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Phthalate-free Erasers Clean Up Those Crumbs
In certain English-speaking countries, erasers are called rubbers, a least when I used them to correct my written mistakes in the 1970s....
Nov 17, 20212 min read


Unitika Debuts CNF-reinforced Polyamide; but it's the other CNF
A polyamide 6 grade from Japan’s Unitika is reinforced with CNFs, in this case cellulose nanofibers rather than carbon nanofibers. The...
Nov 12, 20211 min read


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...
Nov 5, 20212 min read


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...
Oct 28, 20212 min read


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...
Oct 28, 20213 min read


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