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

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...

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

Dow Chemical plan to build the world's first net-zero carbon emissions integrated ethylene cracker and derivatives site with respect to...

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...

ADM Chairman and CEO Juan Luciano and LG Chem Vice Chairman and CEO Hak Cheol Shin inking the deal at ADM’s global headquarters in Chicago

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

Several publications have picked up on our recent announcement regarding price forecasting of plastics. Please check out the links and...

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

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

Well driver, that 's your lot then! Driving will be banned from 2050 except for in "controlled environments" such as racing tracks...

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

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