Additives & Colorants

GLA-based additives improve PLA flexibility and enzymatic breakdown, enabling better lifecycle performance in targeted packaging applications.

A novel PTL/SA coating shows good performance and low cost for preventing phthalate leaching in medical devices and food packaging.

When two surfaces rub, static electricity builds as electrons move from one material to another during the contact and separation.

Carbon black pigments blocked NIR sorting, hindering black plastic recycling, but new industry innovations are now solving the issue.

Canada regulators excluded fluoropolymers from PFAS classification based on factors related to environmental behavior and exposure risks.

The European Commission banned the use and trading of Bisphenol A (BPA) and other bisphenols in food contact materials.

Researchers are investigating new, high-tech approaches for “smart” seafood packaging using biopolymers and nanotechnology.

Acrylic additives are rewriting the rules of 3D printing, turning brittle PVC layers into unbreakable bonds.

There is growing interest in enzymatic degradation as an alternative to biodegradation, though its full potential is not yet certain.

This is the first of a two-part series that will provide insight into the adjustments needed in your molding operation to process post-consumer recyclate (PCR).