Ceresana

Where in the past screwing and riveting were very common, nowadays adhesives win over more and more application areas.

Silicones are indispensable in many industries. These plastics are used for various products, from pacifiers to computer keyboards.

Expansion of wind energy, electric mobility or modernization of aircraft fleets: the future needs lightweight yet high-performing materials.

Window frames made of PVC are almost indestructible - if they were protected against heat and light with stabilizers.

Extrusion is one of the most important processes of the plastics industry; for example films, cups, pipes, hoses, electric cables, complete window profiles or doors can be produced with this method.

Ceresana has comprehensively analyzed the market for automotive plastics as a whole and the demand for individual types of plastics.

Plastics replace wood or metal at construction sites more and more often: PVC and EPS are stable and reliable, light and cheap.

Films made of potato starch, fibers made of lactic acid, disposable tableware made of sugar cane: revenues of more than USD 2.6 billion were generated with 'green' plastics in 2015.

Injection molding is the most important processing method for mass production of plastic parts: Worldwide, almost 55 million tonnes of plastics are liquefied every year, then injected into various molds, and after cooling removed as a finished product.

Periods of extreme drought and old pipelines in bad conditions are not only a problem for Brazil's cities: Water is becoming increasingly scarce. This is a problem for thirsty consumers and desperate farmers.