The “Vestolen A rely” family of bimodal HDPE materials for pressure pipe applications has been introduced by Sabic (Riyadh / Saudi Arabia; www.sabic.com). The company says the materials are tough, ...

Prices for recycled high density polyethylene resin pellets have continued to rise slightly in the last quarter of the year. Natural post-consumer pellet prices increased by 2 cents, mixed-colored ...

Borealis has been operating a 140,000 t/y plant in Finland, producing LDPE, MDPE and HDPE with the Borstar technology, since 1995. With this process, PE can be manufactured with bimodal (broad) molar ...

A doctor has warned about the dangers of using plastic cooking utensils, which can lead to neurological damage, cancer risks and other health problems. Dr. Saurabh Sethi, a gastroenterologist who ...

New research has detected high levels of flame retardants in some toys, kitchen utensils and other household items made from recycled black plastic. But the potential health effects remain unclear.

By Hiroko Tabuchi Scientists have found plastic pollution almost everywhere they have looked. In clouds. On Mount Everest. In Arctic snow. Now, for the first time, tiny plastic particles have been ...

Final negotiations for the first-ever United Nations treaty on plastic pollution are due to take place at the end of November. The latest treaty draft states two major objectives: to end plastic ...

smuggled Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines and voters’ registers into its Edo State head office. The APC on Thursday, October 10, 2024, in the course of inspecting electoral ...

Scientists have developed a "self-digesting plastic", which, they say, could help reduce pollution. Polyurethane is used in everything from phone cases to trainers, but is tricky to recycle and ...