Construction 
Renova Stroygroup is building energy-efficient housing for 325,000 people in the Russian city of Ekaterinburg using insulation panelling made of BASF's Neopor. The cladding offers energy savings of up to 50% compared with non-insulated buildings.
19 July 2010
Germany-based pipe corrugating equipment maker Unicor has developed a new system for manufacture of flat-bottom “tunnel” plastics drainage pipes at up to twice current production rates.
15 July 2010
German-based plastics recycling specialist FriedolaTech has hinted that it plans to expand across Europe and the US.
8 July 2010
The futuristic design of the Egypt pavilion now open at the World Expo 2010, Shanghai, was created by the renowned modern architect Zaha Hadid, incorporating advanced resin and gelcoat from Scott Bader.
7 July 2010
UK-based plastics companies are contributing to the sustainability effort across the sites playing host to the London 2012 Olympics. The BPF says its members are playing a vital role during construction.
7 July 2010
Netherlands-based Whim Architecture has proposed a plan to build an island the size of Hawaii made entirely from plastic waste. The man-made habitat would use the 44 million kilos of plastic waste floating in the Pacific Ocean as its raw material.
30 June 2010
WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) has launched Designing out Waste: a design team guide for civil engineering, available for download free of charge.
21 June 2010
The German port of Cuxhaven has used BorECO, a PP material from Borealis, to replace its concrete and clay sewer system.
18 June 2010
Yesterday, 13 June, thousands of spectators filed into the new Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban, South Africa, to watch Germany play its first World Cup match against Australia. Once inside, the fans took their places on plastic seating that is not only colourful but also protected against fire and the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) radiation.
14 June 2010
DuPont group is constructing a new plant for the production of films for laminated glass in the Moravian town of Holesov in the Czech Republic.
4 June 2010
Borealis officially inaugurated its additional LDPE plant in Stenungsund, Sweden on 2 June.
3 June 2010
A new staircase with glass balustrades made of toughened glass laminated with DuPont’s SentryGlas is one of the architectural highlights of the new Daylit Gallery at the Victoria & Albert (V&A) museum in central London.
2 June 2010
Pultruded reinforced composites using glass fibres from 3B have been used to build the Sheraton Hotel at Milan Malpensa Airport in Italy, which is set to open next month.
1 June 2010
Sabic’s Lexan polycarbonate (PC) sheet has been used for the roofing, façades and stairway glazing for the Soccer City Stadium in Soweto, Johannesburg, which will be used for the opening and closing matches of this year’s Fifa World Cup.
28 May 2010
At the forthcoming German-Brazilian Economic Meeting, Bayer MaterialScience will present “innovative concepts” based on plastic sheeting in its Makrolon material, addressing sports facility construction for major upcoming Brazilian sporting events: the 2014 soccer World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics.
20 May 2010
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