Grand Prairie, Texas-based Poly-America LP reportedly has experienced fires at two different production sites this summer. The company converts polyethylene plastic scrap into new products. According ...

Polyethylene plastics — in particular, the ubiquitous plastic bag that blights the landscape — are notoriously hard to recycle. They’re sturdy and difficult to break down, and if they’re recycled at ...

Polyethylene plastics — in particular, the ubiquitous plastic bag that blights the landscape — are notoriously hard to recycle. They’re sturdy and difficult to break down, and if they’re recycled at ...

Portland, Pa.-based Ultra-Poly Corp. and the Plastics Industry Association have developed a process to collect and recycle plastic automotive bumper covers in a way that is "economically feasible" for ...

Portland, Pennsylvania-based Ultra-Poly Corp. has worked with the Plastics Industry Association on a project to collect and recycle thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) plastic automobile bumper covers. The ...

Polyethylene and polypropylene account for two-thirds of the world's plastics. But the polymers' popularity has an equally large downside. Because they have similar densities and physical properties, ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The polyethylene market is expected to grow by USD 39.96 billion during 2020-2024. The report also provides the market impact and new opportunities created due to the COVID-19 ...

When it comes to boat construction, all sorts of materials can take part in the assembly. Bigger vessels need heavy-duty structures to last, but even materials like polyethylene can make an excellent ...

MIT engineers have found a new use for a common plastic, spinning polyethylene into fabric that can passively cool the wearer by allowing heat through and moisture to evaporate. The discovery could ...

Plastic furniture maker Poly-Wood LLC is investing $42.8 million in a new manufacturing and recycling facility at its Indiana headquarters, a continuation of recent growth for the company. The ...

Researchers develop a one-pot, low temperature catalytic method to turn polyethylene polymers into alkylaromatic molecules. When we started using plastics about 70 years ago, not much thought -- if ...

Polyethylene plastics -- single-use bags and general-purpose bottles -- are indestructable forever plastics. That also makes them hard to recycle. Chemists have found a way to break down the polymer - ...