POLYTIVES BLOG
Polytives at K 2025
Looking Back at K 2025: Our Journey in Düsseldorf After an intense week full of inspiring talks, new connections, and shared visions for a more sustainable plastics industry, we’re taking a moment to look back at our experience with Polytives at K 2025 in Düsseldorf....
How polymer additives can improve the processing of PMMA
The plastics industry is undergoing a transformation – driven by sustainability, energy efficiency & material innovation. Polymeric additives
Polytives expands to Japan: Innovative polymer additives meet Japan’s high-tech plastics industry
Polytives, the polymer additive specialist from Germany, expands into the Japanese market. The company sees major potential for sustainable partnerships and energy-efficient plastics processing in Japan’s high-tech industries.
Peroxides and antioxidants in plastics
In plastics processing, additives are generally indispensable for controlling processability and material properties. Two well-known classes of additives are peroxides and antioxidants in plastics – both fulfill essential but contradictory tasks. Their combined use is therefore problematic.
How can the processing of rPET be optimized from a process engineering perspective?
Processing recycled PET (rPET) presents unique technical challenges. Learn how targeted additive modification can significantly improve flowability, energy efficiency, and process stability during rPET processing.
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...
