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Textiles treated with Sanitized T99-19 present 99.84% protection against SARS-CoV-2
Sanitized antimicrobial-treated polymer-based and textile products have been used in industries where hygiene is critical for many years. Sanitized T99-19 - a proprietary technology based on a compound of silicon and ammonia - is a proven product for textiles. Its...
Autotex AM, antimicrobial film with multiple applications in shops
From the Barcelona Materials Center, created and promoted by the FAD, comes a new product with multiple applications at the present time. It is a flexible polyester film, which incorporates a hardened, heat-welded and textured surface, together with an antimicrobial...
They transform post-consumer polystyrene into a new circular resin
Polystyvert's proprietary dissolution technology would offer a cost-effective method for closed-loop polystyrene recycling Ineos Styrolution, a global styrene specialist, and Polystyvert, a Montreal-based dissolution technology developer, are collaborating on a...
Traceability, recycling and design in the same bottle
Multi-Color Corporation, a labeling specialist, and Digimarc Corporation, creator of the Digimarc platform for digital identification and detection, are collaborating on a project to serialize packaging and product labels with Digimarc Barcode. MCC is also a member of...
Eco-friendly splints designed for hospitals make foray into sports
In sports, injuries of varying degrees always occur. Many of them can be treated with hardened bandages of different types. The problem has been that these bandages are, in addition to being rigid, often uncomfortable and not very ecological. Woodcast offers a...
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First high quality polyethylene resin with post-consumer content in Mexico
Braskem Idesa continuously generates innovation in its processes to co-create chemical and plastic solutions that build a circular future Braskem Idesa launches a new resin with post-consumer HDPE content on the Mexican market, incorporating a mechanical recycling...
Demystifying Plastic, by Tony Radoszewski of Plastics
The urgency of the situation cries out for a more thoughtful solution than simply saying 'No' to a material that has brought numerous benefits to society at large. Plastics Industry Association President and CEO Tony Radoszewski testified before the United States...
New polycarbonate based on renewable raw material
SABIC's solution is the first in the industry to be certified The new polycarbonate (PC) of the Saudi company SABIC, provides its customers with a solution with the potential to reduce both CO2 emissions and the use of fossil raw material during production, in...
K 2019: Evonik presents an efficient additive for the recycling of rubber waste
Each year, about 19.3 million metric tons of waste tires are generated worldwide 20 years ago, in Germany alone, more than half of all scrap tires were incinerated to generate power, while every tenth scrap tire was processed into granules. Currently, the volume of...
What Mexico can learn from Europe in waste management
About 3.5 million tons of garbage are generated daily worldwide and this figure is estimated to grow at the rate of 1.3 billion tons per year International organizations such as the World Bank foresee that by 2025 approximately 2.2 billion tons of garbage will be...
Pilot project turns plastic marine debris into Coca-Cola bottles
A small-scale PET recycling project, but one with a few large-scale names behind it, is creating sample bottles partially made from marine debris. The effort created some 300 bottles for Coca-Cola Co. through a process developed by Ioniqa Technologies BV of Eindhoven,...
K Fair: Plastic is valuable even as waste
The event will feature, from October 16 to 23, in Düsseldorf, Germany, with lectures, debates and practical examples on circular economy The concept of circular economy is discussed in the Plastics Industry as a good way into the future. But what does it mean to bring...
Plastic waste processor plans $ 60 million plant
An Ann Arbor, Michigan-based company focused on turning pollution into profitable by-products is planning a $ 60 million plant in Livonia, Michigan. This would create 150 full-time jobs. Quad City Innovations LLC received approval on September 24 from the Michigan...