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Paper-based Pallet Stretch Wrap Shows Lower Climate Impact than Plastic

An independent life cycle assessment (LCA) comparing paper pallet wrapping innovation, with conventional LLDPE-based stretch film...

Is biodegradable plastic best chemically-recycled?

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

Plastics is the new coal? Really?

An interesting report from Beyond Plastics appeared on our computer screens recently espousing plastics as the new coal in terms of...

Flax, Polylactic Acid Form New Bio-composite for Auto Applications

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

ExxonMobil Gets Serious on Advanced Plastics Recycling

ExxonMobil has unveiled plans to establish up to 500,000 tonnes annually of advanced [chemical] recycling capacity across multiple global...

Korea is really going green

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

Korean petchem firm rebrands to emphasize green credentials

SK Global Chemical has rebranded itself to SK Geo Centric effective August 2021 to highlight its strategic shift towards supporting a...

US, South African Researchers in Separate Efforts to Develop CO2 Utilization Technologies

A team of researchers from Sasol and the Catalysis Institute at the University of Cape Town (UCT) in South Africa has made advancements...

BMW concept car designed for recyclability, uses recycled materials

It’s always a challenge to digest the sustainability credentials of automakers given the inherently heavy environmental footprints of all...

Hybrid BOPE/BOPP line stretches mono-material packaging potential

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

Plastic or paper packaging? Part II

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

Plastic or paper packaging?

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

Automotive opportunities abound for plastics

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

The significance of sustainability

The word is often uttered but what really does it mean? Sustainability could be one of the most overused and overhyped corporate slogans eve