The world has a plastic problem. The World Economic Forum shared that more than 460 million metric tons of the stuff are ...

That problem is why, even though we’ve had success finding enzymes that break down common plastics like polyesters and PET, they’re only partial solutions to plastic waste. However, researchers aren’t ...

MacroCycle's approach to recycling dramatically reduces the amount of energy needed to produce new material, potentially ...

"Such multifunctional and sustainable solutions are still very rare." Researchers develop incredible material that could ...

Getting rid of plastic waste remains a Sisyphean task despite our efforts to tackle it by employing PET-eating bacteria and turning it into footwear, liquid fuel, and even the foundations for an ...

An industry leader has extended its long-standing commitment to the polymer engineering program at Pennsylvania College of ...

With global resin demand faltering and tariffs rattling some markets, resin buyers are bracing for a turbulent close to 2025.

We know that a variety of things around us is made up of plastics. Some plastics are hard or soft, colourful, some look like wood or metal etc. Plastics have changed the world. Isn’t it! Do you know ...

Rockland, Mass.-based Polymer Corp. has acquired Middletown, Conn.-based injection molder Prototype & Plastic Mold Co. Inc., positioning the combined companies for "significant growth." "It just made ...