As one of the most commonly used plastics in the world, polypropylene presents a global environmental problem because of issues related to its recycling. Researchers have developed a new way of ...

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Research at West Virginia University is exploring whether microwave technology can recover high yields of propylene from polypropylene plastic scrap. Research by Yuxin Wang (pictured) at West Virginia ...

Polypropylene is once again being considered to be "widely recycled" by an on-package recycling information system that had previously downgraded the material. How2Recycle, a Sustainable Packaging ...

The Seattle-based coffee company announced this week that about 580 of its stores had begun replacing its cold drinks cups — typically made out of polypropylene, a type of rigid plastic — with paper ...

Borealis invests €49M to expand Borstar Nextension PP production at its Burghausen facility for enhanced material performance ...

The WEAV3D lattice technology enables lightweight PP parts to replace materials like steel, increasing PP’s use in automotive applications by balancing improvements in performance, weight, and cost.

Do resins have personal histories? In a way, they do. Maybe not the stuff of novels or Netflix documentaries, but they tell stories. Consulting firm C-MACC of Houston recently took a closer look at ...

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Plastic is everywhere. From water bottles and food containers to household items and packaging, modern life depends heavily ...