• Bioplastics
  • Circular Economy
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  • Packaging
  • People
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  • Resins
  • Sustainability
  • Trending

Harmful Additives in Compostable Packaging

1 year ago

A recent report by the University of Auckland, commissioned by the Ministry for the Environment, sheds light on the presence…

  • Blow Molding
  • Business
  • Cast Film/Sheet
  • Compounding
  • Design
  • Extrusion
  • Film
  • Foam Processing
  • Injection Molding
  • Materials
  • Process
  • Resins
  • Rotational Molding
  • Sustainability
  • Thermoforming
  • Trending

Sustainability Management Strategies – Create and Deliver a Staff Training Course

1 year ago

A policy and Sustainability Management Program are not really useful unless the employees know about them and can take action…

  • Automotive & Transportation
  • Building & Construction
  • Business
  • Compounding
  • Design
  • Education & Training
  • Electrical & Electronics
  • Industry
  • Injection Molding
  • Materials
  • Medical
  • Mixing & Blending
  • Resins
  • Trending

Revolutionizing Materials: The Rise of Supramolecular Polymers

1 year ago

Supramolecular polymers offer high-quality properties and low-viscosity melts. These features enable advanced applications such as self-healing materials and adaptive coatings.

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

Visual Volumes: Insights into Packaging Shape

1 year ago

Packaging shape plays a critical role in perceived volume, influencing consumer behavior and purchase decisions. Designers can create packaging that…

  • 3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing
  • Business
  • Industry
  • Materials
  • Mold & Die Making
  • Process
  • Results
  • Strategy
  • Trending

Affordable Metal-Additive Manufacturing for the Plastics Industry

1 year ago

Xact Metal spoke to Plastics Engineering at NPE 2024 about how the company is transforming the metal additive manufacturing landscape…

  • Composites
  • Compounding
  • Electrical & Electronics
  • Industry
  • Materials
  • Process
  • Recyclate
  • Recycling
  • Vinyl

Reinforced PVC Composites from E-Waste

1 year ago

PVC Composites reinforced with non-metallic printed circuit boards (PCBs) offer a groundbreaking solution to the escalating e-waste crisis, as it…

  • Circular Economy
  • Education & Training
  • Industry
  • People
  • Regulation
  • Sustainability
  • Trending

Inside the Global Plastics Treaty

1 year ago

The Global Plastics Treaty ambitiously aims to tackle plastic pollution but currently needs a defined scope. INC must unite on…

  • Bioplastics
  • Cast Film/Sheet
  • Circular Economy
  • Education & Training
  • Industry
  • Materials
  • Medical
  • Mixing & Blending
  • People
  • Process
  • Sustainability
  • Trending
  • Vinyl

Cleaner Latex, Safer Planet: Ammonia-Free Solutions

1 year ago

The rubber industry employs ammonia to preserve latex by preventing bacterial growth and stabilizing particles. However, ammonia poses significant health…

  • Blow Molding
  • Editor's Choice Technical Paper
  • Food Packaging
  • Industry
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  • PET
  • Process
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The Facts About Antimony in PET Bottles

1 year ago

PET has long been the most popular material for food and beverage packaging. However, antimony (Sb) has been associated with…

  • Business
  • Circular Economy
  • Compounding
  • Durables
  • Electrical & Electronics
  • Flexible Packaging
  • Industry
  • Injection Molding
  • Materials
  • Medical
  • Mixing & Blending
  • Packaging
  • Process
  • Silicones
  • Sports & Recreation
  • Strategy
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Biomethanol-Based Silicone Rubber – A Future Perspective

1 year ago

The German company WACKER has adopted the mass balance approach, which enables the simultaneous processing of fossil-based and renewable raw…