Durables

Real-time resin diagnostics help processors monitor melt behavior, manage recycled-content variability, and improve plastics quality control.

LEGO is reducing emissions and expanding the use of renewable, recycled, and mass-balance plastics across its global toy portfolio and supply chain.

Carbon black pigments limit NIR sorting, raising recyclability, compliance, and cost challenges for black plastic packaging.

Smart controls and modified plasticizing systems help stabilize recyclate injection molding despite variations in viscosity and feedstock.

A composite polymer coating improves bamboo flame retardancy, water resistance, char formation, and smoke suppression.

Melt filtration affects ABS recyclate quality, pressure stability, contaminant removal, melt flow, and the risk of polymer degradation.

PFAS regulation is changing fluoropolymer selection by separating applications into essential, replaceable, and politically exposed uses.

Researchers developed a promising solution to prevent flame retardant migration in Polyamide 66 (PA66) while increasing durability.

Halogen-free flame retardants improve PET fire performance while preserving transparency for electronics, solar panels, and screens.

As an additive in polylactide (PLA) biocomposite films, spent coffee grounds (SCG) can improve flexibility and toughness while preventing combustion.