May 9, 2024 | Industry News
In a study in ACS Nano, researchers describe swarms of microscale robots (microrobots) that captured bits of plastic and bacteria from water. Afterward, the bots were decontaminated and reused...
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May 9, 2024 | Product News
BSH Home Appliances has selected a sustainable, chemically-recycled ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene) resin by ELIX Polymers for the stand, arm and various components of the latest Stand Mixer...
Mitsui Chemicals Asahi Life Materials Co., Ltd. has developed a spunbond nonwoven using a biodegradable plastic suitable for composting in domestic settings. The move comes in response to increasing...
May 8, 2024 | Product News
SABIC is reporting at NPE2024 test results that underline the high potential of thermoplastic-based thermal runaway barrier solutions to help prevent fire spread in electric vehicle (EV) batteries...
May 8, 2024 | Industry News
Pact Collective and Eastman announce they have qualified the use of clean, multicolor PET waste from Pact members and consumers as feedstock for Eastman’s methanolysis technology...
Lotte Chemical has launched a line-up of highly rigid flame-retardant PP products. These products delay the thermal runaway phenomenon in EV batteries through its own flame-retardant technology...
May 7, 2024 | Product News
SABIC is highlighting at NPE2024 (Booth #S19005) a wide range of solutions that demonstrate the value of plastics for a more sustainable future. Under the theme “Collaborating to Create the Future,”...
May 7, 2024 | Industry News
A new type of bioplastic could help reduce the plastic industry’s environmental footprint. Researchers from University of California San Diego have developed a biodegradable form of thermoplastic...
Origin Materials and PackSys Global AG announced a strategic cooperation to produce the world’s first PET cap and closure manufacturing system...
May 6, 2024 | Industry News
LyondellBasell (LYB) and Zhengxin Packaging Co. Ltd. have announced a collaboration to advance heat shrink film technology that is used for beverage bottles and tetra pack packaging. Zhengxin...