Chevron Phillips Chemical (CPChem) announced success in its first commercial scale production of polyethylene using advanced recycling technology. Advanced recycling, sometimes referred to as “chemical recycling,” converts plastic waste to…

The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) expressed its support for U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) plans to provide over $27 million in funding for projects supporting the development of advanced plastics recycling technologies and new…

Wins the following awards for the year 2019: • Best Company for Management of Environment • Best Company for Human Resource Management • Certificate of Merit for Best Compliant Company under Responsible Care -…

With its numerous technical features, the latest generation of the S1 post processing system from AM Solutions – 3D post processing technology is setting new standards for de-powdering and cleaning of 3D printed components. These include…

Current 3D printers employ either plastic or metal only, and the conventional method to coat 3D plastic structures with metal is not environment-friendly and yields poor results. Now, scientists from Waseda University, Japan, have developed…

Bekum America, a leading manufacturer of blow molding machinery, celebrated Manufacturing Day 2020 by virtually welcoming local high school students to its facility in Williamston. Last year in excess of 200 students joined the celebration…

Amcor and Nestlé are launching a breakthrough in recyclable packaging that will improve the environmental footprint of consumer packaging up to 60%*, starting with wet cat food.

Nest Founder Tony Fadell joins Turntide's global coalition of investors, taking on the single largest consumer of electricity worldwide - electric motors.

Cloud Paper, the Seattle-based makers of tree-free toilet paper, has attracted a host of high-profile investors and raised $3 million in a seed funding round. Months after the start of the coronavirus pandemic, when Americans emptied…

Following the launch of SONGFLAME at K-2019, SONGWON has further developed its proprietary halogen-free technology and is adding a new product to its portfolio of flame-retardant synergists.

The U.S. plastics industry accounted for an estimated $432 billion in shipments and 1,003,000 jobs last year, according to the 2020 Size & Impact Report, an annual publication of the Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS).…

France-based QUALIFORM, one of the world’s top producers of luxury cosmetics packaging, is first to market with its prestige line of bottles made from Eastman Cristal Renew copolyester. Cristal Renew delivers high levels of certified…

Four of the leading players in polystyrene production and recycling have initiated a Non-Disclosure Agreement to explore and optimize advanced recycling technologies for polystyrene, such as depolymerization. The agreement will accelerate…

An unfailing belief in the need to develop environmentally friendly fire protection for plastics started life as a small idea among a selected group of people within the mighty Hoechst AG. “I’d landed my dream job and our team began asking…