canada, 2018, 486 p., hardcover, ISBN 978-1-77188620-8, GBP 104.80

Peter Schwarzmann, ed. by Adolf Illig, 2nd ed. 2018, Carl Hanser Publ., Munich, Germany, 520 p., hardcover ISBN 978-1-56990-709-2, e-book ISBN 978-1-56990-708-5, EUR 179.00

Learn more about latest global TPE market trends reported by Smithers Rapra and IAL Consultants. The TPE Magazine team is especially pleased to publish in this issue some of the latest research results from Goodyear Medalist and “Rubber City Girl” Judit Puskas about filler interaction in TPE composites. Experts from Kraiburg TPE introduce low emission compounds for automotive interiors. Günter Scholz from BASF shares new aspects on TPEs with us. And last but not least – read a summary of the meeting of Germany’s TPE network TPE-Forum at the premises of the Leibniz-Institute for Polymer Research in Dresden.

Reza Taherian, Ayesha Kausar, William Andrew Publishing/Elsevier, Oxford, UK, 2018, 1st ed., 432 p., hardcover ISBN 978-0-128-12541-0, eBook ISBN 978-0-128-12542-7, USD 160

The new issue of RFP is out! Find out how the ICCA developed at Coesfeld enables quantitative characterization of the chip and cut behavior of rubber for tire applications without field testing and how serinol derivatives can be employed for the sustainable vulcanization of diene elastomers. A study carried out by scientists at Bosch and Institute for Plastics Processing (IKV) Aachen shows how thermoplastic vulcanizates (TPV) and EPDM differ in their gas permeation behavior towards hydrogen. The University of Twente and the Polymer Science Park in Zwolle have established a link between research and education by cooperating in the newly founded Elastomer Competence Centre. Sigmasoft describes a virtual DoE for the improvement of part properties and Arburg presented its solutions for digitalization during the Arburg Technology Days 2019.

Chris Rauwendaal, Carl Hanser Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Munich, Germany, 3rd edition 2018, 263 p., hardcover, EUR 99.00, ISBN 978-1-56990-698-9; e‑book, EUR 79.99, ISBN 978-1-56990-698-9