The global plastics industry's sustainability shift gained momentum this week as Brazil's Braskem unveiled an expanded portfolio of bio-based polymer solutions at K 2025 in Düsseldorf, Germany. The ...

Researchers led by Takuzo Aida at the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS) in Japan have one-upped themselves in their quest to solve our microplastic problem. Subscribe to our newsletter ...

Covation Biomaterials has introduced a new bio-based alternative to petroleum-derived polytetramethylene ether glycol (PTMEG), aiming to reduce the environmental impact of high-performance polymers ...

Perhaps one of the clearest indications of the Anthropocene may be the presence of plastic. Starting with the commercialization of Bakelite in 1907 by Leo Baekeland, plastics have taken the world by ...

Plastics are great, except when it comes to making or disposing of them. Production generally requires the use of chemicals derived from fossil fuels, and so helps to continue our reliance on them.

Düsseldorf, Germany — Materials supplier Braskem SA is reinforcing its commitment to circularity and biopolymer production as it continues its transition to a carbon-neutral economy. "We have reduced ...

AIMPLAS, the Plastics Technology Centre, will participate in K 2025, the leading international trade fair for plastics and rubber, to present its integrated portfolio of R&D&I projects, laboratory ...

As the environmental costs of petroleum-based plastics mount, researchers are exploring renewable and biodegradable alternatives that are less harmful to ecosystems. One such alternative gaining ...

A group of 30 French and European experts worked on the collective scientific assessment[1], drawing on a corpus of over 4,500 international scientific publications as well as statistics and ...

A persistent driver is the demand for lightweight materials that retain mechanical integrity under thermal and chemical stress. High-performance polymers, exemplified by polyether ether ketone (PEEK), ...