March 18, 2026
LYB Innovation: From idea to reality
In this episode of the LYB podcast, host Deepi Sidhu sits down with Dr. Harry Mavridis, R&D director of Product Development & Circular Design, America, and Sam Sinozich, Microthene business manager within the APS engineered plastics division.
Together, they explore how innovation moves from an idea to real-world applications. The conversation highlights the role of the LYB Cincinnati Technology Center (CTC), where market insights, research and applications development come together to accelerate new solutions for customers.
From the story behind low-sag HDPE pipe development to Microthene F — a technology nearly 50 years in the making — the discussion offers a behind-the-scenes look at how collaboration and experimentation help transform ideas into high-performance materials used in everyday applications and emerging industries like electric vehicles.
In this episode:
How ideas evolve from research to real-world products
The role of the Cincinnati Technology Center in accelerating innovation
The story behind the development of low-sag HDPE pipe technology
How Microthene F continues to enable new applications and customer solutions
Why collaboration across teams is essential to innovation
Listen now to learn how LYB teams are transforming ideas into technologies that help customers solve real-world challenges and subscribe for more episodes of the LYB podcast.
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