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Shortage of supplies and containers: a challenge for global supply
The United States faces a historic container gridlock. China, South Korea and Thailand are the three countries that supply Mexico in high seasons Due to the shortage of supplies for the production of electronic devices, the lack of containers, the increase in...
Ecological electric vehicle charging with mass balanced polycarbonate
The EVBox Group will use Covestro's Makrolon RE polycarbonate, which comes from recycled waste and residues, for charging infrastructures. In order to drive the transition to electric mobility, Covestro continues to develop innovative material solutions and has...
Barcelona uses non-recyclable plastic to pave a street
The new material, explained the Barcelona City Council, has a higher resistance than normal pavements and has a better behavior when passing buses. The Barcelona City Council, in Spain, is implementing creative and innovative ways to reuse non-recyclable plastic, all...
Plastic from algae, Sway’s bet
According to Sway, seaweed grows up to 60 times faster than other crops on land, and can remove up to 20 times more carbon from the air than forests The American startup Sway could have found a suitable material to replace a considerable number of plastic in the...
Arkema presents its new PA 11 «biocircular» medical grade
The new polymer, the company explained, is rigid enough to replace metal parts in surgical devices and has a much lower climate change impact than comparable fossil-based plastics. Arkema launched a new Polyamide (PA) 11 developed for medical applications that...
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Gaiker studies the impact of micro and nanoplastics on health
Micro and nanoplastics are small pieces of plastic that, due to their difficulty in degrading, remain in the environment for a long time. These particles are found in food, drinking water, air and soils, and despite efforts to assess the real dimension of the risks...
Grinding mills, how to choose the most suitable one?
The purchase of such specific machinery as grinding mills can be a real headache if a series of fundamental factors are not taken into account for the perfect functioning of the entire recycling process. The wide variety of shredding mills that exists today makes them...
HP launches the world’s first ocean plastic PCs
Computer maker HP introduced its first PCs made with plastic salvaged from the oceans, a move that builds on the company's commitment to sustainability. Through a statement, the company noted that the Pavilion 13, Pavilion 14, and Pavilion 15 laptops have been...
The Plastic Industry contributes to the global economic reactivation
In Mexico, the Plastic Industry contributes 5% of the manufacturing GDP and generates almost one million jobs In Mexico, the Plastic Industry contributes more than 3% of the Gross Domestic Product and 5% of the manufacturing GDP. Additionally, the sector generates one...
The health sector surrenders to the advantages of 3D printing
Pre-operative analysis and planning in trauma, dental, training and even hospital maintenance departments are some of the fields in which alternative production technologies are already being applied successfully. But there is a lot of other research in development...
Iris van Herpen: haute couture made with ocean plastic
Dutch dressmaker Iris van Herpen teamed up with Parley for the Oceans to design a stunning dress made from recycled marine plastics Fashion and sustainability are not in fights, and indeed it could be the future of the circular economy. Dutch dressmaker Iris van...
Enzyme additives that break down plastic and improve recycling
Innovative Film Solutions developed a new cocktail of complex enzymes that accelerate the biodegradation of plastics. Leftover material, the company claims, can be reprocessed into high-quality plastic again Plastic waste management continues to be in the sights of...
Polymers Power Holographic Display for Mobility
Covestro and Ceres Holographics have signed an agreement to commercialize a photopolymer film that enables new line-of-sight applications on the front, side and rear windows of vehicles Scottish technology firm Ceres Holographics signed a strategic partnership with...