• Automotive & Transportation
  • Compounding
  • Editor's Choice Technical Paper
  • Education & Training
  • Elastomers
  • Industry
  • Materials
  • Process
  • Sustainability

Zinc Dodecyl Sulfate: A Cleaner Path to Rubber Vulcanization

10 months ago

Zinc Dodecyl Sulfate boosts rubber strength and stiffness while reducing zinc waste, offering a greener alternative to ZnO in Styrene-butadiene…

  • Business
  • Circular Economy
  • Design
  • Industry
  • Sustainability
  • Trending

Nina Day: Leading a Plastic Revolution as a Mother and CEO

10 months ago

Nina Day, a woman, single mother, and CEO, shares her journey of resilience, sustainability, and breaking barriers in Germany’s male-dominated…

  • Design
  • Industry
  • Materials
  • Process
  • Trending

Flame Treatment 4.0: Fire, Science, and Smarter Manufacturing

10 months ago

New digital tools, including fluid dynamics simulations and AI, now allow engineers to optimize flame treatment with unprecedented precision. To understand…

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Bioplastics
  • Business
  • Equipment
  • Flexible Packaging
  • Food Packaging
  • Industry
  • Industry 4.0
  • Materials
  • Packaging
  • Polyolefins
  • Resins
  • Results
  • Sensors
  • Software
  • Strategy
  • Sustainability
  • Trending

Inventory Management Trends in Plastic Packaging

10 months ago

Inventory management stands at the core of operational excellence in the polymer packaging industry.

  • Business
  • Circular Economy
  • Editor's Choice Technical Paper
  • Flexible Packaging
  • Industry
  • Materials
  • Packaging
  • Polyethylene
  • Polyolefins
  • Resins
  • Sustainability
  • Thermoplastics
  • Trending

HDPE vs EPS in Seafood Packaging: A Comparative LCA

10 months ago

A detailed LCA uncovers the operational trade-offs between HDPE crates and lightweight EPS boxes in the cold chain supply.

  • Business
  • Design
  • Industry
  • Trending

Global Talent: Solving the Workforce Crisis in the Plastics Industry

10 months ago

Global talent highly supports the growth of the plastics industry. While manufacturers can quickly install machinery and secure raw materials,…

  • Design
  • Flexible Packaging
  • Food Packaging
  • Industry
  • Packaging
  • People
  • Trending

Perfectly Imperfect: How Freak Design Captures Gen Z Authenticity

10 months ago

Forward-thinking brands are discovering that embracing unconventional, quirky, and deliberately flawed designs creates profound resonance with younger consumers.

  • Automotive & Transportation
  • Decorating & Coatings
  • Electric Vehicles
  • Industry
  • Materials
  • Polyolefins
  • Polypropylene
  • Process
  • Resins
  • Trending

Plasma Treatments Revolutionize Polypropylene Bumper Paintability

10 months ago

Researchers explored how atmospheric pressure plasma (APP) modifies the surface of bumpers to enhance paint adhesion without the need for…

  • Business
  • Circular Economy
  • Design
  • Flexible Packaging
  • Food Packaging
  • Industry
  • Legal Analysis
  • Packaging
  • People
  • Process
  • Recycling
  • Recycling
  • Regulation
  • Results
  • Strategy
  • Sustainability
  • Trending

Understanding Packaging EPR in the UK

10 months ago

The UK’s Extended Producer Responsibility scheme reshapes packaging design and recycling. Businesses now face new rules, fees, and sustainability standards.

  • Cast Film/Sheet
  • Circular Economy
  • Design
  • Food Packaging
  • Industry
  • Packaging
  • Process
  • Recycling
  • Resins
  • Sustainability
  • Thermoplastics
  • Trending

Metal-Free Laminates Solutions for High Barrier Applications

10 months ago

Metal-free laminates have high packaging barrier properties while simplifying the recycling process, offering a sustainable solution without compromising functionality.