BIOPLASTICS

Chemists redesign biological PHAs / LG Chem, Gevo to develop bio-based feedstocks / PHA used to line paper cups / First bio-PP production planned in the US / Biodegradable straw doesn't get soggy

PLASTICS RECYCLING

US study rates performance of reclaim processes / Focus on major polymers

RESEARCH

Plastics waste treated with potassium salts used to sequester CO2: Rice University report

RESEARCH

Upcycling PS waste into benzoic acid / Process uses light, oxygen, iron-based catalyst

PLASTICS INDUSTRY USA

First-quarter machinery shipments dip / US plastics trade hits USD 15.6 bn in 2020 / Chemical sales expected to rise in 2021

NANOTECHNOLOGY

German scientists create a nanocrystal from PE

PLASTIC FANTASTIC

Plastic, heal thyself: Cure for bleeding margins?