According to a recent study by Future Market Insights (FMI), the global plastic additives market is expected to grow from USD 62.8 billion in 2026 to USD 94.3 billion by 2036, registering a 4.2% CAGR ...

One doesn't need to be reminded that plastic production, and plastic pollution, have steadily increased over the years—the evidence is all around us. What if we were able to recycle plastic in a way ...

How can polymer additives help create stronger and more sustainable recycled plastics? At Columbia University, Assistant Professor Neil Dolinski explores this possibility through his group’s research ...

Pictured above: Geoffrey Coates, center, in his lab with James Eagan, a postdoctoral researcher in Coates’ group, and researcher Anne LaPointe. Credit: Cornell University During his presentations on ...

German chemicals company Evonik said that it is investing in British company Interface Polymers Ltd. (IPL), which was established in 2016 to commercialize inventions made in the Department of ...

Greenmantra Technologies, a Brantford, Ontario-based molecular recycler of plastics, is featuring the success of its customer, Timewell, Illinois-based Timewell Drainage Products, in optimizing the ...

Orlando, Fla. — Duncan, S.C.-based Sukano Polymers Corp., a unit of additives maker Sukano AG of Schindellegi, Switzerland, is adding capacity as it develops additives for recycled content. While the ...

K 2004 lacked any breakthrough announcements of radically new materials for plastics processors. But that''s OK because there are still plenty of options for new material applications. Material ...

SK Capital Partners continues to invest in plastics, and now has acquired materials firm Valtris Specialty Chemicals for an undisclosed price. New York-based SK is buying Independence, Ohio-based ...