UK-based Symphony Environmental Technologies launched an additive that plastics manufacturers can use to make packaging biodegrade harmlessly in natural land and marine environments, the company says.

How can polymer additives help create stronger and more sustainable recycled plastics? At Columbia University, Assistant Professor Neil Dolinski explores this possibility through his group’s research ...

Sara Novak reports for SN on how Hawaii is literally paving the path to a circular economy. Hawaii’s leadership in ...

When Geoffrey Coates, a professor of chemistry and chemical biology at Cornell University, gives a talk about plastics and recycling, he usually opens with this question: What percentage of the 78 ...

GHENT, Belgium--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Milliken & Company, a diversified global manufacturer with specialty chemicals expertise, will showcase a range of transformative solutions that enhance the plastics ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Common Plastic Additives May Have Affected The Health of Millions Exposure to a trio of chemicals found in many everyday household ...

BASF has focused the sustainable solutions of its plastic additives’ portfolio under the new global brand Valeras™. This new product bundles the company’s longtime experience, innovative solutions, ...

Cleveland company says its OnColor line is made from recycled content, including a carbon black substitute derived from scrap tires. Avient says its OnColor REC Polymer Colorants line has been ...

A new report by nonprofit think tank Planet Tracker and the Safer Chemistry Impact Fund, which analyzed publicly available data to determine hazard profiles of 18,000 plastic additive products, found ...

Greenmantra Technologies, a Brantford, Ontario-based molecular recycler of plastics, is featuring the success of its customer, Timewell, Illinois-based Timewell Drainage Products, in optimizing the ...