Resins

Feedstock choice shapes olefin yields, costs, and emissions, driving new strategies in steam cracking and petrochemical decarbonization.

New method converts automotive PP waste and CFRP scrap into recycled carbon fiber composites with improved mechanical performance.

The circular plastics economy depends less on chemistry than on logistics. Collection, sorting, and cross-border waste flows now shape the quality and reliability of recycled polymers.

Recycled polymers cost 10–20% more than virgin resin, but policy mandates, corporate commitments, and new sorting technologies are reshaping the circular plastics market.

Shipping disruptions, geopolitics, and climate policy are reshaping polymer feedstock supply chains and increasing global risk.

New research shows polycarbonate from bioprocessing devices can be recycled, challenging circularity limits in healthcare plastics.

Advanced printing technologies from CubiCure and Supernova are redefining additive manufacturing with high‑viscosity photopolymer resins.

A breakthrough method transforms HDPE waste into jet fuel components, boosting yield, quality, and sustainability.

Coatings derived from renewable resources meet performance requirements while addressing environmental concerns.

IKV Kolloquium 2026 shows how circularity, AI, and process excellence converge to accelerate a profitable, low‑impact plastics value chain.

A novel method recycles linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) with car bumper waste into nanocomposite films.

Polyolefins are increasingly replacing conventional materials as encapsulant films in photovoltaic solar panels.