Sustainability

Flexible bio-based polyester blocks transform brittle PLLA into ultra-tough copolymers with high extensibility and industrially relevant strength.

Made from polylactic acid (PLA), these mono-material sandwich structures with foam-filled cores offer sustainability and high performance.

A new generation of polymer aerogels drives significant gains in thermal control across modern industries.

Rigid polyurethane composites with industrial waste fillers: mechanical strength, thermal conductivity, and machine-learning guided optimization.

From trash to treasure—specialty additives are turning recycled plastics into high-performance materials that challenge brand-new plastics.

Reactive extrusion reduces odor in post-consumer resins by leveraging targeted chemistry and venting to enable higher-quality circular PCR.

Biopolymer seed coatings cut agricultural microplastics while maintaining adhesion, dust control, and germination for safer, more sustainable farming.

Europe’s PVC industry boosts circularity, increasing recycled PVC use despite weak demand, cutting emissions and supporting sustainable manufacturing.

The future of plastics engineering is evolving rapidly, and K-Show 2025 in Düsseldorf showcased groundbreaking innovations that will shape the next three years.

This polymer-based soil stabilization method shows potential for stabilizing landslide deposits in complex geological environments, such as southeastern Tibet.

As biomonitors, lichens show how green spaces buffer urban areas from atmospheric microplastic pollution.

These minimalist symbols guide billions of daily decisions, yet their sophisticated design process remains largely invisible to consumers.