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Chemical recycling: Towards a circular economy
Worldwide, there are many endeavours to recover and recycle plastics materials. The first phase of such recycling has involved thermoplastic polymers...
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Chemical Recycling: Towards a Circular Economy
Worldwide, there are many endeavours to recover and recycle plastics materials. The first phase of such recycling has involved thermoplastic polymers...
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How the Transition to a Greener Economy Could Impact the P&P Industry
We now live in an era where the world has come to the realization that we cannot keep consuming our natural resources in the way we once did. As a...
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Compelling Concepts to Kick Off a Sustainability Conversation
Cellulosics are increasingly finding their way back into the global textiles and fibre markets as reliance on fossil-based feedstocks begins to wane...
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A new boost to the push towards carbon neutrality: Free white paper
Just as Covid-19 ushered in social distancing and further digitised our world by making contactless payment mandatory, Russia’s war on Ukraine could...
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Sustainability Boost from Promising Profit: Concept to Reality Bio-PET
The largest PET producers reported extraordinary results in 2021 and Q1 2022. Along with improved profitability, all the companies provide extended...
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Polycarbonates from Renewable Hydrocarbons
It’s no secret that plant-based polycarbonate (PC) can be problematic. Not only does the plastic demonstrate complex technical properties, developing...
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Plastic Packaging Material That Is Both Sustainable and Biodegradable
Ideally, plastic packaging should be both biodegradable and produced in a sustainable way, but this is rarely the case. Bio-PET is partially...
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Biobased Monopropylene Glycol: The Bumpy Road to a Decarbonized World
Monopropylene glycol (MPG) – often called simply propylene glycol – is essential to a wide range of products across a variety of industries and...
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Case Study: Demonstrating the Sustainability of a Working Forest
To the casual onlooker, it seems counterintuitive that harvesting and utilizing trees could result in increased forest sustainability. At a granular...