Regulation

Implosion of carbon fiber submersible raises questions about composites in undersea vessels.

A study on EU efforts to reduce marine pollution investigated how regulation can foster reflexive thinking and behavior within companies.

SPE reinforces its role as a technical voice at INC‑5.2, promoting science-based solutions for a practical, global plastics treaty.

The INC-5 summit in Busan advanced the Global Plastics Treaty; Geneva 2025 aims to resolve key issues like production limits and funding.

SABIC, BASF, and Braskem are using certified-renewable plastics to reshape supply chains with drop-in, low-carbon, ISCC PLUS-certified solutions.

Victoria’s approach to banning plastics provides a strong, scalable model for shaping national and international environmental policy.

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

With new regulations focused on tire wear, pellet containment, and filtration, microplastic control now requires coordinated advances across materials, processes, and detection methods.

A new one-step, room-temperature extraction method enables accurate, non-targeted quantification of Non-Intentionally Added Substances (NIAS) in Polystyrene.

Researchers are assessing a novel resin for plugging unused oil wells as an alternative to cement.