When it is used in home construction—maybe as a marketing tactic—it’s not typically referred to as foam in the specification process, but rather as expanded polystyrene or EPS, which is a ...

The alliance aims to expand recycling access for polystyrene and drive higher recycling rates.

California, the most populous U.S. state and fifth-largest world economy, will effectively ban the use of most expanded plastic foam food containers on January 1, a move conservationists called a ...

The sale to Karl Bachl Kunststoffverarbeitung GmbH coincides with BASF's plan to increase production of expanded polystyrene.

This startling mechanism for promoting depolymerization relies on an additive that many plastics already contain: a pigment called carbon black that gives plastic its black color. Through a process ...

In 2023, the Oregon legislature passed Senate Bill 543, which bans many uses of polystyrene foam (commonly known by its brand name, Styrofoam) in ...

Globally, about 33% of the material deposited in landfills consists of polystyrene (PS), which is widely used in packaging ...

The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) announced the formation of the Polystyrene Recycling Alliance (PSRA), marking a ...

The "Styrene Market Report by Product Type, End User, and Region 2025-2033" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.The global styrene market size reached USD 60 Billion in 2024.

This startling mechanism for promoting depolymerization relies on an additive that many plastics already contain: a pigment called carbon black that gives plastic its black color. Through a process ...

It turns out that the black plastic lid atop your coffee cup has a superpower. And the Stache Lab at Princeton Chemistry, which uncovered it, is exploiting that property to recycle at least two major ...