Additives & Colorants

ANTEC® 2025 brings together scientists, engineers, and industry leaders to shape the future of plastics in a way that balances performance, sustainability, and innovation.

Secondary compounds enhance biopolymers’ antimicrobial, antioxidant, and mechanical properties for food preservation.

Dr. Prithu Mukhopadhyay, the SPE Journal of Vinyl & Additive Technology editor, discusses key aspects of PFAS, future regulations, and potential developments.

Plastics Engineering spoke with Roberto Nunez, Director of Market Development at Baerlocher USA, about the company’s role in plastics recycling.

As global demand for sustainable packaging intensifies, Okeanos emerges as a transformative leader with its innovative Made From Stone technology.

A team of researchers at the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science has created an innovative plastic designed to combat microplastic pollution.

Researchers are exploring green graphene (GG) as a sustainable additive for bitumen coatings. GG provides excellent mechanical strength and anticorrosive properties.

Plastic compounding has the potential to transform traditional plastics into customized, high-performance polymers, driving innovation and meeting the evolving demands of various industries.

The editor’s choice for November 2024 in SPE’s Polymer Composites journal is “Introducing Diels-Alder reaction with carbon nanotubes for the enhanced repair performance of epoxy resin modified asphalt.”

What are leachables in medical plastics? Why are they relevant and what is the issue? Diving into this topic impacts us all.