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SABIC Unveils Sustainable In-mold Label Project, New Range of LNP Copolymer Resins With High PCR Content

2 years ago

SABIC's renewable polypropylene used in in-mold label project. It also launches 10 LNP Elcrin polycarbonate-based copolymers with high post-consumer content.

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Confronting the Challenges of Carbon Fiber Recycling

2 years ago

A UNSW Canberra researcher claims to have advanced CF recycling. But major challenges remain, says one industry expert. Carbon fiber…

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Is Color Affecting Plastic Recycling?

2 years ago

The plastic industry uses color in almost all applications, as it gives an aesthetic and personal feel to the product.…

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Nouryon Begins Commercial Production of Expandable Microspheres in Wisconsin

2 years ago

Dutch specialty chemicals producer Nouryon said it has launched full-scale production at its new Expancel expandable microspheres plant in Green…

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Scientists Say New Multiblock Polymer Mimics Polyolefin Properties but is More Easily Recycled

2 years ago

Colorado State University researchers say they have developed a series of polymers that mimic the properties of polyolefins and are…

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Bioactive Bone Implants: The ELAINE Project’s 3D Printing Breakthrough

2 years ago

In the realm of medical innovation, 3D printing technology has opened new horizons, especially in the field of bone implants.…

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Editor’s Letter: No Time Like the Present

2 years ago

After 37 years of covering the global plastics industry, Pat Toensmeier is stepping back from Plastics Engineering to consider future…

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3D Flow Model Predicts Fiber Orientation for Large-area Additive Manufacturing

2 years ago

The model predicted the fiber orientation pattern more accurately, improving the material properties estimations of composites produced by 3D printing.

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Carbios Gets Green Light to Build a PET Bio-recycling Plant in France

2 years ago

Carbios said on Oct. 26 that it has been granted a building permit to construct the world's first PET bio-recycling…

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3D Printer Regulations: New York’s Fight Against Ghost Guns

2 years ago

A recent development in New York has thrust the issue of 3D printed firearms into the spotlight of legislative discussions.…