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A new version of Berry Bramlage’s popular Magic Star airless dispenser is being manufactured 100% in plastic and has achieved an important weight saving, two enhancements that improve the overall sustainability profile of the pack while…

Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited , a global chemicals producer, today announced it agreed to acquire Brazil-based Oxiteno S.A. Indústria e Comércio, a subsidiary of Ultrapar Participações S.A. The acquisition gives IVL a unique…

DIC Corporation, Fukui-based Seiren Co., Ltd., and the Industrial Technology Center of Fukui Prefecture—which recently completed a research project aimed at commercializing fast-curing prepreg made with carbon fiber composites for…

Polyplastics Co., Ltd., a leading global supplier of engineering thermoplastics, has developed a testing method that identifies gas formation during the injection molding process and helps to reduce mold deposits. The company’s Gas…

Enzymes successfully embedded in plastics In general, plastics are processed at way over a hundred degrees Celsius. Enzymes, by contrast, cannot usually withstand these high temperatures.

Biodegradable plastics have been advertised as one solution to the plastic pollution problem bedeviling the world, but today’s “compostable” plastic bags, utensils and cup lids don’t break down during typical composting and…

The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) announced today that its Machinery Safety Standards Committee has released a new American National Standards Institute-accredited

Lindner’s new 1500 model from the Micromat series was presented at K 2019 in Düsseldorf, Germany. In impressive live outdoor demonstrations it showcased the shredding of fishing nets as the first step in the recovery process. This very…

British Glass has joined the aluminium industry in voicing fears about the potential design

The government has launched a new £150m programme that will mobile private finance for businesses and investors who support and deliver sustainable land-use projects.  The government has said that this project will protect 2.1…