Hello and welcome to my end-of-the-year review 2021 and outlook for 2022.
“Expect the unexpected”
2021 was another year under the umbrella of
“expect the unexpected”, not only for the plastics industry, but also for the
world economy and societies.
We have seen major supply chain disruptions due
to Covid-crisis, the North American winter storm (“Uri”) which also led to
force majeure at chemical companies in the Texas region, combined with the Suez
Canal blockage after the grounding of Ever Given.
Apart from price increase roller coasters and
force majeure, big chemical companies start to streamline their portfolios and
start divesting. DSM, DuPont, and Lanxess already announce their divestment of
their plastics divisions. More are likely to come and at the end of this decade
we see a new chemical company landscape.
Top 5 most popular blog posts published this
year
On the blog, the journey continued with several
posts per month on different polymer engineering and plastics topics to help
show that plastics contribute to solving major problems and not cause them.
Below an overview of the top 5 posts of this
year
1. Eco-profiles of Polymer Resins – Global Warming Potential
4. Joining Techniques - Laser Welding of Plastics
5. HDPE Plastic Bag Degradation - The Experiment
Outlook on 2022
In 2022, I will continue to present posts which
evolve around 4 main categories:
- Sustainability in plastics (Circular Economy,
sustainable design, renewable plastics, recycling of plastics, ocean water
plastics, eco-profiles)
- Polymer material selection
- Design properties for engineers (incl.
eco-design for sustainability in plastics) and Rules of Thumbs in polymer
engineering
- Leadership and strategy in plastics industry
Furthermore, I invite you all to leave topics
you would like to read about in 2022 in the comment box below or leave me a
short message here.
Last but not least, I would like to thank all
readers of my posts!!!
I hope to welcome you again next year.
I wish you happy holidays and a very happy New
Year 2022!
Thank you and #findoutaboutplastics,
Greetings,
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