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Plastic raw materials increase their price by 50% in three months
The plastics transformation companies (manufacturers of the product) both in Spain and in the rest of Europe have been observing a significant increase in the price of raw materials for several months, a circumstance derived from the shortage of supply that causes...
A 3D printed bioresorbable implant prevents amputations in patients
In collaboration with Maastricht University Medical Center, Osteopore Singapore has developed a PCL-based cage that stimulates the growth of bone cells and is eventually replaced by regenerated bone tissue The Osteopore International company developed, in...
Waste and garbage are not the same: this is how you can tell them apart
By separating our waste, we not only help save raw materials, we also help them to be used and create more jobs Although many consider it the same, there is a subtle and important difference between waste and garbage. Knowing this distinction is key to reducing...
Meet the first bioplastic mask made with food waste
During the last Triennial NGV in Australia, the designer Alice Potts presented a collection of bioplastic face shields made from food waste Plastic has been one of the greatest heroes in the first fight against COVID-19, but almost a year after the pandemic broke out,...
Automotive LED lighting creates demand for novel, easy-to-use thermoplastics
The SABIC portfolio of LEXAN ™ super high flow polycarbonate (PC) resins for automotive lighting bezels enables the industry to create complex geometries and integrate more features never before possible with ease of manufacture. The trend toward the development of...
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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...
The ‘catastrophic’ Brexit scenario looms larger
The UK auto industry has changed its tone from silent resignation to furious shouts as the government once again failed to gain consensus within parliament on its future relationship with the EU. Automakers such as Jaguar Land Rover, Nissan and BMW have long opposed...