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APR Contributes to New Research on AI-Driven Design for Circular Films
11/02/2026 - Designing flexible films for circularity while maintaining product quality is challenging and time consuming. Experimental iteration can take months to years. This is where leading experts believe...
New Electrochemical Method Turns PVC Waste into Useful Plastics
- This new chlorine-transfer method shows how PVC waste can fuel the creation of biodegradable plastics instead of clogging landfills. Study:
Developing CO₂-Based PLGA for high performance packaging
16/01/2026 - Volta Zekeringstraat © AvantiumThe HICCUPS project aims to efficiently convert biogenic CO₂ from wastewater treatment plants into bio-based polymers for packaging. Using an...
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign innovates space tech with morphing composite structures
03/12/2025 - Because it’s costly and cumbersome to transport large structures such as satellite dishes into space, aerospace Ph.D. student Ivan Wu and his advisor, Jeff Baur, in The Grainger...
Solar-driven PHB synthesis from wastewater by engineered semiconductor–bacteria biohybrids
11/12/2025 - This engineered biohybrid platform represents a validated laboratory prototype [Technology readiness level (TRL) 4], demonstrating a paradigm shift in waste–value…Full text:
Turning trash into treasure: Scientists transform waste plastics into high-value carbon materials
07/11/2025 - Functional carbon materials from waste plastics: synthesis and applications © Jin Yuan, Gaixiu Yang, Xiaoyue Zhou, Jianlin Huang & Yan ChenA new study offers a breakthrough...
Direct Compounding Technology for Polycarbonate Production
03/11/2025 - Direct compounding of polycarbonate (PC) melt. Image: CoperionEPC Engineering...
Palsgaard introduces Einar® 987 anti-fouling additive for the PE and PP polymerisation process as a safer alternative to ethoxylated amines
28/10/2025 - © PalsgaardPalsgaard A/S, a leader in plant-based additives for the plastics industry, has introduced a safe, sustainable anti-fouling additive for the polypropylene and polyethylene...
Innovative Direct Compounding Technology presented
23/10/2025 - EPC and Coperion have worked closely together to develop an innovative process for...
New and safer biobased anti-fouling additive for PE & PP polymerisation
- Palsgaard (Juelsminde, Denmark), a leader in plant-based additives for the plastics industry, has introduced a safe, sustainable anti-fouling additive for the polypropylene and polyethylene...
Bowden Chemicals Secures Government Smart Grant to Develop Bio-Based Unsaturated Polyester Resin
29/05/2025 - Bowden Chemicals, a leading distributor of raw materials to the polyester and phenolic resin industries, is proud to announce it has been awarded a Smart Grant, by government body Innovate UK, to...
Oligomer polymer engineering transforms 100% recyclable thermoplastic composite paradigms
16/05/2025 - Wind turbine blades are being buried at their end of life (EOL), a practice soon to be prohibited by landfill bans taking effect across Europe in 2025. With a forecast of 43 million tons to be...
Ceresana prevé el fomento de materiales de aislamiento de base biológica en Europa
06/05/2025 - La competencia ecológica por la espuma plástica y la lana mineral está en aumento: el aislamiento de fibra de madera, el aislamiento hecho de lana de oveja y otros materiales...
New method for rapid production of precision polymer nanomaterials
- Researchers at the University of Birmingham have developed a new method for the rapid scalable preparation of uniform nanostructures directly from block polymers.This novel approach,...
Researchers develop recyclable bio-based alternative to thermosets
- The Fors lab has addressed that environmental challenge by creating an alternative made from a bio-sourced material that has crosslinked thermosets’ durability and malleability but can...
Polyplastics Launches New Eco-Friendly PLASTRONⓇ︎ LFT with Reduced Weight, Higher Rigidity, and Strong Damping
25/02/2025 - Polyplastics has launched PLASTRONⓇ LFT (Long Fiber-Reinforced Thermoplastic) RA627P, an eco-friendly composite of polypropylene (PP) resin and long cellulose fiber which delivers low...
Molecular Editing Upcycles Plastic Waste into Higher-performance Materials
- By editing the polymers of discarded plastics, chemists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have found a way to generate new macromolecules with more valuable...
SK chemicals to establish waste plastic recycling innovation center in Korea
- SK Chemicals (Seongnam-si, South Korea), the first company in the world to successfully mass-produce chemically recycled materials, has embarked on establishing a comprehensive plastic recycling...