Stronger, Longer-Lasting PLA Could Expand Implantable Medical Applications
Polylactic acid is a biodegradable polymer that is used to fabricate medical devices that dissolve in the body once they have performed their function. Resorbable polymers are popular in such...
View ArticleToymakers Take the Lead on Sustainable Plastics
Plastics are seemingly the ideal raw material for toys. They’re relatively inexpensive, easy to clean, durable and can be molded into just about anything a child’s imagination can cook up. While wood,...
View ArticleResearchers Study Effect of 3-D Printing on Materials
What is the difference between materials created by using additive technologies and traditional materials? How can we predict their properties? The research that employees of the TSU Laboratory for...
View ArticleStudy: Plastics Reduce Environmental Impact
There isn’t a single person in the plastics industry who hasn’t been regularly bombarded with concerns from all sides about the environmental costs of plastic production and use. But a new study takes...
View ArticleStanford Chemists Craft Catalyst For Making Biodegradable Plastics
The development of petroleum-based plastics is one of the crowning achievements of the 20th century, but they come with a hefty cost. Yes, they’re inexpensive and feature extraordinary mechanical...
View ArticlePennEngineering Diversifies Into Engineered Plastic Fasteners With Heyco...
PennEngineering announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Heyco Products Inc. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed and no changes are anticipated regarding Heyco’s operations,...
View ArticleBrown University Researchers Induce New Polymer Phase in Polylactic Acid
In a recent study reported in the Polymer journal, researchers from Brown University have demonstrated the possibility of inducing a new polymer phase in PLA by treating the polymer at various...
View ArticlePlastics on the Move: New Specs For Recycling Auto Bumpers; Benefits of...
The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Board of Directors recently approved the addition of an auto bumper plastics specification to the Scrap Specifications Circular . As per ISRI’s Policy...
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Correlation Between Filler Concentration And Viscosity Power-Law For Polymer...
Polymer slurries with high filler contents (e.g., the starting materials for sheet-molding compounds and polymer-based inks) can present a variety of processing challenges, including high screw-shaft...
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Automotive Lightweighting Trends On the Move
Auto lightweighting goals are driven by changes in government regulations for fuel emissions, ongoing global warming concerns, fluctuating fuel prices, the development of electric vehicles and other...
View ArticleSurvey Cites Demand For Recycled Polypropylene
Polypropylene is a growing part of the overall plastics recycling stream, and a new survey puts some numbers behind this trend. The Association of Plastic Recyclers, a trade group, is out with its...
View ArticleRecycled Plastic Furniture Maker on a Steady Growth Curve
Folks at C.R. Plastic Products Inc. are too busy to lounge in the high-end recycled plastic outdoor furniture they make in Stratford, Ontario. Sales for the firm have been rising 40 percent a year in...
View ArticleDanone, Nestle and Tetra Pak say plastic credits could clean up the ocean
You’ve probably heard of carbon credits, but soon you may be hearing about recycling credit, a new mechanism meant to give companies market incentive to pay attention to their plastic flow.
View ArticleMitsui Chemicals developing bio-PP production technology
While widely used in a range of applications, spanning automobile-parts to medical care products, home appliances, housing and food packaging products, production of polypropylene from biomass has yet...
View ArticleExxon, Saudis bet on plastics growth in giant Gulf Coast plant
Exxon Mobil Corp. and Saudi Arabia’s state-controlled petrochemicals company formally approved construction of a new chemical complex in Texas that will process production from the Permian Basin’s...
View ArticleColgate develops recyclable toothpaste tubes
Colgate has designed a recyclable toothpaste tube made from squeezeable HDPE. The new design will be used by the company’s Tom’s of Maine brand in the U.S. next year. Rollout to other global markets...
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