A chemical process converts common types of plastic waste into the building blocks needed to make new plastics 1. The build-up of plastic waste in landfills and the environment poses substantial ...

Materials scientists are cooking up environmentally friendly polymers from natural sources like silk, plant fibers and whole algae. Economics and acceptance remain hurdles. By Boyce Upholt / Knowable ...

Current demand for plastics and chemical raw materials is met through large-scale production of ethylene from fossil fuels. This makes it necessary to search for new, renewable processes. Using ...

Note: Eastman Chemical Company’s first “molecular recycling” facility is now fully operational in Kingsport. It uses a process called methanolysis to reduce hard-to-recycle waste plastic to its ...

Moulded fibre packaging is a sustainable, versatile, and affordable alternative to plastic that protects products across ...

Australian startup Uluu has secured over €7 million in Series A funding to build a demonstration plant for the industrial ...

Dow Inc. and New Energy Blue have announced a long-term supply agreement to produce bio-based ethylene from renewable ag residues, specifically corn stover, which comprises stalks and leaves. The ...

Health concerns have been raised over plans to open the UK's first plastic film recycling facility. Endolys Ltd announced ...