The plastic compounds market size is projected to grow from USD 70.81 billion in 2024 to USD 97.27 billion by 2029, registering a CAGR of 6.6% during the forecast period. This research analyzes major ...

"Future research can build on these results." Scientists discover incredible way to make plastic materials nearly indestructible — and then completely disappear first appeared on The Cool Down.

The US plastic market is projected to grow significantly, reaching $266.15 billion by 2033 from $195.37 billion in 2025, ...

Plastic compounds based on recycled raw materials have been used for a long time within the automotive, electronics and building industries. During recent years, the interest to use recycled raw ...

Hybrid molecules containing organic and inorganic components were assembled through bottom-up synthesis into a continuous network of interpenetrating molecular-scale organic and inorganic ionic ...

Sunlight was once thought to only fragment plastics in the marine environment into smaller particles that chemically resemble the original material and persist forever. However, scientists more ...

North American resin distributors have taken multiple steps to grow their businesses within the last year. Formerra of Romeoville, Ill., pushed into new markets and deeper into Mexico with the ...

Studies by a Northwestern University-led team suggest that a common environmental bacterium, Comamonas testosteroni, may someday be harnessed as nature’s plastic recycling center. Most bacteria prefer ...

Compounding firm Star Plastics LLC has launched new PFAS-free polycarbonate compounds. Ravenswood, W. Va.-based Star has one PFAS-free PC material in its Orion-brand engineering resins line and ...