Graphene additives also bring a sustainability dividend, according to Brazil’s Gerdau Graphene, which is beginning to roll out the enhanced PP and PE masterbatches.

An overwhelming 88% of manufacturers want to thin their supplier pool, according to a survey by on-demand digital manufacturing company Fictiv.

A coalition of healthcare and environmental groups has petitioned FDA to re-examine the safety of BPA in light of an EU study claiming that harmful effects from BPA exposure can occur at levels tens of thousands times lower than previously thought.

Lightweight, lubrication-free high-performance plastics are used in all parts of the bicycle, which will also be available in a version made from recycled plastic.

Polyethylene and glass-fiber-reinforced polypropylene are suited for packaging, consumer, aerospace, automotive, and industrial applications.

The Switzerland-based manufacturer of polymer-based products for various sectors had been active in Russia for more than 30 years.

Biodegradable polymers are only truly compostable under industrial conditions. Scientists in the UK have found a way to make PLA break down by adding sugar to the polymer chain and exposing it to UV light.