MET-OL thermoplastic technology transforms high molecular weight polybutylene terephthalate into low-viscosity oligomers.

University of Queensland researchers have developed a biodegradable plastic to set a new sustainability standard for ...

Two new companies have been established by family-owned, UK trade extrusion company Ravenscroft Plastics (GB-Tewkesbury GL20 8HD; www.ravenscroft.co.uk) as the basis of an expansion programme for the ...

The increasing use of recyclable materials from old cars – including steel, copper, and plastics – has been pushed through by various pieces of legislation including the EU’s ELV Directive. The EU ...

"What we know at the present time is that multiple chemicals used in plastic materials contribute to inflammation, hack our hormones our natural signaling molecules that underlie basic biological ...

An analysis of the global plastics industry shows that only 9.5% of plastic was made from recycled materials in 2022. Almost a third of plastic waste produced during that year was allocated for ...

A study published in Science introduces “supramolecular plastics,” materials that dissolve safely into saltwater. These plastics are strong, versatile, and designed to disappear when exposed ...

The Online Safety Act began coming into effect last month, and requires platforms to follow new codes of practice (PA Archive) 2024 saw record levels of web pages ... of abuse material on their ...

The piece was recently published in Trends in Food Science & Technology. The researchers state that the largest area of application for biodegradable plastic materials is the packaging segment, which ...