Plastic Alternatives: Where Are We Now?

Plastic waste is seriously harming our planet’s health. Single-use, broken, lost, and discarded plastic items [...]

Using polymer plasticizers: Is it possible?

Rubber and plastics have become an integral part of modern life, without which humans cannot [...]

New method to convert single-use plastics into surfactants

Despite the efforts to reduce reliance on single-use plastics, more is added to the world’s [...]

The BioICEP project turns non-biodegradable plastics into new biobased materials

AIMPLAS, the Plastics Technology Centre, forms part of the BioICEP project (Bio Innovation of a [...]

Using flies as a source of chemicals to make Bioplastics

Imagine using insects as a source of chemicals to make plastics that can biodegrade later [...]

Major obstacles to the sustainable growth of Vietnam’s plastic industry

The plastic industry is considered a dynamic industry in the Vietnamese economy. Vietnamese people prefer [...]

New method transforms post – Consumer mixed plastics into pharmaceuticals

Catalina Island, located 22 miles off the coast of Los Angeles, once collected Hollywood royalty, [...]

Exploring the role of plastics in the healthcare industry

As an indispensable component of modern healthcare, plastic has revolutionised the medical industry in unimaginable [...]

5 huge impacts from UV rays on the environment

Summer is the time of the year with the strongest sunlight. High UV index causes [...]

Consumer trends 2023: Using biodegradable plastic

Nowadays, the trend of using biodegradable plastic products has increased significantly. Consumers have abandoned the [...]

Top 4 reasons Calcium Carbonate is used by plastic manufacturers as fillers

In recent years, calcium carbonate is a versatile material, used by most businesses as a [...]

Compound plastic – The most advanced material in the plastic industry today

Compound plastic is one of the most advanced materials in the plastic industry today. With [...]