The plastics industry is one of the most demanding and lucrative in the world. People use plastics in a range of things, including everyday products, construction goods, and more. The process of ...

Note: Eastman Chemical Company’s first “molecular recycling” facility is now fully operational in Kingsport. It uses a process called methanolysis to reduce hard-to-recycle waste plastic to its ...

Unlike their mid-century ancestors, today's plastics are being reimagined through ultra-thin layering at the molecular level.

Plastic pollution is a major threat to human survival, with more than six hundred thousand tons of plastics on Earth. 2 In an effort to reduce the concentration of conventional plastics, scientists ...

The company plans to invest up to 80 million euros to commission a facility in Finland that could begin operations by early 2026. Image courtesy of Syklo Ltd. Finnish circular economy company Syklo ...

The story of manufacturing in this country is often told through steel, energy or technology. However, one industry that ...

Technology is slowly advancing in a way to green the plastics industry. Carbon Capture and Storage and recycling are currently the most cost-effective ways to halve emissions. Heating with green ...

Editor’s note: This story was originally published by Grist. It appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. What was supposed to be the final round of United Nations negotiations for a ...

What was supposed to be the final round of United Nations negotiations for a global plastics treaty ended without an agreement on Sunday, as delegates failed to reconcile opposing views on whether to ...