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....
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- Nov 12, 2021
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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 5, 2021
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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...
- Oct 28, 2021
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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, 2021
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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 20, 2021
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Plastic Solar Panel Frames in the Offing
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...
- Oct 15, 2021
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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...
- Oct 12, 2021
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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...
- Oct 8, 2021
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World's first net-zero carbon emissions ethylene and derivatives complex for Canada
Dow Chemical plan to build the world's first net-zero carbon emissions integrated ethylene cracker and derivatives site with respect to...
- Sep 28, 2021
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Life-saving device rapidly stops bleeding from knife wounds
Student designs life-saving device that rapidly stops bleeding from knife wounds In the year ending March 2019, 259 people were killed in...
- Sep 20, 2021
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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...
- Sep 15, 2021
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More sustainability news from Korea
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
- Sep 14, 2021
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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...
- Sep 9, 2021
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Our first press coverage
Several publications have picked up on our recent announcement regarding price forecasting of plastics. Please check out the links and...
- Sep 8, 2021
- 2 min
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...
- Sep 7, 2021
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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...
- Sep 2, 2021
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Self-drive car ban by 2050?
Well driver, that 's your lot then! Driving will be banned from 2050 except for in "controlled environments" such as racing tracks...
- Aug 19, 2021
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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...
- Aug 16, 2021
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Aerogels can support elephants
#aerogels have long been an esoteric research area, albeit having found application in areas such as space shuttles and under-the-ocean...
- Aug 4, 2021
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Carbon Nanotubes Channel Functionality into LiBs, Composites
Invented in Japan, single-wall carbon nanotubes (CNTs) can increase the electric capacity and power of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), as...
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