by Plastics.com Staff | Apr 10, 2018 | Daily News, Engineering Plastics, Environmental, Europe, Global, Recycling
The Netherlands: While polyethylene terephthalate is popular around the world as a plastics packaging material, only about 15% makes its way to recycling plants, so estimates Unilever. To help reduce landfilling and incineration of high-quality plastics, the...
by Plastics.com Staff | Mar 22, 2018 | All Design, Daily News, Engineering Plastics, Global, Injection Molding, Recycling
Last June, adidas stated their 2018 goal to release five millions pairs of shoes that utilized recycled plastics from the ocean. Working closely with Parley For The Oceans, adidas has managed to create highly coveted footwear that actually aids the organization’s...
by Plastics.com Staff | Mar 5, 2018 | Automotive, Daily News, Engineering Plastics, North America, Performance Plastics
PolyOne announces it has partnered with Integral Technologies and its wholly owned subsidiary ElectriPlast to commercialize its patented, long fiber conductive ElectriPlast material. This highly engineered, filled thermoplastic polymer replaces metal in...
by Plastics.com Staff | Mar 1, 2018 | Daily News, Engineering Plastics, Environmental, North America, Polymer Science
Published in Advanced Sciences, Research scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have demonstrated a new way of producing renewable plastic using a plant-derived solvent known as GVL (gamma-Valerolactone). Using this solvent, James Dumesic, Professor of...
