POLYTIVES BLOG
Sun, rain, heat – plastics face tough conditions in everyday use
Whether used as housings, lighting elements, protective covers or outdoor furniture – plastics exposed to the elements or intense light must withstand a lot. But how can we tell how well a plastic ages? And how can that be evaluated without waiting for years? This is...
Focus on sustainability – a brief interview
Oliver, as QMB and as the person in charge of sustainability at Polytives: You have been dedicated to the topic since 2022, so you could say that you lay focus on sustainability. But you're not obliged to produce a report, are you? Due to the size of our company, we...
High-quality recycled PP: More potential through optimized flow properties
Unlocking the potential of high-quality recycled PP through additives High-quality recycled polypropylene (PP) plays a crucial role in a functioning circular economy. As an alternative resource, it helps reduce the consumption of fossil-based raw materials and...
5 Years Polytives GmbH
5 Years Polytives GmbH: How it all started, where we are now, and what's next? The Beginning: When Polytives Was Still "Hyperflow" When chemist Oliver Eckardt and Prof. Felix H. Schacher decided in 2014 to shape the topic of Oliver’s dissertation and commenced their...
Product Family bFI in Action
From time to time, we share insights into the advantages our customers and partners gain from using additives from the bFI product family. These findings are based on applications and trials, often sparking ideas for additional use cases where, for instance, the bFI A...
AI in research and development
For an innovative company, it is crucial to remain curious and open to new developments. Therefore, the trending topic of Artificial Intelligence, or "AI" for short, has naturally not passed by Polytives unnoticed. We have read reports, examined use cases, and even...
Expanding processing options with bio-based polymer composites
In the world of the plastics processing industry, innovative ideas and sustainability in product design are emerging as a guarantee for long-term economic success. We recently met this dual requirement in collaboration with Holzmühle Westerkamp: our flow improver bFI...
Replacing virgin material with recycled material: It’s not that simple
The use of recycled materials is an issue for manufacturers of a wide range of products, and not just in the context of the need to reduce CO2 emissions. Replacing virgin material with recycled material wherever possible and, above all, wherever it makes sense, is the...
Bio-based, biocompatible, biodegradable: PHAs as a sustainable alternative
To open more and more polymer systems based on Polytives' platform technology, development, trials and sometimes adaptations at molecular level are required. Polytives would like to take these steps, especially for sustainable polymers, to offer an answer to the...
The outstanding properties of PMMA
It is impossible to imagine our everyday life without PMMA (polymethyl methacrylate). The material, also known as acrylic glass or Plexiglas, is versatile and is used in a wide variety of areas - from the construction industry to the automotive industry to medical...
Customized solutions for the plastics industry
As a company with expertise in offering development steps from a single source, Polytives is looking for new ways to meet the challenges of the plastics industry. In doing so, we draw on a combination of scaling expertise and synthesis know-how. In addition to our...
Our Polytives bFI A 3745 in action
Polytives is a young company that develops and distributes polymer additives for the plastics industry. The first product family we are entering the market with includes polymer flow improvers (bFI) to improve the flow behavior of different plastic systems. In...
