Biopolymers
Engineering Thermoplastics Are Going ‘Green’
As high-performance materials follow the path taken by some commodity resins, farming could replace drilling as suppliers rely more on plants than oil or gas for feedstocks.
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5 Year Study Culminates In Viable Biobased Plant Containers
The Center for Bioplastics and Biocomposites has come up with a sustainable replacement for petroleum-based plant pots.
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Developing Tomorrow’s Containers: Inside Amcor’s R&D Center
How award-winning package design, full-service laboratory facilities, and game-changing process development support a world-class injection and blow molder.
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DuPont To Address Recycling, Lightweighting, Material Selection
At NPE2015, DuPont scientists and other industry experts will host seminars on recycling and material innovation & selection for automotive, packaging, and medical devices.
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MATERIALS AND ADDITIVES AT NPE: Spotlight on Performance, Economy, and Sustainability
Lots of news in engineering thermoplastic compounds, TPEs, and purging agents, plus a wide range of colorants and additives.
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Italian Tech Institute Develops Bioplastics From Agro-Waste
Researchers at the Instituto Italiano di Tecnologia have made bioplastics from edible food waste.
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SPE Auto Awards Innovations In Safety, Environmental, Process, Power Train
Check out these interesting 2014 SPE Automotive Innovation Awards' finalists in the safety, environmental, process/assembly, power train areas.
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Highlights Of SPE Auto Innovation Awards
Check out these three interesting finalists within the materials category of the 2014 SPE Automotive Innovation Awards.
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Polymer Tech Innovations To Star At 'NPE2015 Startup Garage'
Expect to see at least twelve startup ventures with exciting new technologies at the 'NPE2015 Startup Garage' exhibitions.
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Metabolix To Significantly Boost PHA Production
Plans are underway at Metabolix to increase output of PHA biopolymers.
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