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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...
What are PET preforms and how are they used?
PET preforms are intermediate products in the production chain that are widely used in the manufacture of large volumes of plastic bottles and containers, mainly. They are used as a base material in the manufacture of bottles and other containers using the injection...
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Recycled Plastics Market to Reach $63.69 Billion by 2030
The global recycled plastics market will reach a value of $63.69 billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 4.41%, according to a report by 360iResearch, titled “Recycled Plastics Market by Product (Polyethylene, Polyethylene Terephthalate, Polypropylene), Method...
What are the 8 most commonly used materials in injection molding and their properties?
Materials are of utmost importance in injection molding, as they directly affect the quality of the final product, the efficiency of the manufacturing process, compliance with specific requirements, and the ability for innovation and product development. Materials...
Expo Plásticos: key definitions for the future of the Plastics Industry
The 17th edition of Expo Plásticos presented the best in technologies and raw materials for plastics processing at Expo Guadalajara. From November 5 to 7, brand owners and transformers had the opportunity to explore and purchase machinery, peripheral equipment, molds...
Resins, polymers and plastics: what are the differences?
Do you know the differences between resin, polymer and plastic? Learn about their manufacture and properties in this informative article When talking about plastic manufacturing, it is common to come across the terms: resins, polymers and plastics. Although they are...
What are polycarbonates? Types, uses and properties
Polycarbonate is a highly versatile material used in various applications due to its strength, lightness and transparency Polycarbonate is a high-performance, amorphous, transparent thermoplastic polymer. It is a polymeric material derived from carbonic acid and is...
The injection molding process step by step
Injection molding is one of the most efficient processes in the manufacture of plastic parts. Learn the step-by-step process of this method Injection molding is one of the most widely used methods for the manufacture of plastic parts, especially when large runs of...
Chemical recycling of plastics: what is it? Benefits and advances in 2024
Chemical recycling represents a positive step towards reducing waste disposal and contributing to a circular economy for plastics Chemical recycling of plastics is a process of breaking down plastics into their basic chemical components to produce new materials or...
PLA does not create persistent microplastics: study
The study's authors found that the occurrence of PLA microplastics in nature has been reported "only a few times" from environmental samples A new meta-study from research lab Hydra Marine Sciences concluded that hydrolysis of polylactic acid (PLA) prevents the...