Plastics are fantastic materials. Molded into any shape, colour and texture, about 60% of the fabrics we wear are plastics, according to the UN Environment Programme. We have covered nearly every ...

More information: Complexities of the global plastics supply chain revealed in a trade-linked material flow analysis, Communications Earth & Environment (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s43247-025-02169-5 ...

They found that global production of plastic resins and fibers increased from 2 million metric tons in 1950 to more than 400 million metric tons in 2015, outgrowing most other man-made materials.

Banner image: Chemistry chair Wei Zhang (right) and Graduate Research Assistant Zepeng Lei study plastic materials in the Zhang Lab. (Credit: Patrick Campbell/CU Boulder) One day in the ...

Dublin, Dec. 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Research Report on Vietnam's Plastic Raw Materials Industry 2023-2032" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Vietnam has become ...

Four materials rank highest on the scale of necessity, forming what I have called the four pillars of modern civilization: cement, steel, plastics, and ammonia are needed in larger quantities than ...

Research in the areas of plastics, polymers, and biodegradable materials ranges from additive manufacturing to food packaging. This work focuses on the development and characterization of sustainable ...

In designing rules for managing plastic, it’s important to understand that plastic materials and waste streams are complex. Not all plastics are the same. And recycled plastics are not necessari ...

Good morning! Lovely day outside. Hmm. Windows are made of transparent materials like glass or clear plastic because if they were made of opaque materials such as wood, well it wouldn't work would it?

Chemists are starting to invent plastics that can be recycled infinitely or that break down into materials that nourish the soil. One example is the plastic devised by Ting Xu at the University of ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. A promising new material created from plants could help replace the single-use plastics ...

Only 9.5% of plastic materials produced globally in 2022 were manufactured from recycled materials. The findings, reported in Communications Earth & Environment, are part of a comprehensive ...