Plastics for the Packaging, Photonics, Aerospace, Infrastructure, and Food Industries

This edition of the Plastics Advisor TOE profiles some of the key innovations in plastics and composites for various industries. Developmental efforts pertaining to polymeric additive for use in injection molded polypropylene, adhesive for biophotonics, and a processing technique for plastics have been highlighted, The issue also highlights the use of lightweight composites for constructing a lighthouse and coating for protecting aircraft against lightning strikes, and an epoxy resin for solvent-borne coatings. Plastics Advisor TechVision Opportunity Engine (TOE) provides intelligence on technologies, products, processes, applications, and strategic insights of various plastics and composites and also analyses their impact across various industries. The Materials and Coatings cluster tracks research and innovation trends and developments across specialty chemicals, plastics, polymers, chemicals, bio-chemicals, metals, coatings, thinfilms, surface treatments, composites, alloys, oil and gas, fuel additives, fibers, and several other related technologies and their impact and applications across industries. Keywords: Plastics, composites, polymeric additive, injection molding, polypropylene, adhesives, biophotonics, aircraft, EMI shielding, resin, solvent-borne coatings