Press releases

In this project, a catalytic process has been developed to produce, from carbon dioxide and other substances, the raw material polyol.

Prof. Ch. Hopmann holds opening plenary lecture at PPS Europe-Africa 2019 Regional Conference

35 speakers will present their papers on their latest findings in plastics technology on 10 March 2020 in Aachen.

The extrusion pilot plant at the Institute for Plastics Processing has a new rubber extruder.

On 3 July, 13 members of IKV took on a challenge of a more non-scientific nature, competing in the traditional Lousberg Run on the legendary...

This year's students' excursion (StudEx) took the participants from Aachen via Neckarsulm to Siegsdorf close to the Austrian border.

The Scientific Committee is now reviewing all submitted abstracts.

From the point of view of a member of the Scientific Committee Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Rainer Dahlmann answers five questions on the International...

International scientists from all areas of polymer processing met from 26 to 30 May 2019 in Çeşme-Izmir, Turkey, to discuss the latest developments at...

For a total of eight days, the international plastics sector will meet in October in Düsseldorf for K 2019.

Some 300 companies, research institutes and cooperation networks from Germany came together on 9 May in Berlin-Pankow for the Innovation Day of SMEs...

IKV Conference on 25 - 26 June, 2019 in Aachen

IKV Conference on 5 - 6 June 2019 in Aachen

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christian Hopmann and Dr. Maria del Pilar Noriega - Head of the ICIPC, in Medellin, Colombia, received the prestigious award of the...

Institute director of IKV received award in the USA

Jonas Müller, scientific assistant at IKV, was awarded the prize for his Master's thesis "Analytical and numerical investigation of damage development...

The IKV network is pleased to welcome two new members to the circle of the sponsors' association.

The date for the spring hike of the IKV alumni has been fixed: 11 May 2019

Instead of wandering into the distance as in the last hikes, this year's spring excursion on 1 June 2018 was held under the motto "Back to the roots"...