Materials

The 3M purchase of Polypore's filtration business will help its work in residential water, commercial foodservice, industrial and life science filtration.

3M set for $1bn M&A deal for Polypore’s Separations Media business

Growth opportunities for global sheet moulding compound market

Councillor Tahir Ali takes a tour of the Thermotec Plastics site with managing director David Rose

Rising demand for better thermoplastics driving growth in the sector

Polymer componentry is becoming increasingly common in the electronics industry.

Why high performance polymers are replacing metals in demanding applications

3D printing

3D printing market set to increase 10-fold by 2025

Renishaw’s EVO Project machine is being developed for industrial additive manufacturing

Renishaw reveals next evolution of additive manufacturing

Flying the nest

Majorfax marks 30th anniversary with record results and expansion plan

Lucideon hopes to add hundreds to workforce

Aluminium forming company receives £300,000 investment

The UK’s global graphene race