Giant new plastics group ​Borouge International represents a major step towards increased profitability, Alfred Stern, the ...

The Papure project turns existing paper compounds into a natural adhesive, creating highly recyclable packaging. is a senior ...

Scientists at the University of Edinburgh have successfully transformed common plastic waste into a high-value precursor for Parkinson’s disease medication.

A group of scientists with the University of Texas at Austin and MD Anderson Cancer Center discovered that a potential ...

Researchers at the University of Edinburgh deployed a specially engineered Escherichia coli bacterium to convert PET-derived ...

Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have engineered Escherichia coli bacteria to convert a chemical building block of ...

In the packaging war between paper and plastic, plastic has remained indispensable – even in paper products – through one vital aspect: sealing. Until now, reliable paper seals have required adhesives ...

Potentially harmful chemicals can contaminate untreated water used in recycling plants to clean plastics before they're ...

Nextchem also received an award for a feasibility study for a 40,000 tpy plastic upcycling project in Southeast Asia ...

Plastic is one of the most durable materials humans have ever made. That durability has made it indispensable in medicine, ...

Plastic trash has reached the world's most remote locations, from the bottom of the Mariana Trench to the summit of Everest.

Researchers engineered a two-strain microbial system that converts PET-derived terephthalic acid into levodopa, overcoming key bottlenecks in transport and enzyme inhibition. The proof-of-concept ...