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Polymer upcycling of common plastic adds toughness, recyclability to structural adhesives Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory used polymer chemistry to transform a common household plastic into a…

Eastman to invest up to $1 billion to accelerate circular economy through building the world’s largest molecular plastics recycling facility in France The investment would recycle enough plastic waste annually to fill Stade…

Tonnes of Used Face Masks to Be Turned into Energy Researchers from the National University of Science and Technology “MISIS” (NUST “MISiS”) — along with colleagues from the US and Mexico — have developed a new technology for producing…

Plastipak Expands PET Recycling Capacity in Luxembourg Plastipak, a global leader in the design, manufacture, and recycling of plastic containers has completed a major investment to significantly expand its PET recycling capacity at…

Vertellus Acquires Polyscope Polymers Vertellus, a manufacturer of specialty materials for various personal care, performance coatings, polymer additives, healthcare, and food & beverage markets, announced it has acquired Polyscope…

IMTEX New Dates Announced Metal Forming Show, June 16 - 21, 2022; Metal Cutting Show, January 19 - 25, 2023 Bengaluru, Karnataka - 27 January 2022 - After taking cognizance of the prevailing situation of the global pandemic in India, the…

Industry interviews in the lead-up to the K 2022 trade fair "Recyclates must be suitable for upcycling” Mr. Lackner, how has the circular economy developed from the perspective of your recycling company since K 2019? At Lindner, we’ve…

Myers | Trilogy Plastics Adds Dual Mill Pulverizer Myers | Trilogy Plastics, a Myers Industries, Inc. Company (NYSE: MYE), has added a Dual Mill Pulverizer for additional capacity. “The new dual mill pulverizer effectively doubles…

Royal DSM, a global science-based company in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living, today announced participation at the leading event for homeland security and safety. DSM, the inventor and manufacturer of Dyneema®, will be exhibiting…

Electric vehicles could fully recharge in under 5 minutes with new charging station cable design Purdue University engineers have invented a new, patent-pending charging station cable that would fully recharge certain electric vehicles…