A recent assessment authored by representatives of Trayak Inc., ExxonMobil and the Michigan State University School of Packaging sought to evaluate the potential environmental impacts of replacing ...

A team of academic researchers led by Yu-Zhong Wang at Sichuan University has introduced a "Lego" strategy to address the challenges of recycling and upgrading waste polyethylene (PE). This approach ...

Solid-state processing of polyethylene (PE) encompasses a suite of mechanochemical and low-temperature techniques designed to manipulate the polymer’s structure without full melting. By operating ...

Mono-material flexible film packaging structures based primarily on polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), or even polyethylene terephthalate (PET) are being promoted as an effective means of ...

Nova Chemicals is supplying packaging maker Charter Next Generation with post-consumer polyethylene resin from Nova's new plant in Connersville, Ind. In a news release, officials with Chicago-based ...

Bio-PE is derived from biological sources like sugarcane instead of petroleum. The manufacturing process begins with extracting ethanol from sugarcane, which is then dehydrated to produce ethylene, ...

Plastic film has been notoriously difficult to recycle. The material is excluded from many curbside recycling programs because of its reputation as a “tangler,” as plastic film can get caught in ...

North American commodity resin prices started 2024 in full stride, with prices for two materials up in January, while prices for two others declined. Polyethylene and polypropylene resins started the ...