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Facing pressure to eliminate PFAS chemicals from fluoropolymers, plastic additive makers such as Tosaf are launching alternative, PFAS-free processing aids.

To understand component failures, the analysis goes beyond the recognition of a broken part. Analysis delves deep into the mechanism and root cause of the failure, seeking answers to how and why the component failed. A pivotal part of this…

In British Columbia, a new law will prohibit single-use plastics starting December 20, 2023. This bill seeks to curtail the production of packaging that contributes to nearly half of the province’s annual plastic pollution, signifying strides towards a sustainable, circular economy.

SABIC’s renewable polypropylene used in in-mold label project. It also launches 10 LNP Elcrin polycarbonate-based copolymers with high post-consumer content.

A UNSW Canberra researcher claims to have advanced CF recycling. But major challenges remain, says one industry expert. Carbon fiber composites are super strong super lightweight and super difficult to recycle effectively. Embedded in a (usually thermoset) polymer matrix, carbon…

The plastic industry uses color in almost all applications, as it gives an aesthetic and personal feel to the product. Brand owners can achieve qualities such as “warm”, “soft”, “shiny” and “pleasant” through color, but is it affecting post-consumer recycled?

Dutch specialty chemicals producer Nouryon said it has launched full-scale production at its new Expancel expandable microspheres plant in Green Bay, Wis.

Colorado State University researchers say they have developed a series of polymers that mimic the properties of polyolefins and are more easily recycled.

In the realm of medical innovation, 3D printing technology has opened new horizons, especially in the field of bone implants. One groundbreaking initiative, the Electrically Active ImplaNtatE (ELAINE) project at the University of Rostock, Germany, is at the forefront of research into 3D-printed bioactive bone replacements.

After 37 years of covering the global plastics industry, Pat Toensmeier is stepping back from Plastics Engineering to consider future activities.

The model predicted the fiber orientation pattern more accurately, improving the material properties estimations of composites produced by 3D printing.

Carbios said on Oct. 26 that it has been granted a building permit to construct the world’s first PET bio-recycling plant in Longlaville, France.