Plastic milk jugs are a ubiquitous part of the American supermarket landscape, but one feature of these containers has ...

Researchers have developed an inexpensive and potentially scalable approach that uses a commercially available peroxide to bind polyethylene and polypropylene together, thereby creating a more useful, ...

Westlake (NYSE:WLK) late Monday was downgraded to Equal Weight from a previous investment rating of Overweight by analysts at ...

This expansion will enable Pregis to scale its sustainable packaging options, including all-polyethylene mono-material films ...

A study in ChemBioChem shows that ultraviolet-ozone (UVO) pretreatment significantly enhances PETase enzyme activity for breaking down PET in cotton/polyester textiles, offering a sustainable textile ...

Glitter is festive and fun – a favourite for decorations, makeup and art projects. But while it may look harmless, beautiful ...

Steer World in Bengaluru has introduced the Omega Twin-Screw Extrusion Technology, a breakthrough for recycling previously un-meltable plastics like crosslinked polyethylene (XLPE). This innovation ...

Much of the U.S. uses single-stream recycling, where plastic, glass and paper go into one bin. Here’s what happens to that material and ways engineering is trying to improve the process ...

The polyethylene structure option generally requires only a single surgery. "This is life-changing for the patients who have this surgery," Dr. Toman said. "You can't wear glasses very well if you don ...

This week, LDPE prices trended higher in the European region ... which chiefly determine the course ethylene contract price negotiations would take, could majorly impact the structure of September ...

typical of an orthorhombic unit cell of a polyethylene crystalline structure. Orthorhombic is the most stable phase at room temperature but also exists a small peak at 2θ = 19.5˚, which corresponds to ...

Some of the most difficult problems in sustainability are being tackled head on by Australian manufacturing and consumer goods innovators. Issues as pressing as e-waste, textile industry pollution ...