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Antimicrobial plastics market grows due to pandemic
With the number of positive COVID-19 cases increasing day by day and the absence of relevant vaccines, there is a strong demand for coatings such as antimicrobial plastics in various applications. The COVID-19 outbreak affected the global economy and different...
Recycling plastic with bacteria: an alternative for the reuse of waste
Israeli researchers in conjunction with a Portuguese recycling company are working to develop a novel way of recycling plastic from bacteria Recycling plastics with bacteria could be a simpler way to process and reuse discarded plastics. Members of the Ben-Gurion...
BCN3D 3D printing and Elisava Racing Team create an electric mountain rescue motorcycle
The Elisava Racing Team develops a fully electric smart motorcycle equipped for mountain rescue in hostile terrain. This team of engineers and designers, in collaboration with BCN3D, has printed 19 end-use parts for the vehicle using 3D FFF technology and a wide...
Reusable swabs thanks to thermoplastic elastomers
Disposable plastic products have their days numbered: alternatives are required today. The success of LastObject's reusable swabs shows that the market is ready for change. Both in their classic version and in the Beauty model, these swabs are made of high quality...
The plastics industry is making steady progress towards the goal of zero pellet losses
The loss of plastic pellets can occur unintentionally at any stage in the value chain. The Operation Clean Sweep program, OCS, was born precisely to prevent the involuntary leakage into the environment of plastic particles, whether in the form of pellets, flakes or...
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The popularity of sustainable packaging grows
A recent study found that 75% of consumers prefer sustainable Nor-Grip over shrink plastic film. Smurfit Kappa, Europe's leading corrugated packaging company, recently identified an increase in the number of companies looking for sustainable substitutes for the...
Nanofabrica will exhibit micro 3D advances in Hannover
Israeli technology company Nanofabrica will showcase its recently marketed micrometer-level additive (AM) manufacturing platforms (Workship System and Industrial System) during the Hannover Messe 2019 trade show from April 1-5. The company claims an "innovative"...
EU urged to brace for surge in engineering plastic waste
Europe will face an increasing amount of waste from technical plastic parts in the coming years, a recent report warned. Driven by trends in digitization and lightweighting, demand for technical plastic parts is increasing "very fast", making them the third most...
Increase in demand for thermoplastic elastomers in the automotive industry
TPEs are also used in containers and packaging, toothbrushes, rakes, and in medical applications Due to its physical and mechanical properties, rubber is widely used in automotive applications, however elastomers, which can be reused and recycled, are beginning to...
Chemical recycling will allow the polyurethane to be removed from the landfill and used as a raw material
Aimplas, the Technological Institute of Plastics, participates in the FOAM2FOAM project whose objective is to obtain raw materials from polyurethane waste that until now ended up in a landfill or were mechanically recycled to obtain products with little added value....
American cities are reducing their recycling programs
Hundreds of American cities are killing or reducing their recycling programs China stopped importing garbage from other countries. Now, many cities in the United States are facing a recycling crisis. For many Americans, recycling is practically second nature. It is...
Airpop is unfairly stigmatized as not recyclable
Expanded polystyrene, or airpop as it is known today, suffers from a bad reputation that it does not deserve. As part of the German IK Association for Plastic Packaging and Film, these two groups have issued a statement clarifying that "airpop can be recycled and is...
Microplastics finally on the way to disappearing?
The European Chemicals Agency ECHA submitted a restriction proposal for microplastic particles that are intentionally added to mixtures used by consumers or professionals. The scope encompasses a wide range of uses in consumer and professional products in multiple...