Techmer PM has come to market with a new black plastics colorant and a new purging agent. The black colorant was developed because black plastic "causes endless headaches for plastics recyclers," ...

A radical new process “vaporizes” plastic bags and bottles to help make recycled materials. American scientists say the innovative chemical procedure turns ubiquitous waste items into hydrocarbon ...

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. - With Army funding, scientists invented a way to make compostable plastics break down within a few weeks with just heat and water. This advance will potentially solve ...

In comparison to semi-crystalline, amorphous thermoplastic materials are available in a wider color range as they are transparent. However, all plastics can be made/are available in a wide range of ...

Polyethylene plastics — in particular, the ubiquitous plastic bag that blights the landscape — are notoriously hard to recycle. They’re sturdy and difficult to break down, and if they’re recycled at ...

Making new products from plastic waste from the ocean has become a goal for both brand owners and some in the plastics industry seeking a solution for valuable plastic materials carelessly thrown into ...

Note: Eastman Chemical Company’s first “molecular recycling” facility is now fully operational in Kingsport. It uses a process called methanolysis to reduce hard-to-recycle waste plastic to its ...