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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.

U.S. Food & Drug Administration accepts LLDPE resin mechanically recycled from stretch film for use at up to 100 percent level in food-contact packaging.

A recent development in New York has thrust the issue of 3D printed firearms into the spotlight of legislative discussions. This development follows a series of arrests in the state, all linked to the production of untraceable weapons manufactured using 3D printers.

Charge Amps uses circular grade of SABIC’s Lexan PC to injection mold a new EV charger housing. The resin reduces carbon emissions in housing production.

Plastics Europe, the polymer producers’ trade group, launched its Plastics Transition roadmap to establish a pathway to circularity and a net-zero future.