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Spin-out company aiming to replace harmful plastic microbeads receives £1.3M investment a company set up by University of Bath researchers that aims to replace plastic microbeads with sustainable alternatives, is set to scale up its work…

Cosmo Films appoints Justin Glass as President for North America operations Cosmo Films Limited, a Global Leader in Films for Packaging, Labelling, Lamination and Synthetic Paper and an emerging player in Specialty Chemicals, Polymers…

PERPETUA ALTA: Constantia Flexibles introduces recycle-ready laminate with improved chemical resistance The world’s third-largest flexible packaging manufacturer launches the first ready-to-be-recycled mono-material based on polypropylene…

New PET-Like Plastic Made Directly From Waste Biomass EPFL scientists have developed a new, PET-like plastic that is easily made from the non-edible parts of plants. The plastic is tough, heat-resistant, and a good barrier to gases like…

Cutting Plastic – Mondi Develops New Sustainable Packaging for Kao’s Salon Hair Cosmetic Brand Goldwell Mondi creates new recyclable, lightweight packaging for leading Japanese consumer goods company Kao and its salon hair cosmetic brand…

Plastics Industry Association and Vinyl Sustainability Council Partner on Unique Conference Experience The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) and the Vinyl Sustainability Council announced their plans to collocate two important…

“Quality Works”: LANXESS focuses on electromobility and sustainability at K 2022  High-quality solutions for the plastics and rubber industry  High-performance materials for lightweight design and electromobility Additives for plastics…

D.R. Joseph Reveals Auto-Gauge Air Ring with Innovative Approach on Lower Lip Control and Component Modularity The TDK-500 is a new automatic gauge control air ring introduced by D.R. Joseph Inc, world leaders in Internal Bubble Cooling and…

Repsol choose BUSS LSHC Technology to Produce High-purity XLPE Cable Compounds First-of-its-kind plant for the production of EHV AC & DC cable insulation materials to be built in Tarragona, The new, patented LSHC™ process ("Linear…

K 2022 - Trend Report North America European Plastics Industry Braces for Increased Instability, Higher Prices, and Lower Growth The pandemic. Supply chain ruptures. The Great Resignation. China trade tensions. Climate change and extreme…

Borealis introduces borvida, a portfolio of circular base chemicals, to feed a future that is circular in both plastic and in carbon The Borvida portfolio introduces sustainable base chemicals to Borealis’ range of product offering The…

New Anti-fouling additive for the PP and PE polymerisation process – Palsgaard introduces Einar 981 to replace existing regulatory compromised chemistry Einar 981 is an unquestionably safe and efficient alternative that has worldwide…