In certain English-speaking countries, erasers are called rubbers, a least when I used them to correct my written mistakes in the 1970s....

A polyamide 6 grade from Japan’s Unitika is reinforced with CNFs, in this case cellulose nanofibers rather than carbon nanofibers. The...

Users of polylactic acid (PLA) biodegradable plastics now have one more option when it comes to recycling. Biodegradable plastics were...

LG Chem has developed a plastic material that can replace the metal in solar panel frames for the first time in Korea and has started...

Germany’s Lanxess has developed a 100-percent bio-based material made from polylactic acid and flax fabrics. The high-performance Tepex...

Student designs life-saving device that rapidly stops bleeding from knife wounds In the year ending March 2019, 259 people were killed in...

The spate of green-tinged announcements from South Korea's petrochemical sector continues. Following on from its rebranding, SK Geo...

When biaxially-oriented polyethylene (BOPE) was first touted as the mono-material alternative to polypropylene, polyamide and PET in...

#aerogels have long been an esoteric research area, albeit having found application in areas such as space shuttles and under-the-ocean...

Invented in Japan, single-wall carbon nanotubes (CNTs) can increase the electric capacity and power of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), as...

Stretch film is a wonder of a packaging material, ensuring that product gets to market without damage. Performance demands typically...

Among "sustainable" materials vying for a piece of the incumbent plastic packaging and disposable cutlery pie is @PulPac dry molded...

Make no mistake—the next generation of EVs and HEVs will be plastics-intensive, from drive train protection and thermal management, to total

Installation of solar modules is growing at a double-digit rate globally, which is welcome news for materials suppliers.