WESSELING, Germany, May 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB) today announced another step towards its ambition to advance the circular economy by making virgin quality polymers from raw ...

IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil has completed its first commercial sale of certified circular polymers, using its Exxtend™ technology for advanced recycling of plastic waste. The purchaser ...

Commercial production has started at Saudi Polymers Company (SPCo), joint venture partner Chevron Phillips announced on 1 October. Construction work began in January 2008, with first production ...

Acrylic polymers such as poly(methyl methacrylate)—the plastic used in Plexiglas—are durable materials with a huge variety of commercial applications. But the all ...

The first self-healing polymer has been produced by material scientists at RIKEN using a commercially available compound. The team offers a promising method for increasing the toughness and reducing ...

Dr. Sun is discussing the project with students. From left to right: Tarek Ibrahim '23 M.S., Dr. Hao Sun, Kyle Rocha '24 M.S., and Farbod Shirinichi '23 M.S. Hao Sun, Ph.D., is concerned about the ...

Even though many plastics are recyclable, most are not recycled because of the cost and labor needed. To help make plastic recycling easier, chemists want to find new polymers that require less work ...

The Global Automotive Plastics Market Size projected to grow at a CAGR of 7.02% from 2026 to 2032, according to a new report ...

Chemists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a method for producing new macromolecules ...