Press releases

In the coming year, IKV is extending an invitation to the 32nd International Colloquium Plastics Technology – a lively forum for technical exchange...

Aachen, October 2023 – In order to move closer to the target of a comprehensive circular economy for plastics (and save its partners extra shifts),...

Aachen, October 2023 - Due to the long innovation cycles until market maturity is reached and the complex regulations that have to be met, many...

Aachen, October 2023 – In the research project "Tape Technology Transfer Hub" (T³-Hub), which has been running since December 2021, the Institute for...

Aachen, November 2023 – Green hydrogen is a key technology for implementing the energy turnaround. With this versatile energy source, renewable...

Aachen, November 2023 – The Institute for Plastics Processing (IKV) in Industry and Craft at RWTH Aachen University is established broadly in the...

Martin Giersberg Sola was honoured twice within a single month for his outstanding master's thesis on the topic of "Development of a representative...

RWTH Aachen University continued its tradition this year and invited former graduates who received their doctoral certificate 25 or 50 years ago. This...

This summer, the IKV welcomed three North American students as part of the ten-week UROP programme.

During the excursion week at RWTH Aachen University, students have the opportunity every year to deepen their theoretical knowledge with the aid of...

Can foamed packaging film made from the renewable raw material starch become a long-term resource-saving alternative to fossil-based plastics? This...

Invitation for all companies interested in getting ready for the hydrogen scale-up.

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"...