Circular Economy

Early plastics recycling succeeded with clean, single-resin streams but struggled with contamination, weak markets, and systems not designed for scale.

Plastics logistics evolved from bulk railcars to intermodal systems as trade, regulation, pellet loss, and sustainability reshape resin transport.

Heterogeneous thermal catalytic pathways for upcycling polyolefins offer a promising approach towards chemical circularity.

Apricot shell flour improves ductility, impact strength, and compostability in injection-moldable zein bioplastics for packaging.

Petrochemical feedstock strategy is shifting from lowest cost toward flexibility, carbon reduction, and geopolitical resilience.

The F1 Constructors’ Circularity Handbook helps teams measure material use, waste, and circularity in Formula 1 car manufacturing.

Pirelli enters the Top 1% of S&P Global’s 2026 Sustainability Yearbook, driven by ESG performance and sustainable tire innovation.

Low-carbon transport strategies can reduce emissions across plastics supply chains, from resin logistics to the movement of recycled materials.

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

Bio-based coatings use plant oils, lignin, cellulose, and starch to improve sustainability, durability, adhesion, and industrial performance.

Xenia’s HM Upgrade improves carbon fiber-reinforced thermoplastics with higher stiffness, strength, impact resistance, and dimensional stability.

Microplastics can host microbial biofilms containing pathogens and antimicrobial resistance genes in aquatic environments.