PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT

UK: Investment in five research projects to boost circularity / Focus on food packaging, textiles, medical devices, hygiene products

COMPOSITES

Recycling routes developed to tackle growing FRP waste / Composites UK report

BIOME BIOPLASTICS

Launching GBP 3m development programme for industrial-scale production of bioplastics based on lignin / Feasibility study on extracting organic chemicals from lignocellulose

RESEARCH

New process for UHMW-PE in development at UK university / Potential to lower the heat created by lithium batteries / Variety of applications in electronics