Teijin Ltd., JGC Holdings Corp. and Itochu Corp., each based in Japan, have announced an agreement to establish a joint venture company, RePEaT Co. Ltd., to license technology to chemically recycle ...

I’m on an overnight flight from New York to Frankfurt, Germany, and the accoutrements given to me in business class have a sustainable sheen. Both the polyester blanket and polyester flight kit ...

Polyester and nylon clothing, being plastic-based, shed micro- and nanoplastics that carry hormone-disrupting chemicals, and wearing these synthetic fabrics can interfere with the body’s hormonal ...

These are topsy-turvy times for the nascent textile recycling industry. The clothing behemoth H&M Group has cofounded a textile recycling firm that promises to become a huge global producer just as ...

Your wardrobe is filled with plastic. Your sweat-wicking workout clothes, your running shoe uppers, your raincoat, your high-performance hiking gear, your office clothing. Check the labels. All of it ...

Even though poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) is generally the most recovered plastic, the amount of waste PET that is recycled is still low, especially given the ...

Plastics are an invaluable component in today’s world; however, the increasing need for production poses a significant threat to human well-being and environmental integrity. The presence and ...

Tokyo, Japan – A research team led by Professor Kotohiro Nomura from Tokyo Metropolitan University has developed a method for the depolymerization of PET (polyethylene terephthalate) using alcohols ...

Editor’s note: This content was originally published on NetComposites.com. NetComposites was acquired by CompositesWorld’s parent company, Gardner Business Media, in February 2020. Polyester resins ...

The new joint venture will use a chemical-recycling technology called dimethyl terephthalate (DMT), which decomposes and converts polyester (PET) and then repolymerizes it. Notably, the DMT method ...