SEATTLE — New bioplastics that degrade in the same time frame as a banana peel have been developed at the University of Washington (UW). Researchers used heat and pressure to make bioplastics from ...

Many of them each have one prominent feature, but flaws in their other characteristics. This often leads to several plastics being required in one component. With BMC 0204, Lorenz Kunststoff GmbH has ...

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / September 19, 2025 / The world has been told for years that we must choose between sustainability and safety. If we want recycled materials, we may have to accept a ...

BOZEMAN, Mont. — In the quest to make a new generation of lightweight plastics for efficient electric vehicles and other durable products, the key to making the material both strong and fire-resistant ...

Orbis Corp., a maker of pallets and reusable packaging, has launched Proliant, a fire-retardant plastic material for use in select plastic pallets. Orbis said Proliant is approved by Factory Mutual ...

LG Chem said it had developed a highly heat resistant plastic which can significantly delay thermal runaway in lithium ion batteries used in electric vehicles (EVs). The South Korean parent of the ...