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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 15, 20212 min read


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 12, 20212 min read


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 20, 20212 min read


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 7, 20212 min read


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 19, 20211 min read


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...
Jun 24, 20211 min read


Plastic or paper packaging?
Among "sustainable" materials vying for a piece of the incumbent plastic packaging and disposable cutlery pie is @PulPac dry molded...
Jun 23, 20211 min read


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
Jun 11, 20211 min read
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