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  1. ‘Smart Plastic’ Material Is Step Forward Toward Soft, Flexible Robotics And Electronics 10/13/2022

    Inspired by living things from trees to shellfish, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin set out to create a plastic much like many life forms that are hard and rigid in some places and soft and stretchy in others­

  2. Enva Expands Farm Plastics Recycling Business In Ireland 10/13/2022

    Enva has completed the acquisition of Ireland’s largest farm film plastic recycler ADN Materials Limited for an undisclosed amount

  3. Oregon State, U.S. Dept. Of Energy Researchers Take Key Step Toward Big Gains In Plastics Recycling 10/13/2022

    Researchers including an Oregon State University College of Engineering faculty member have taken a key step toward greatly expanding the range of plastics that can be recycled

  4. BOTTLE Project Outlines New Strategy For Valorization Of Mixed Plastic Waste 10/13/2022

    Combining chemical and biological processes is a promising new strategy for the valorization of mixed plastic waste, according to researchers with the Bio-Optimized Technologies to keep Thermoplastics out of Landfills and the Environment (BOTTLE) Consortium

  5. Controversial Approach Aims To Expand Plastics Recycling 10/12/2022

    Major chemical companies are backing pyrolysis plants that convert plastic waste into hydrocarbon feedstocks that can be turned into plastics again

  6. LyondellBasell Forms Joint Venture To Build Plastic Waste Sorting And Recycling Facility And Plans To Build Advanced Recycling Plant 10/11/2022

    LyondellBasell and 23 Oaks Investments, Leiferde/Lower Saxony, Germany, signed an agreement to create Source One Plastics, a joint venture that will build an energy efficient, advanced plastic waste sorting and recycling facility in Germany

  7. New Process Could Enable More Efficient Plastics Recycling 10/6/2022

    The accumulation of plastic waste in the oceans, soil, and even in our bodies is one of the major pollution issues of modern times, with over 5 billion tons disposed of so far. Despite major efforts to recycle plastic products, actually making use of that motley mix of materials has remained a challenging issue.

  8. IPACKCHEM Acquires TPG Plastics LLC To Bring Its Barrier Packaging To North America 10/5/2022

    Today, IPACKCHEM Group (“IPACKCHEM”) announced it has acquired a majority stake in TPG Plastics LLC (“TPG”), a leading manufacturer of engineered plastic blow molded products, to bring IPACKCHEM’s Advanced In-Mold Fluorination technology (“Advanced IMF”) to North America, with an initial focus on the crop protection market for the 2023-24 growing season

  9. M. Holland Company Offers Post-Consumer Recycled Resins To Help Brands Meet Sustainability Goals 9/29/2022

    Today, M. Holland Company, a leading international distributor of thermoplastic resins and ancillary materials, announced its offering of up to 100%- PCR content resins

  10. X2F And Covestro Launch New Collaboration On Innovative In-Mold Electronics For Automotive Lighting 9/26/2022

    X2F announced today that it has joined a unique collaboration with Covestro, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of high-quality polymer materials, to develop a thermally conductive automotive heat-sink with in-mold electronics using X2F’s transformative controlled viscosity molding technology