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Plastic resin prices rise due to tariffs and low demand
Plastic resin prices for the North American market increased in the last week of February due to geopolitical factors and the tariff threat Polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) prices in the North American market increased half a cent across all segments during...
Polypropylene fabric: what is it? Uses, advantages, and properties
Polypropylene fabric is a material made from a thermoplastic polymer, meaning it can soften with heat and harden when cooled, allowing it to be molded into a variety of shapes and applications. Polypropylene fabric is a textile made from the thermoplastic polymer of...
Polypropylene fabric: what is it? Uses, advantages, and properties
Polypropylene fabric is a material made from a thermoplastic polymer, meaning it can soften with heat and harden when cooled, allowing it to be molded into a variety of shapes and applications. Polypropylene fabric is a textile made from the thermoplastic polymer of...
Separating Plastics During Recycling: A Quick Guide
The separation of plastics during recycling is a vital process to ensure the reuse of materials. Polymers are separated according to the type of plastic and their quality. This is because different plastic polymers have different characteristics, and mixing them would...
Only 9.5% of the world’s plastic is produced from recycled material
A new global analysis of the plastic life cycle revealed that less than 10% of the plastic produced worldwide comes from recycled material. Despite public recycling commitments by large companies, supermarkets, and beverage manufacturers, the majority of plastic is...
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They develop a mortar with greater insulating capacity from recycled plastics
Researchers at Newcastle University in the United Kingdom have developed a mortar made from recycled plastics and silica aerogel with greater insulating capacity than traditional mortars. To manufacture this new eco-friendly building material, scientists replaced...
The US exports 31% of its plastics to Mexico: tariffs would harm the sector’s growth.
The United States exports the majority of its plastics to its three main trading partners: Canada, Mexico, and China. In 2024, US plastics exports will total $31.676 billion The United States currently exports 31% of its plastics to Mexico, so a tariff war would have...
PE packaging has lower environmental impact than paper, glass and aluminium: study
The development of sustainable packaging is a topic that has gained notoriety in recent years, but simply switching from plastic to other alternatives could be even more damaging to the environment. Researchers from ExxonMobil, Trayak, and Michigan State University...
Plastic resin prices rise due to tariffs and low demand
North American plastic resin prices rose in the last week of February on geopolitical factors and tariff threat Prices for Polyethylene (PE) and Polypropylene (PP) in the North American market rose by half a cent across all segments during the week of February 17,...
Environmental education is key to promoting recycling and waste separation
According to the Second Survey of Plastic Recycling Habits among Mexicans 2024 prepared by Vida Circular, only 24.1% of people indicated that they always or most of the time separate their waste at schools. The rate of recycled plastics grows year after year in...
New method improves safety of electronic plastics recycling
The method devised by NTU researchers makes it possible to dissolve and remove brominated flame retardants from keyboard casings, laptops and tablets, and recover up to 80% of the plastics used in these items. Scientists at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in...
Why is the decline in European plastics production bad news for sustainability?
The decline in production in the European plastics industry is not caused by a reduction in demand, analysis by Plastics Europe members suggests that the main cause is an increase in imports of plastic resins, which are cheaper than those produced in Europe Plastics...
China imposes tariffs on industrial plastics from the US, EU, Japan and Taiwan
Dumping is a commercial strategy that consists of selling a product at a lower price than normal, and even below its production cost, with the aim of gaining competitive advantages in the market. China will apply provisional tariffs on imports of industrial plastics...
