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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Las Vegas — Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Deckorators, a brand of UFP Industries Inc., has launched a new decking line called Summit that incorporates a mineral-based composite technology. The product, ...

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 ...