A group lead by Prof. Yang Liu from Huazhong University of Science and Technology has created a new type of "upgraded" ...

Polyolefins are thermoplastics synthesized from ethylene and propylene, primarily sourced from oil, natural gas, and sugar cane. They constitute about 50 % of plastic consumption in Europe and ...

COVID-19-induced demand for goods in lieu of services combined with supply-chain disruptions has resulted in a chip shortage that is expected to continue well into next year. Predictably, that ...

Conducting polymers have emerged as a pivotal class of materials for advanced optoelectronic applications owing to their tunable molecular structure, ...

Researchers at Osaka University have discovered a method to create durable, high-performance polymers—the primary building block of plastics—that can be precisely and easily broken down into their ...

Ascend Performance Materials, Houston, has acquired California-based Circular Polymers, a recycler of postconsumer, high-performance polymers, including polyamide 6 and 66, polypropylene and polyester ...

ORNL's invention may change plastic's environmental fate by rearranging polymeric building blocks to customize the properties of plastics. Molecular subunits link to produce polymer chains that can ...

Producer of recycled-content polymers made from discarded carpeting has initiated a Chapter 11 process at a bankruptcy court in its home state of Texas. Circular Polymers by Ascend produces ...

Nylon 6/6 resin maker Ascend Performance Materials has purchased a majority stake in California-based carpet recycler Circular Polymers LLC. Lincoln-based Circular recycles post-consumer, ...